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Bush cites Israel as model for Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:14:24 GMT

President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday the U.S. goal there is not to eliminate attacks but to enable a democracy that can function despite violence.


New Palestinian PM wants to work with Israel (CNN.com)
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:19:49 GMT

The new Palestinian government is seeking "intensive and active cooperation" with Israel to ensure that the chaos that recently gripped Gaza does not re-emerge in the West Bank, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CNN on Thursday.


Bush holds Israel up as model for Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:45:40 GMT

President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday that the goal of the U.S. mission there is not eliminating attacks but enabling a democracy that can function despite continuing violence.


Israel model for Iraq, says Bush (BBC News)
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:11:12 GMT

US President George W Bush asks for patience over Iraq - hailing Israel as a model for defining success there.


Israel opens Gaza commercial crossing for trial run (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:50:09 GMT

Israel opened part of a major commercial crossing with Gaza on Thursday for the first time since the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the coastal strip two weeks ago, U.N. and Israeli officials said.


Israel fights Fatah militants in West Bank city (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:12:09 GMT

An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.


Israel president offered plea bargain on sex charges (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:11:02 GMT

Israel's outgoing president Moshe Katsav has accepted a plea bargain for sex offence charges, the attorney general said on Thursday, a move that will see him escape jail over rape allegations.


Israel Raids West Bank City, Angers Fatah (CBS News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:14:58 GMT

Israeli soldiers have launched raids on the West Bank city of Nablus, angering Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government after pledging to support him. Also, Israel's president has avoided jail by pleading guilty to minor sex offences.


Israel president makes plea deal (BBC News)
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:55:55 GMT

Israel's outgoing President Moshe Katsav strikes a plea bargain to avoid rape charges and a prison term.


Israel PM won't meet demands of soldier's captors to free Palestinians (CNews)
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:48:59 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that Israel will not free the number of Palestinian militants demanded by the captors of an Israeli soldier.