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May 2008
- Israel Confirms Peace Talks With Syria
  
  BBC | May 21, 08 7:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel and Syria have been holding secret peace talks, with Turkey as the middleman, the two sides announced today, acknowledging for the first time the long-rumored negotiations. Syria is technically at war with Israel over the Golan Heights, which the Israelis seized in 1967. Israel is ready to give the Golan back, the BBC reports, if Syria will sever ties with Iran and Hezbollah. More »
- Bush Stays Upbeat in Israel Speech
  
  Associated Press | May 14, 08 4:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush remained upbeat today in Jerusalem despite continuing strife, the AP reports. A rocket attack injured at least 14 hours before Bush addressed a gathering celebrating the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding. "America stands for peace and so does Israel," Bush said. "And as we stand in peace, we must understand the realities of the world in which we live." More »
- Bush Arrives in Israel to Press for Peace
  
  Reuters | May 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush arrived in Israel today to celebrate the Jewish state’s 60th birthday and try again to spur peace talks with Palestine. Ehud Olmert says he and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have reached an understanding on several key points, but Olmert is embroiled in a corruption scandal, and could soon be out as prime minister. Bush and Olmert are also expected to discuss Iran. More »
- I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »
- Police Probe of Olmert Plagues Rice Peace Trip
  
  New York Times | May 5, 08 4:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's talks in Jerusalem yesterday to bolster the Mideast peace process were overshadowed by an intensifying police investigation into activities by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, reports the New York Times . A court gag order is keeping investigation details under wraps, but observers indicate the probe is linked to bribery. More »
April 2008
- Israel Would Leave Golan: Syria
  
  Reuters | Apr 23, 08 4:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel is willing to return the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace, Reuters reports. A Syrian minister said in a TV interview that the Israeli message was relayed through Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan, set to visit Syria this weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said last week he was working on a "significant move" toward peace. More »
- Israel Won't Help Protect Carter
  
  Reuters | Apr 14, 08 12:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israeli leaders won’t meet with Jimmy Carter, and Israeli security won’t help protect him on his trip through the country, Reuters reports. As Israel’s Shin Bet and the Secret Service sparred over whether the Americans asked for help, a source called the security snub “unprecedented.” Carter's intention to meet with a Hamas leader during his trip has incensed the Israeli government. More »
March 2008
- Israel Pledges to Pull 50 West Bank Roadblocks
  
  Al Jazeera | Mar 30, 08 7:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pressured by Condoleezza Rice to kickstart flagging peace talks, Israel pledged to remove about 50 roadblocks from the West Bank—the first in a series of “concrete steps” to finalize a deal, Al Jazeera reports. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad hailed the news despite skepticism from other officials. “We will believe it when we see it,” one Palestinian negotiator told the Washington Post . More »
- Merkel Holds Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem
  
  Times (UK) | Mar 17, 08 6:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Angela Merkel holds her weekly cabinet meeting today, it will meet not in Berlin but in Jerusalem—a special gesture to mark the 60th anniversary of Israeli statehood. Only a few decades ago Israelis marched in protest when the country welcomed its first German ambassador, but now the chancellor will become the first foreign head of government ever to address the Knesset. The Times of London reports on the remarkable evolution of relations between the two nations. More »
- Israel Approves New West Bank Homes
  
  Reuters | Mar 10, 08 4:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel has approved plans to begin or complete 750 new homes in the occupied West Bank, posing yet another hurdle to the success of US-brokered Mideast peace talks, Reuters reports. Palestinian leaders immediately condemned the new construction in the Jewish settlement of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem. "This will undermine the talks," warned a chief negotiator. More »
- Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks
  
  New York Times | Mar 5, 08 3:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to commit to resuming peace talks with Israel yesterday despite entreaties from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the New York Times reports. "I call on the Israeli government to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created to make negotiations succeed," Abbas said. More »
- Abbas Freezes Peace Talks With Israel
  
  Reuters | Mar 2, 08 1:24 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas halted peace talks with Israel today “until [Israeli] aggression is stopped,” Reuters reports. Abbas ordered the suspension of the US-brokered talks as Israel’s Gaza offensive continued and the Palestinian death toll topped 100. But Israeli PM Ehud Olmert showed no sign of relenting, calling Israel's actions self-defense. More »
February 2008
- Peace Deal Unlikely This Year: Israel
  
  New York Times | Feb 11, 08 7:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Israel and Palestine probably won't sign a peace deal this year but could agree on a "declaration of principles," a top Israeli minister said today. The announcement by Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon follows weeks of warnings that a peace treaty could topple Israeli's coalition government, and that Palestine's president lacks the influence to fulfill such a deal. More »
January 2008
- Israeli Report Slams Lebanon War, Spares PM Olmert
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 30, 08 12:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An Israeli panel cited “grave shortcomings” in its final report on Ehud Olmert’s leadership during the 2006 Lebanon war, but said Israel's PM acted “on substantial grounds" and in what he felt was in the nation’s best interest, the Guardian reports. Olmert, who had expected the report to call for his resignation, was said to be relieved at the unexpectedly balanced appraisal. More »
- Impending War Report Could Topple Olmert
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 30, 08 3:36 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ehud Olmert is bracing for a vital challenge to his career as prime minister of Israel, when a report damning his conduct in the 2006 Lebanon war is released later today. The report could topple Olmert's precarious coalition government, the Times of London reports. An interim version of the report already triggered calls for Olmert's resignation. More »
- War Report May Sink Olmert
  
  Haaretz (Israel) | Jan 27, 08 11:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In three days, Israel's Winograd Committee will release its long-awaited findings on the abortive 2006 war with Lebanon, and the expected drubbing will increase calls for PM Ehud Olmert to resign, Haaretz reports. Foreign minister Tzipi Livni is meeting today with families of fallen soldiers who are calling for Olmert's departure—angering the PM and setting up a battle for control of government. More »
- Israeli Court to Rule on Gaza Blockade
  
  Haaretz (Israel) | Jan 24, 08 7:49 AM CST