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US Pushes for More Security ConcessionsOn her flight back to Washington last week, US Secretary Rice told reporters that Israel's removal of several Israel Defense Force (IDF) security checkpoints in Judea and Samaria does not improve life enough for Arabs in the region. |
Bush Due in Israel Next WeekUS President George W. Bush arrives in the region next week for a 60-hour visit to ram forward his agenda of overseeing a final status peace agreement between Israel and the Arabs, but what he may find is that his mission is doomed to failure. |
Progress on Borders; New US PressureIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met again with PA/PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday in a session both sides claim was the most productive yet. |
Gaza Terrorist Was UN School HeadmasterA senior Gaza terrorist bomb maker killed in a pinpoint Israeli military strike last week was revealed on Tuesday to have also been the headmaster of a local United Nations school. |
After 60 Years, Population Count 7,282,000On the eve of Israel's Independence Day the country's population stands at 7,282,000 people and 75.5% are Jewish. These numbers were presented Wednesday by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. |
Olmert in Midst of Bribery AllegationsPrime Minister Ehud Olmert is suspected of illicitly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from Morris (Moshe) Talansky, according to the details of an investigation currently being carried out against him. |
Civil War Looms at Northern BorderWith Hamas running Gaza on Israel's southwest border, Fatah attempting to take over Judea and Samaria in eastern Israel, Iranian-backed Hizb'Allah terrorists and allied pro-Syrian forces are fighting the Lebanese army - and have taken over parts of Beirut. |
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