Amnon Ben-Ami, a bodyguard who was with the late Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin on the night he was assassinated, will direct operations for U.S. President George W. Bush's protection when he visits Israel next month, according to a report Thursday in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot.

Ben-Ami met this week at the Prime Minister's Office with a plethora of agency heads and other relevant officials to discuss the upcoming visit, slated for January 9. He said 8,000 police officers will be providing security during the visit along with American secret service members.