Senior U.S. officials to visit Israel for talks

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice will head the delegation to Israel to discuss security issues. The visit comes on the heels of the collapse of U.S.-brokered peace talks, which are reportedly absent from Rice's agenda.

Background:

White House aide Rice to visit Israel for talks [Reuters]

U.S. delegation to visit Israel ahead of renewed talks with Iran [Haaretz]