00:35 Haifa, Tel Aviv high schools won`t open Monday due to teachers` strike (Army Radio)
23:50 Rice: Bush may not sign Iraq spending bill that penalizes Iraq for lack of progress (AP)
23:28 Egypt asks to borrow ancient Egyptian artifacts from West for exhibit (Reuters)
23:20 Poll: Palestinian support of Hamas down to 22 percent (Army Radio)
22:32 Iranian authorities clamp down on `Western hairstyles` that `defy Islam` (DPA)
22:27 Gasoline prices in Israel to go up by 4.5% Monday at midnight (TheMarker)
21:54 Abbas, Saudi king hold unannounced meeting, discuss recent PA-Israel tensions (AP)
21:52 Condoleezza Rice: U.S. is not ruling out direct talks with Iran on Iraq (Army Radio)
21:18 Police partially reopen investigation into Tair Rada murder (Haaretz)
20:58 State Comptroller gives AG findings on Olmert`s Jerusalem home (Haaretz)
20:27 After years off the air, Sesame Street returns to Israel, Palestinian Authority (AP)
20:19 Labor MK Ami Ayalon: We mustn`t oust Olmert, he is preferable to Netanyahu (Ch. 10)
20:18 Qassam rocket fired at Western Negev; no injuries reported (Israel Radio)
20:15 Transportation Min. to allot NIS 300m for construction of train line to Eilat (TheMarker)
20:12 Arab League says offended by U.S. call to recognize Darfur genocide (Reuters)
19:40 T.A. protest calls for release of Darfur refugees from military prisons (Israel Radio)
19:01 Olmert: Israel must seek peace with all its neighbors (Army Radio)
18:50 Egyptian official: Focus on Gaza cease-fire halted prisoner swap talks on Shalit (AP)
18:07 Rice: U.S. will not rule out meetings with Iran at Iraq conference (AP)
JERUSALEM, April 29 — On the eve of the publication of an official report into the Israeli government’s failings during last summer’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the main topic of public debate is whether Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be able to hang on to power.
Support for Mr. Olmert has been shaky since the war, which many Israelis considered a failure. Current opinion polls show his approval ratings hovering between 2 and 3 percent.
A well-informed senior official said today that Mr. Olmert did not intend to resign. But the official said that that could change if the report tomorrow says that he bears “personal responsibility” for the war’s failure.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825626/posts
Posturing? Bad if not.
“20:19 Labor MK Ami Ayalon: We mustn`t oust Olmert, he is preferable to Netanyahu (Ch. 10)”
There’s a source not often quoted.
“23:28 Egypt asks to borrow ancient Egyptian artifacts from West for exhibit (Reuters)”
That’s ironic :)