April 22 - April 28, 2012 (118 images)

Russell Pearce, former Arizona State Senator and architect of the controversial Arizona immigration bill, SB 1070, speaks in front of the Supreme Court following oral arguments on the law in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

An elderly Israeli woman weeps by the grave of a relative on Memorial Day in the Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 25, 2012. Memorial Day commemorates fallen Israeli soldiers since 1948, ahead of the the celebration of the 64th. anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel. UPI/Debbie Hill

Israelis celebrate Israel's 64th Independence Day in central Jerusalem, April 25, 2012. Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion declared the State of Israel in 1948 in Tel Aviv, ending the rule of the British Mandate. UPI/Debbie Hill

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during the annual Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on April 25, 2011. Memorial Day commemorates fallen Israeli soldiers since 1948, ahead of the the celebration of the 64th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel. UPI/Lior Mizrahi/Pool