'All options on table' to stop nuclear Iran: Israel "In assessing the threat from Iran we see in sync and think similarly. Both America and Israel understand the severity of the threat, the implication of the threat if it grows," Israel's US Ambassador Sallai Meridor said.
Differing opinions fail to dent Israel's love affair with Bush While saying that he believed that diplomatic means ? including tightening economic sanctions ? would bring a solution, Mr Bush reassured Mr Olmert last night that the US regarded Iran as a threat, and that it would continue to be a threat if the international community did not come together to prevent it from developing the know-how to build a nuclear weapon
Israeli doctors enter Gaza for first time since Hamas takeover For the first time since the Hamas takeover, three Arab Israeli doctors from the rights group "Physicians for Human Rights" entered Gaza Wednesday in order to administer medical treatment to Gazan residents.
Palestinians remain sceptical despite Bush's upbeat prediction
Bush meets Israeli minister banned from US over spy case Eitan, a member of Israel's security cabinet, was the old Mossad handler for Jonathan Pollard, an American Jew sentenced to life in prison for spying on Israel.
Bush prays in Bethlehem amid sea of barricades
Ramallah demo brands Bush 'war criminal' Angry demonstrators in the West Bank town of Ramallah branded US President George W. Bush a "war criminal" on Thursday as locals said he would do nothing for the plight of the Palestinians.
Mideast Peace: Big Talk, No Action Bush himself said, "If given a chance the Palestinian people will work for freedom," They shouldn't have to. It is a basic human right guaranteed to people around the world. And we shouldn't be standing in the way of that freedom (as the Israelis have us doing).
Bush calls for end to Israeli occupation He said the question of Palestinian refugees should be solved by compensation and the chance for them to live in a future Palestinian state, effectively ruling out their return to the land that is now Israel.
Hebron Reflection: A Check on worship Here in Hebron, Muslim worshippers going to the Ibrahimi Mosque have to pass through at least two, often three or more Israeli military checkpoints.
Bush names general to monitor Mideast "road map" U.S. President George W. Bush has named Lt. Gen. William Fraser to monitor Israeli and Palestinian implementation of the long-stalled "road map" peace plan, the White House said on Thursday.
Israeli military kidnaps three Palestinians in the West Bank
Olmert tells Bush construction in Jerusalem to continue At end of meeting with US president in capital, prime minister makes it clear Israel will not halt building plan in east Jerusalem despite American objection. 'We made it clear Jerusalem's status is different than that of the settlements,' Olmert says. Bush chooses not to confront his host, focuses on outposts: 'They must be evacuated'
Ministers to present PM list of Palestinians to free for Shalit
Palestinian militants attack American school in Gaza The school's principal Ribhi Salem told reporters that the gunmen asked the school guards to leave after they broke into the school and then fired a RPG from zero range destroying the hall's contents.
Bush hardens tone, urges end to Israeli occupation "There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967,"
Gaza businessmen concerned over continued Gaza closure
The World Food Program aid to Gaza The agency says it will take up to 2 million dollars a month to feed those in need. WFP spokesperson Kirstie Campbell says 70 percent of the population has to choose between putting food on the table or a roof over their heads.
In pictures: Palestinians and Israelis on Bush's visit
Chief rabbi thanks Bush for 'war against Iraq' "I want to thank you for your support of Israel and in particular for waging a war against Iraq," Metzger told Bush, according to the chief rabbi's spokesman.
Blair 'owes it to the Middle East' Those who know him well have told Guardian Unlimited that Blair "feels he owes it to the Middle East, after Iraq, to stay with the region and do what he can to address the central question of Palestine".
Sanhedrin to Bush: Declare that Israel belongs to Jews Right-wing rabbis pass on small letter to be delivered to US president on his upcoming visit which asks leader to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, declare Israel belongs to Jews, urge American Jews to make aliyah
Beirut to complain to UN after Israel 'kidnaps' shepherd Lebanon is to complain to the UN Security Council, accusing Israel of kidnapping a shepherd from inside Lebanese territory, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.
