US seretary of state Hillary Clinton - Clinton skips Gaza on Mideast tour – 04 Mar 09

Video: Clinton skips Gaza on visit

 

 
 Clinton bypasses Gaza on first Middle East tour 
 

Gaza’s international airport, which Hillary Clinton inaugurated in 1998, lies in ruins.

Now Clinton is back in the region as US secretary of state but a visit to Gaza is not on her itinerary.

Will her position in the US administration mean a change in US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Al Jazeera’s Todd Baer reports from Rafah in southern Gaza.