Kunjungannya ke wilayah itu, pusat perhatian bagi peningkatan diplomasi sejak pemerintah Fatah-HAMAS diambil sumpahnya Sabtu pekan lalu, dilakukan bersamaan dengan kunjungan Sekretaris Jenderal PBB Ban Ki-moon --yang mengatakan setelah bertemu dengan Olmert di Jerusalem, Senin, Presiden Abbas siap bagi perdamaian.
Her visit to the region, the central feature of enhanced diplomacy since the Fatah-Hamas government was sworn in Saturday last week, coincided with that of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who said after meeting Olmert in Jerusalem Monday that President Abbas is ready for peace.