Journalists and tourists gather FILE - In this Tuesday, May 8, 2007 file photo, journalists and tourists gather around the the podium, or base, of what Israeli archaeologists say is King Herod's tomb, at the mountain fortress of Herodium, near Jerusalem. Israel has approved a multimillion dollar plan on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, to renovate a key historical site in the West Bank, the winter palace of King Herod, sparking Palestinian objections. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

A Palestinian man walks next to belongings salvaged after Israeli authorities came to demolish a converted storage area used by his family for housing, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. A Palestinian family chose to pull their housing unit apart themselves, after the Israeli authority came to demolish it, in order to salvage the materials. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

A Palestinian man pushes a cart past Christmas merchandise displayed outside a shop in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2010 REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION)

A Palestinian man poses for a photograph next to a model of the Dome of the Rock in Gaza City December 21, 2010. Palestinians in the Gaza strip, prevented by Israel from making the short journey to visit the Dome of the Rock, are flocking to have their photos taken with the model of the shrine, Islam's third holiest site, set against a banner depicting Jerusalem's skyline. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)

Palestinians visit a model of the Dome of the Rock in Gaza City December 21, 2010. Palestinians in the Gaza strip, prevented by Israel from making the short journey to visit the Dome of the Rock, are flocking to have their photos taken with the model of the shrine, Islam's third holiest site, set against a banner depicting Jerusalem's skyline. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Palestinian school-girl places a baby Jesus doll in a Nativity scene at the Latin Church of Visitation in the northern West Bank village of Al-Zababdeh, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

A Christian Palestinian nun prays in front of a Nativity scene at the Latin Church of Visitation in the northern West Bank village of Al-Zababdeh, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

Israeli policemen examine a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, after it landed in a kibbutz south of Ashkelon, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Violence is escalating along the Israeli-Gaza border, with the Israeli air force striking seven suspected militant sites in Gaza and Palestinian militants sending a rocket into southern Israel.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Palestinians remove rubble after an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 21, 2010. Israel carried out a series of air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said, after militants from the Hamas-ruled territory fired rockets into southern Israel. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus stands near a car as he hands out Christmas presents to children in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, ahead of Christmas December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY)

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad speaks during a Christmas event in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinians light candles as they stand near a large lit Christmas tree in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian children hold candles as they stand near a large lit Christmas tree in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

From right, Yasser Abed-Rabbo, a top official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Hanan Ashrawi, a senior PLO member and Israeli former general and ex-Labor party leader Amram Mitzna talk as they attend a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hosted dozens of Israeli legislators and peace activists in a rare meeting at his headquarters Sunday and urged them to relay a simple message to the Israeli public, that he is serious about negotiating a peace deal and that the Palestinians will never again resort to violence.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian dancers of the Hanouneh troupe perform a dance entitled "Guardians of Memory" as part of activities to commemorate the division of the Palestinian state in Amman December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)

A Palestinian farmer uses a horse to plough his field before planting in the West Bank village of Borin near Nablus December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

A Palestinian farmer uses a horse to plough his field in the West Bank village of Borin near Nablus December December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

A Palestinian farmer sows wheat seeds in his field after ploughing it in the West Bank village of Borin near Nablus December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)