Vice President Joe Biden visits Israel (28 images)

US Vice President Joe Biden holds a certificate, given to him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for a forest planted in memory of his mother in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. UPI/Debbie Hill

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden looks on as he walks in a cemetery on Mt. Herzel in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, making a visit that seemed aimed at winning over a country apprehensive about his administration's Mideast policies, assured Israelis Tuesday they can count on strong U.S. backing and encouraged them to "take risks for peace." UPI/Ariel Schalit/Pool

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden walk in the cemetery on Mt. Herzel in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, making a visit that seemed aimed at winning over a country apprehensive about his administration's Mideast policies, assured Israelis Tuesday they can count on strong U.S. backing and encouraged them to "take risks for peace." UPI/Ariel Schalit/Pool

Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visits Jerusalem's Old City on March 9, 2010. On the right, the Dome of the Rock Mosque, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, or Temple Mount and the Wailing Wall (R-bottom). U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pledged Washington's full commitment to Israel's security while throwing his weight behind a renewal of Middle East peace talks after a 14-month hiatus. UPI/Gali Tibbon/Pool