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  • September 2007

    • Israel Delays Prisoner Release

      Ynetnews.com  |  Sep 10, 07 7:37 AM CDT

      Israel Delays Prisoner Release

      (Newser) - Israel is unlikely to release up to 100 prisoners scheduled for release, Yediot Aharonot reports. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are in meetings today in advance of a summit in Washington. Israel normally releases some non-violent prisoners as a goodwill gesture at Ramadan, but officials say the release is tenuous this year. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Fatah  • Jerusalem  • Ramadan

    • Palestinian Villagers Win Day in Court

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 4, 07 6:14 PM CDT

      Palestinian Villagers Win Day in Court

      (Newser) - Palestinian villagers have won their day in court and forced Israel to reroute the building of a disputed security barrier, the Guardian reports. Despite recent rocket attacks, Israel’s supreme court ruled that the barrier did not have to cut through the villagers’ fields over safety concerns. The defense ministry has said that it will “study the ruling and respect it.” More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Gaza Strip  • barrier

  • August 2007

    • Jewish Squatters Protest West Bank Evacuation

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  Aug 7, 07 4:10 PM CDT

      Jewish Squatters Protest West Bank Evacuation

      (Newser) - As Israel moves closer to an evacuation of the West Bank, hundreds of Jewish protesters barricaded themselves in Hebron's market today, Haaretz reports, using barbed wire, oil drums, and burning tires. Police evicted two families as teenagers on rooftops lobbed rocks, eggs, and light bulbs at forces trying to break up the rally. At least 15 people were hurt. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • protests  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Jews  • evacuation  • squat

    • Olmert, Abbas Talk on Palestinian Soil

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 07 5:11 PM CDT

      Olmert, Abbas Talk on Palestinian Soil

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas met in the West Bank city of Jericho today, the first time an Israeli head of state has been to the Palestinian territories in 7 years. The meeting was an attempt by both parties to bolster the moderate Fatah party’s standing and to bring momentum to the two-state peace process, the Times reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Fatah  • peace process  • Jericho

    • Rice Pushes Peace Talks With Olmert, Abbas

      Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      Rice Pushes Peace Talks With Olmert, Abbas

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice took her diplomatic tour to Jerusalem and the West Bank today, hoping to rekindle peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas. Rice comes bearing a promise from Saudi Arabia to support the peace conference proposed by the White House for later this year, Reuters reports. More »

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      Israel  • United States  • Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Saudi Arabia  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Jerusalem

  • July 2007

    • Blair Debuts as Mideast Envoy

      Reuters  |  Jul 23, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      Blair Debuts as Mideast Envoy

      (Newser) - Less than a month after vacating 10 Downing, Tony Blair jumped into his new role as Mideast peace envoy today, meeting Jordanian and Israeli leaders in Jerusalem. Tomorrow he  sits down with  Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas, and Wednesday with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Blair remains upbeat in the face of what many have dubbed Mission Impossible, and is in "listening mode," Reuters reports. More »

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      Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Tony Blair  • Jerusalem  • Mideast envoy

    • Olmert Gets Assist From Barak, Perez

      Salon  |  Jul 3, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      Olmert Gets Assist From Barak, Perez

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmer's year and a half in office have been a calamity for Israel—the election of Hamas in Palestine, the breakdown of the peace process, the botched war with Hezbollah, the Hamas takeover of Gaza. But the profoundly unpopular PM, whose approval rating sank to 3%, is actually in a strongest position he's enjoyed in a year, reports Salon . More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Hezbollah  • Palestinian civil war  • Ehud Barak  • Shimon Perez

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Israel Votes Out Labor Leader

      BBC  |  May 29, 07 5:14 AM CDT

      Israel Votes Out Labor Leader

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert was the biggest loser as the Israeli Labor party yesterday ousted its current leader, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, in favor of  two stauncher critics of Israel's uneasy coalition government. The vote yielded a runoff between former PM Ehud Barak and former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon, both of whom say they'll withdraw Labor from the government unless Olmert resigns. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Lebanon War  • Ehud Barak  • Israeli Labor Party

    • Israelis Rally for Olmert Ouster

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 4, 07 7:45 AM CDT

      Israelis Rally for Olmert Ouster

      (Newser) - A massive demonstration in Tel Aviv yesterday amplified the cry for Israel's PM Ehud Olmert to resign. Tens of thousands of Israelis packed into Rabin Square to denounce Olmert's handling of last year's Lebanon War, in the wake of the highly critical Winograd Commission report. Polls are showing three quarters of Israelis want their PM out. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Lebanon War  • Kadima  • Tzipi Livni  • rally  • Winograd

    • Deputy PM Wants Olmert Out

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  May 3, 07 7:02 AM CDT

      Deputy PM Wants Olmert Out

      (Newser) - Israel's foreign minister has called on Ehud Olmert to resign, the highest ranking Kadima party official to call for his ouster. Tzipi Livni, who also serves as deputy prime minister, says she's prepared to stand to replace Olmert in the wake of the damning Winograd report. But the majority of Kadima Knesset members continue to back the embattled leader. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Knesset  • Kadima  • Tzipi Livni  • Winograd Report

    • Report on Lebanon War Slams Olmert

      Christian Science Monitor  |  May 1, 07 7:49 AM CDT

      Report on Lebanon War Slams Olmert

      (Newser) - Israel’s investigation into last summer’s bungled war in Lebanon has produced a firestorm of  criticism directed at Ehud Olmert, who is now fighting for his political survival. The Winograd Commission’s initial report accused the prime minister of “supreme and comprehensive personal responsibility” for the war’s failure. More »

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      Israel  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Lebanon  • Lebanon War  • Kadima  • Winograd Report  • Winograd

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