Sarah Palin visits Israel, will see Netanyahu

Leading Republican Sarah Palin toured Jerusalem's Western Wall on Sunday as she began a two-day, private visit to Israel.

She too planned on assembly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at some point in her first trip to the Jewish state to talk about key issue facing the U.S. supporter.

Palin, a 2008 vice presidential candidate is a possible White House candidate in 2012 and a leading light in the monetarily traditional Tea Party movement.

Jointly with the rabbi who oversees the Jewish holy site in Jerusalem's old city, Palin toured the tunnels underneath the Western Wall, which are remnants of a Roman-era Temple.

"As the world face up to sweeping changes and new realisms, I look ahead to meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to converse the key issues facing his country, our ally Israel," Palin, who fly in from India, said in a report on her website.

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Israeli bill could threaten future peace deals

Israel's hard-line assembly was expected to endorse a bill on Monday that could sink future calm deals with the Palestinians and Syria.

With Mideast appeasing already at a standstill, the proposed legislation would make it much harder for the government to cede doubtful east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights — capture territories that would be central to any prospect accord.

If it is passed, the new law would necessitate 80 of 120 lawmakers to approve any withdrawal from those two areas. Without that super preponderance, the administration would need to win support in a binding countrywide referendum.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cupboard supports the bill.

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Netanyahu: Israel's very existence is our answer to Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed on Thursday that the very survival of the State of Israel discredit those looking for to destroy it.

Speaking at the Independence Museum in Tel Aviv hours following Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to thousands of Hezbollah faction in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu said: "The best answer to scorners was given in this auditorium 62 years ago."

"And since then, look at what a nation, what a state, what an army we have," said Netanyahu. "We will carry on to build and to create, and we will know how to defend ourselves as best as we can."

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Oren: U.S. offered Israel incentive for settlement freeze conservatory

The United States obtainable Israel "incentives" geared toward encouraging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cupboard to extend the recently expired suspension on resolution building, Israel's U.S. envoy Michael Oren said in a meeting with the Washington Post on Wednesday.

"No memo was sent to the Prime Minister. We are not going to remark on sensitive diplomatic matters,” said Benjamin Chang, the deputy orator for the White House National Security Council.

Behind last month, a White House official denied reports that U.S. President Barack Obama had sent Netanyahu a letter proposing a set of U.S. assurances to Israel in swap for Israel extending a freeze on resolution construction.

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