Netanyahu says discussed annexing settlements with US; White House denies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he has discussed legislation with the United States that would annex settlements in the occupied West Bank, but the White House denied it in a rare show of disunity.Netanyahu later issued a clarification somewhat backing away from the deeply controversial statement.Annexing settlements would severely damage remaining prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and draw international outrage, but Netanyahu has been u