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January 2008
- Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo
  
  Associated Press | Jan 21, 08 8:16 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Gazans awoke to a second day without its main power plant or fuel as international leaders condemned the “collective punishment of the people of Gaza,” and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert resolutely said Gazans "will walk, without gas for their cars" until their "murderous regime's" rocket attacks cease. World leaders, meanwhile, worry the situation will spiral out of control, the AP reports. More »
- Gaza City Shuts Off Power Amid Claimed Fuel Shortage
  
  BBC | Jan 20, 08 3:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Gaza City’s sole power plant has shut down due to what Palestinian officials claim are insufficient fuel supplies, the BBC reports. Israel—which provides 60% of Gaza’s electricity—closed its border last week with the Gaza Strip, preventing the import of virtually all supplies. The move followed a barrage of rocket and mortar attacks after a military incursion Tuesday that killed 18 Palestinians. More »
- Gaza Violence Endangers Peace Talks
  
  Reuters | Jan 19, 08 9:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Israeli bombs yesterday flattened a Hamas-run ministry on the Gaza Strip, and Israel also shut down Gaza border crossings.Cranking up pressure on Hamas to exert more control over militants who have stepped up rocket attacks, Israel killed at least 34 Palestinians this week, Reuters reports. The Palestinians cautioned that renewed violence imperils the peace talks between Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert. More »
- Israel: 'This War Will Not Stop'
  
  Associated Press | Jan 17, 08 11:39 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Israel continued its Gaza offensive unabated today, rejecting ceasefire overtures from Hamas and saying instead that it would fight until rockets stopped flying across its border , the AP reports. “This war will not stop,” said Ehud Olmert. “We will continue to fight the Jihad without concessions.” The assaults killed a militant leader and his wife today, and at least 25 since Tuesday. More »
- Israeli Right Wingers Abandon Olmert
  
  Reuters | 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 a party spokesman. Olmert’s coalition is left with just a seven-vote majority, Reuters reports. More »
- Bush Ending Mideast Tour With Promises, Few Results
  
  Associated Press | Jan 16, 08 10:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush will wrap up his tour of the Middle East tomorrow with a quick visit to Egypt, then fly home from his eight-day vision having collected plenty of promises but little in the way of actual results, the AP reports. Bush used the visit to woo Arab support for the Israeli peace process and to help counteract Iran. More »
- Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong
  
  Newsweek | 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 may help quell calls in Israel’s defense community for military strikes. More »

Stories

Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

Gaza City Shuts Off Power Amid Claimed Fuel Shortage

Gaza Violence Endangers Peace Talks

Israel: 'This War Will Not Stop'

Israeli Right Wingers Abandon Olmert

Bush Ending Mideast Tour With Promises, Few Results

Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong