http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/mideast/trip2008/
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,321572,00.html
(AP)
“Bush Appeals for ‘Year of Creation of Peace’ in Mideast”
Thursday, January 10, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Bush on Thursday predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office. He said he’s convinced that both Israeli and Palestinian leaders understand “the importance of democratic states living side by side” in peace.
“I am confident that with proper help, the state of Palestine will emerge.” Bush told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “And I’m confident when it emerges, it will be a major step toward peace. I am confident that the status quo is unacceptable, Mr. President, and we want to help you.”
Abbas, standing alongside Bush, called on Israel to fulfill its commitments to a Mideast peace plan, and said he hopes “this will be the year for the creation of peace.””
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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/124866
“Mortars, Kassam Rocket Attacks Greet Bush”
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “By evening, at least 15 mortars and Kassam rockets had rained down on southern Israel, with many hitting the besieged city of Sderot.
Three people in the city were rushed to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon after an attack late in the afternoon. One of the victims was a 17-year-old girl who was hit in the hand by shrapnel. A 60-year-old man complained of chest pains, and a third person fell and was injured while running for cover from the incoming missiles.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The attacks began well before Bush’s midday arrival in Israel, with the first barrage of five rockets and shells slamming into Sderot at 8:00 a.m., when many Israeli children were going to school and their parents were going to work.
One of the missiles slammed into a house, landing in a young child’s bedroom. Miraculously, the three-week-old baby was in his mother’s arms in the shelter to which she ran when the Color Red alert siren wailed. Three people were treated for shock in the aftermath of the attack, including the boy’s mother.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Salah a-Din Brigades, a terror gang under the banner of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the morning’s attacks.”
