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Monday, April 10, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Olmert speaks of Bush ‘bond’
Ehud Olmert said he enjoys a “very strong emotional bond” with President Bush.
“I’ve spoken to him maybe three times since I became prime minister,” the Israeli prime minister-elect told Time magazine.
“There is a very strong emotional bond between the two of us, every time we speak we both feel it deeply. I know how he feels and he knows how I feel.” Olmert said the rapport began on a visit Bush made to Jerusalem while Olmert was the city’s mayor.
He also credited Bush with changing the Middle East for the better, and called him a “natural partner” for fighting terrorism.
Olmert hopes to get U.S. endorsement for his plan to include major West Bank settlement blocs within Israel’s border.
Israelis, Palestinians to meet in Morocco
Israeli and Palestinian public figures will hold informal peace negotiations next month in Morocco.
Senior Labor Party lawmaker Ami Ayalon will lead Israel’s delegation to the talks in Casablanca, scheduled to begin in the first week of May. He faces a delegation led by former Palestinian Authority Cabinet minister Yasser Abed Rabbo, one of the architects of the informal “Geneva Accord” peace proposal.
The talks, which will be hosted by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, aim to establish a dialogue on prospects for coexistence in the absence of formal ties between Israel and the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.
According to political sources, Ayalon — whose party looks likely to enter Israel’s coalition government — has the blessing of Prime Minister-elect Ehud Olmert because no Hamas members will take part.
European Jews discuss anti-Semitism, Iran
Leaders of Europe’s principal Jewish advocacy and educational organizations met to discuss strategy on anti-Semitism and other issues.
The rise of Hamas to lead the Palestinian Authority and Iran’s nuclear ambitions were also discussed at Sunday’s meeting, a joint initiative of the European Jewish Congress, European Council of Jewish Communities and Conference of European Rabbis.
http://www.jta.org/
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