Bush Israel Visit 2008

The Mahalo Top 7

1. The Washington Times: Bush departs Israel with peace vow (January 11, 2008)
2. Washington Post: Bush Alters Stand on Palestinians (January 11, 2008)
3. BBC News: President Bush's press statement (January 10, 2008)
4. Foreign Policy In Focus: Bush's Israel Problem -- And Ours (January 8, 2008)
5. Al Jazeera: Protest In Gaza Against Bush Visit (January 8, 2008)
   • "Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have gathered to protest against the visit of the US president to the occupied West Bank...Negotiating sessions since the gathering in Annapolis, Maryland, in late November have been marred by Israeli construction plans in disputed territory and violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip."
6. Los Angeles Times: Bush to visit an ambivalent Israel (January 8, 2008)
   • "Israelis credit Bush's positions with helping protect them from Palestinian suicide bombers. But many fault him for pursuing sweeping regional goals that they fear have backfired...[Israelis]] worry that the U.S. intervention in Iraq has benefited Israel's more dangerous enemy, Iran..."
7. Reuters: Bush: Peace in my time

Bush Israel Visit 2008 News and Analysis

• The New York Times: "Bush Begins Peace Effort Bonded With Olmert" (January 10, 2008)  
• Foreign Policy In Focus: Bush's Israel Problem -- And Ours (January 8, 2008)
  • "if [Bush] is really going to burnish his legacy by moving both sides closer to peace, as the pundits say, he faces enormous problems on both sides..."
• The Telegraph: Bush hailed Israel's 'strongest ally' on visit (January 9, 2008)
  • "Olmert to Bush: ""Your policies have reflected a basic understanding of the challenges facing Israel in this troubled region and a solid commitment to our national security."
• Washington Post: On First Trip to Israel, Bush Hopes to Inject Vigor Into Peace Talks (January 8, 2008)
  • "In the first visit to Israel of his presidency, Bush arrives Wednesday hoping to breathe new life into talks aimed at achieving a final accord by the end of this year. But the president is already scaling back those ambitions, saying now it may be possible to set only the "definition" of a Palestinian state by the time he leaves office."
• Guardian Unlimited: Violence escalates ahead of Bush's Israel visit (January 8, 2008)
  • "Two rockets fired from Lebanon exploded in northern Israel before dawn today, according to the Israeli military, part of growing violence in the region ahead of a visit by the US president, George Bush."
• Sydney Morning Herald: Israel hiding settlement facts to protect image (January 9, 2008)
• VOA News: Rockets Fired from Lebanon Strike Israel Amid Heightened Security for Bush Visit (January 8, 2008)
• Guardian Unlimited: Bush criticises settlements on Israel visit (January 9, 2008)

Bush Israel Visit 2008 Blogs and Commentaries

• Reuters: Anger, scepticism awaits Bush in Middle East (January 8, 2008)

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