Press secretary Dana Perino said she had spoken to the president and "He has no recollection of being made aware of the tapes or their destruction before yesterday" when he was briefed by Hayden, she said.
Netanyahu's decision to torpedo a proposed law that would have prevented the implementation of the Supreme Court-ordered destruction of the Givat Haulpana neighborhood in Beit El hasmade these Likud members perceive themselves as isolated and in danger.