Say hello, wave goodbye Expectations for George Bush's grand tour of America's closest Arab allies could hardly be lower, writes Ian Black
Jerusalem: Right-wing activists arrested for incendiary Bush posters Extreme right-wing activists, including several teens, arrested for putting up posters depicting Peres, Olmert and Bush wearing kaffiyah. Youth were paid to put up posters
Welcome, Mr President, to the misery you've created The human catastrophe deliberately inflicted on Gaza by western policies over the past two years is one of the great crimes of this century so far. It is especially unjustified since Hamas had been observing a truce in its attacks on Israelis for several months prior to winning the "free, fair and open elections" that the roadmap asked for. Hamas was, and continues to be, punished not for its occasional use of violence but simply for being popular.
Question is how, not what Both Israelis and Palestinians are part of the human family. The vast majority of both want to live and work and raise their families in peace and security in a world that values justice and compassion.
New Israel lobby 'not taking on Bicom' A new London-based organisation dedicated to monitoring and analysing press coverage of Israel is to be launched shortly with a full-time staff.
Israeli ambassador, Turkish union leader in duel of words Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Gabby Levy and Mustafa Başoğlu, the head of the Turkish Health Workers Union (Sağlık-İş), were yesterday engaged in a harsh battle of words here in front of the press, upon remarks by Başoğlu criticizing the Israeli army?s practices in the Palestinian territories, which he said had led to uneasiness among the Turkish public
The United States Government?s Contribution to UNRWA?s 2008 General Fund Appeal The United States announces an immediate initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its 2008 General Fund Appeal. The U.S. contribution will support UNRWA?s provision of basic and vocational education, primary health care, and relief and social services to over 4.4 million registered Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
Methodist Lobbyist Takes Anti-Israel Divestment Agenda to Doorstep of Caterpillar Tractor
MIDDLE EAST DIARY: Sudan to take in stranded Palestinians "We die a thousand times a day," Wafaa Mazhar, 37, a mother of five, told Miret by phone. "We Palestinians are leading miserable lives. We're helpless, and no one feels our pain."
Congress Must Reaffirm "Mandate for Palestine" & Israel's Right to Exist, Another Palestinian State Would Be Illegal ?Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles (CJHSLA),? a pro-Israel activist group headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is calling on the United States Congress to uphold and reaffirm their 1922 endorsement of the ?Mandate for Palestine.?
American Pro-Life Leaders Help Jewish Officials in Israel Oppose Abortion Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey, who heads the pro-life caucus in the House of Representatives, is joined on the trip by Congressman Frank Wolf from Virginia and Congressman Joseph Pitts from Pennsylvania.
They visited with Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger and expressed their concern that abortion is slowing the Israeli birth rate compared to their Palestinian neighbors.
Bush meeting with Abbas recalls antipathy toward Arafat Yasser Arafat , the late Palestinian leader, literally loomed large Thursday in Ramallah as President Bush became the first American president to visit the Muqata, the battered compound that serves as the Palestinian Authority president's home.
Canadian Muslims dismiss Harper government for 'lack' of Mideast policy The issue came to a boil in the summer of 2006 when Canadian Arabs and Muslims reacted angrily to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's comments over Israel's decision to bomb Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah terrorists. "It's now beyond (being) pro-Israel. It doesn't have a clear policy for any foreign issue,"
Mid-East readers' views of Bush trip The United Nations has been passing resolutions since 1967 and none of them has been implemented. I don't see Israel complying with international law in the next 12 months.
Documentary takes intimate look at Carter
Police and Soldiers stand by while Settlers Occupy Palestinian Land, Build Structures, and Harass Local Residents
Sun & Peretz "Heart" Obama? Peretz further asserts that "Barack Obama has a better feel for this country [Israel] than she does." You can be sure that Hillary Clinton will be trumpeting her efforts in support of Israel in response before the week is out.
Egypt soldiers found in mass grave near Israel The bodies of 30 Egyptian soldiers believed killed in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War were found in a mass grave in the Sinai desert close to the Israeli border on Wednesday, a security source said.
Bush, Olmert kiss up to Shas, Israel Beiteinu Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US President George W. Bush took steps to maintain Olmert's coalition on Wednesday by flattering Shas chairman Eli Yishai and Israel Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman.
Lebanon arrests top member of Qaeda-inspired group A top member of an extremist Islamist group that waged a 15-week battle against the Lebanese army last year was arrested on Thursday in the northern city of Tripoli, a military official said.
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Entries sought for 2008 Boston Palestine Film Festival
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