TEL AVIV, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush ended a three-day visit to Israel on Friday and headed for Saudi Arabia, where he will continue a tour of the Middle East.

The president and First Lady Laura Bush flew out of Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport after a morning at a Jerusalem museum, where they viewed artifacts from the time of biblical writings and chatted with young Israelis about hopes for peace.

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