US president, Barack Obama's first visit to Israel has sparked a lot of excitement in the country; with the Israeli government launching an official logo on Sunday, a new app having been rolled out to follow Obama's visit, and his next Thursday-scheduled speech at Jerusalem's International Convention Center having university students vie for tickets on Facebook.

The app, related to Obama's itinerary during his Israel visit, was released on Sunday, essentially with the aim of enabling the media to effectively cover the US President's trip.

In addition, the app - which is now available on the iTunes store in Israel - will also give the Israelis the benefit of receiving real-time updates on the trip, including video streaming.

Obama's first visit to Israel as President will chiefly be dominated by three key objectives. His first objective would be to convince Israel that that he means what he says about stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon; whereas his second and third objectives would be to improve a deeply strained relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and to persuade Israel back to negotiations with the Palestinians.

According to reports, Obama will apparently not arrive with any prepared speech when he talks about recommencing peace negotiations. He will address the Israelis directly, in the hope of giving them the reassurance that the U. S. remains committed to their security.