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NEWS ABOUT: Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert stories: 137 news summaries

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Israeli Right Wingers Abandon Olmert

Group withdraws from coalition, condemns peace talks

Jan 16, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert’s coalition government is hanging by a thread today after the defection of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, a hardline right-wing faction staunchly opposed to peace talks with the Palestinians. “Negotiations on the basis of land for peace are a critical mistake and will destroy us,” said... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli Arabs • Avigdor Lieberman • right wingers • Yisrael Beitein • peace talks

Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong

Prez privately telling Israel he doesn't believe Iran has shut down nukes

Jan 15, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush is privately assuring Israel’s leaders that he doesn’t believe the National Intelligence Estimate's conclusion that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. In disavowing December's NIE, Bush said the “conclusions don't reflect his own views,” a US official told Newsweek. The private pledge... More »

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Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • National Intelligence Estimate • Stephen Hadley • NIE • George W. Bush

Mideast Talks Tackle
'Core Issues'

Two parties threaten
to leave Olmert's governing coalition

Jan 14, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Talks opened today between high-level Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as leaders on both sides faced intensifying criticism from within their own camps. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was threatened with the withdrawal of two political parties from his governing coalition if sensitive subjects such as a divided Jerusalem are broached, and... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • George W. Bush

Bush Honors Holocaust Victims

President visits Yad Vashem before leaving Israel for Kuwait

Jan 11, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A yarmulke-wearing George Bush early today visited Israeli Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, which he called "a sobering reminder that evil exists." Bush, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres, rekindled the eternal flame and laid a wreath next to the names of victims of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Holocaust • Jerusalem • Shimon Peres • Yad Vashem • George W. Bush

Bush Calls for End to Israeli 'Occupation'

Says 'swiss cheese' state won't do for Palestine

Jan 10, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - In a historic visit to the West Bank, President Bush today called on Israel to “end the occupation that began in 1967,” to make way for a Palestinian state. He also said that state would have to be contiguous. “Swiss cheese isn’t going to work,”... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • George W. Bush

Bush Sees Palestinian State
Deal 'Within Year'

But also backs controversial Israeli settlements

Jan 10, 08 6:03 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush announced today after a historic meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he envisions an independent Palestinian state within a year—just hours after he also vowed to back a decision by Israel to create settlements in disputed parts of Jerusalem, over international objections. The president's juggling demonstrates... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestinians • peace process • settlement • Stephen Hadley • George W. Bush

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to
World Peace'

President reiterates threat at beginning
of Mideast visit

Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Shimon Peres • Salam Fayyad • Strait of Hormuz • George W. Bush

Bush in Israel on Peace Mission

President hopes to accelerate talks, but Olmert's position is fragile

Jan 9, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush has arrived in Tel Aviv for his first presidential visit to Israel, where he hopes to boost momentum on the peace talks launched in Annapolis. Haaretz reports that both President Shimon Peres and PM Ehud Olmert met the president at the airport. Overshadowing the visit, though, is... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Shimon Peres • Israel and Palestinians • Kadima • Avigdor Lieberman • George W. Bush

Bush Visit
Gives Mideast Talks a Nudge

Olmert, Abbas agree
to negotiations on toughest issues

Jan 8, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas today authorized negotiations on the most contentious issues in the way of Israeli-Palestinian peace, Reuters reports. The move comes a day before President Bush's visit to the region begins. The two leaders approved talks on so-called final-status issues such as state borders, the future of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Har Homa • George W. Bush

Olmert: Divided Jerusalem
Is Inevitable

Says new Palestinian state is his first priority

Jan 2, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Israelis must accept that Jerusalem will probably be divided if and when a Palestinian state is established, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said in a New Year's interview, charging that his political rivals have not "internalized" that reality, and their reluctance threatens the future of Israel. "The world that... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Six Day War • East Jerusalem • Green Line

Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

Construction plans stymie peace talks

Dec 27, 07 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel-Palestine negotiations hit a stumbling block today as Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' call for an end to all settlement activity, Reuters reports. The impasse has been exacerbated by Israel's announcement of new plans to construct hundreds of houses near East Jerusalem, the proposed site of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • negotiations • settlement • Annapolis summit

Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

Contested settlement threatens to undo Annapolis process

Dec 26, 07 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas will meet tomorrow in hopes of resolving the settlement crisis that is threatening to derail the Annapolis peace process. Haaretz reports that the Israeli PM and the Palestinian leader will discuss a contested tender by the Israeli housing ministry for 307 homes to be constructed... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • settlement • Six Day War • Annapolis summit • Har Homa • Green Line

Israel Plans
to Expand Settlements

 West Bank building plans do not  help peace talks with Palestinians

Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • Ehud Barak • West Bank • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • Maale Adumim

US to Privately Grade Mideast Peace Plan

Critics question secret oversight; official says
it avoids public blame

Dec 23, 07 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington will secretly score Israeli and Palestinian adherence to the "road map" peace plan and hash out results with each side, Reuters reports. US diplomats plan to report to the White House on Israeli settlement growth and Palestinian vows to curb militants, two keys to the peace deal—but... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • United States • Israel and Palestinians • peace process • Arab Israeli conflict • road map

Olmert Nixes Hamas Truce: 'This War Will Continue'

Says Palestinian militants must first cease attacks, recognize Israel

Dec 23, 07 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today refused to consider a truce with Hamas until the militant Palestinian group recognizes Israel and halts attacks in Gaza, reports the BBC. Olmert told government officials that Israel is gaining ground in stopping rocket attacks, of which 1,000 have hit Israel since Hamas... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • European Union • Israel and Palestinians • truce • peace process • US • The Quartet • Arab Israeli conflict

Hamas Seeks Israeli Ceasefire

In unusual call to Israeli media, PM asks for end to strikes in Gaza

Dec 19, 07 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - The leader of Gaza’s Hamas party, weary of months of Israeli airstrikes and sanctions, has appealed for a ceasefire through Israeli media, the AP reports. "The occupation should stop its attacks and siege." In return, Hamas PM Ismail Haniya said in an unprecedented phone call to an... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Ismail Haniya • Israel and Palestinians • Islamic Jihad

Al-Qaeda Rips Annapolis Talks

Bin Laden's No. 2 accuses delegates of 'treachery' toward Palestinians

Dec 14, 07 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command condemned the Arab attendees at last month's Annapolis peace conference in an internet audio file posted today, the BBC reports. In the recording, Ayman Al-Zawahiri says the Arab leaders at the talks, in which most Arab countries took part, "were present as false witnesses to the... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Ayman al Zawahiri • Arab Israeli conflict • al-Qaeda

Olmert: No Peace Likely in '08

Israeli PM downplays chances for Annapolis success

Dec 2, 07 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Less than a week after promising to seek peace with the Palestinians by the end of 2008, Ehud Olmert says he doesn’t like the odds. “We will make an effort to hold speedy negotiations,” he said, “but certainly there is no firm timetable.” The remarks... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

US Pulls UN Resolution on Mideast Peace

Israeli uneasiness prompts withdrawal
of draft document

Nov 30, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Reacting to Israeli objections, the US State Department has withdrawn a draft of a UN resolution based on agreements reached at this week's Annapolis conference, Reuters reports. Israeli diplomats apparently were dismayed that the US did not consult them before putting the resolution to the Security Council yesterday, and involving... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • State Department • peace conference • Arab Israeli conflict

Bush Vows Active Peace Role

President pledges to keep up US engaged in Israel-Palestine talks

Nov 28, 07 5:56 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush promised today that the US would remain an active player in the Middle East peace process. Having coordinated yesterday's pledge by the leaders for a treaty by the end of 2008, Bush joined Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a ceremony marking resumption of... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Condoleezza Rice • Annapolis summit • George W. Bush

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