Vice President Joe Biden visits Israel (28 images)

US Vice President Joe Biden and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas make statements to the press in the Palestinian presidential compound in Ramallah, West Bank, March 10, 2010. UPI/Debbie Hill

Jill Biden, the wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visits Palestinian patients at the Augusta Victoria hospital in Arab east Jerusalem on March 10, 2010. Joe Biden was meeting Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as his bid to bolster new peace talks was marred by Israel's approval of settlement expansion in Jerusalem. UPI/Menahem Kahana/Pool

Jill Biden, the wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, poses for a picture with young Palestinian patients during her visit to the Augusta Victoria hospital in Arab east Jerusalem on March 10, 2010. Joe Biden was meeting Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as his bid to bolster new peace talks was marred by Israel's approval of settlement expansion in Jerusalem. UPI/Menahem Kahana/Pool