The Jerusalem post reports

Potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expected to arrive in Israel for a visit next week, Army Radio reported on Thursday.

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According to the report, Palin’s visit will be private, but she will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other members of Israel’s right-wing, including Likud MK Danny Danon.

The AP reports:

During the trip, which Israeli parliamentary sources told the paper was “a private visit,” Palin is to visit Jerusalem’s Old City as well as Christian sites in northern Israel.

The aim of the trip is to become acquainted with Israel ahead of an official visit she is planning in the coming months, Yediot said.