Mr. Obama, moreover, will attempt to endear himself to the Israeli public and assure them of strong U.S. support for Israel especially against Iran and in case the conflict in Syria spirals out of control. The trip, more importantly, will be a nod to Israel’s republican and conservative backers in Washington; they accused Mr. Obama of being “anti-Israel” especially during his first term and used the fact that he had never visited Israel as a president prior to this trip.