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  • August 2008

    • Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      Haaretz  |  Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT

      Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in Israel in exchange for adding some territory to Gaza. Abbas immediately rejected the proposal because it doesn't create a contiguous Palestinian state, though it offers passage without checkpoints between the West Bank and Gaza. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah  • border dispute  • Palestinian statehood

  • July 2008

    • In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jul 28, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert said today it is "unrealistic" to expect a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by the end of the year. The Israeli PM and Palestian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas pledged last year to make a deal by the end of 2008, and their inability to do so is a blow to President Bush's hopes for the situation to be resolved before he leaves office, reports the Financial Times . More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Israel and Palestinians  • Palestinian Authority  • Jerusalem  • East Jerusalem  • Palestinian statehood

    • Global Leaders Slam Israel's West Bank Expansion Plan

      Washington Post  |  Jul 25, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Global Leaders Slam Israel's West Bank Expansion Plan

      (Newser) - Israeli plans to build a new West Bank settlement—one that was shelved after strenuous objections from the US in 2006—were revived yesterday, sparking an international outcry, the Washington Post reports. “They're burying the Annapolis process,” said a Palestinian negotiator, referring to agreements made at the Bush-led summit last fall. The State Department concurred, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it would violate international law. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • West Bank  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Annapolis summit  • expansion  • Palestinian statehood  • road map

    • Jimmy Carter, Rogue Ex-President

      New York  |  Jul 21, 08 12:28 PM CDT

      Jimmy Carter, Rogue Ex-President

      (Newser) - Jimmy Carter does things his own way, pursuing peace initiatives in the Middle East and South America whether Washington likes it or not, and generally redefining what it means to be an ex-president. So it’s no wonder “his mind-set and his policies seem to jibe so well with the attitudes of young people, students, and the blogosphere,” Amy Wilentz writes for New York . “In many ways, Carter seems more relevant than George W. Bush.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Jimmy Carter  • Palestinian statehood

  • March 2008

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