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October 2008
- French FM Mistakenly Says Israel Can 'Eat' Iran
  
  Reuters | Oct 6, 08 5:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A slip of the "h" landed France's foreign minister in hot water yesterday, Reuters reports. Bernard Kouchner told an Israeli newspaper that a nuclear weapon would not protect Iran "because you will eat them before." France shot off a quick statement explaining that Kouchner, like many English speakers in France, dropped the "h" in "hit" and came up with "eat." More »
September 2008
- Olmert: Israel Must Leave West Bank
  
  Haaretz (Israel) | Sep 29, 08 7:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel must give up nearly all the land it seized in 1967 to forge peace with the Palestinians, said outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The nation must relinquish most of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights—or compensate the Palestinians and Syrians with Israeli territory, said Olmert, who announced his resignation last week. "In the end, we will have to withdraw from the most decisive areas," he said More »
- Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem
  
  New York Times | Sep 29, 08 11:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This year’s intersection of Jewish new-year holidays and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan—a rarity due to Islam’s changing calendar—is felt particularly keenly in Jerusalem, a sacred city for both religions, Ethan Bronner notes in the New York Times . Night has become “a kind of monotheistic traffic jam,” with devout Jews praying at the Western Wall while Muslims break their fast. More »
- Radical Settlers Fight Palestine —and Israel
  
  New York Times | Sep 26, 08 10:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A pipe bomb exploded Wednesday night outside the Jerusalem home of a dovish Israeli professor—where authorities also found fliers promising a $300,000 reward to anyone who killed members of a leftist advocacy group. The attack is the latest sign that right-wing settlers are resorting to extremist tactics to show the Israeli government that they will not be removed from their settlements in the West Bank, the New York Times reports. More »
- Bush Blocked Israel Attack on Iran
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 26, 08 3:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel asked Washington for a green light to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities but was told no, reports the Guardian . Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the request in a private meeting with President Bush in May, but Bush feared air strikes over several days would lead to full-scale war and terrorist attacks in the US. More »
- Livni Nods to Peace Amid Political Talks
  
  Associated Press | Sep 23, 08 3:12 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Israel's prime minister-designate took a break from her efforts to form a new government today to meet with the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, signaling she will keep negotiations going despite the country's political uncertainty. Tzipi Livni and the Palestinian negotiator, Ahmed Qureia, have met regularly since peace talks formally relaunched at a US-hosted summit last November. More »

Stories

French FM Mistakenly Says Israel Can 'Eat' Iran

Olmert: Israel Must Leave West Bank

Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem

Radical Settlers Fight Palestine —and Israel

Bush Blocked Israel Attack on Iran

Livni Nods to Peace Amid Political Talks