Speaking during a visit in Texas, Fayad said that the peace talks were not advancing at the necessary pace, and this was mainly due to Israel's negligence in dismantling illegal settlements and outposts in the West Bank.

The PA prime minister also criticized Israeli military action in the West Bank, saying that IDF operations harm the PA's standing and sabotage Palestinians' efforts to enforce law and order in their territory.

On Thursday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni defended IDF military action in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and said that a Palestinian state would only be established after a solution was found to the threats which Israel faces.

Livni made her comments during a meeting with James Jones, the US special envoy for Middle East security.

Jones, who met with Livni after meetings the last two days in Cairo and Amman, is in the process of drawing up a plan about how to provide security in the interim period between when Israel leaves large swaths of the West Bank under any possible peace agreement, and when the Palestinian Authority is able to take over control of the vacated areas.

Livni, however, told Jones there was a need to relate to the situation "on the ground right now," and that "the necessary action to be taken regarding security issues is not only in relation to what will be written in a future agreement." "The situation in the Gaza Strip must be taken into account in any political process - especially in light of the effects of this process on future security arrangements," Livni said, according to a statement issued from her office.

 Is there really anyone out there who thought there would be a peace agreement in '08?Look i am the stupidest most ignorant person on this planet and I could tell you there would be no results.Too much was riding on the filthy stinking rotten palestinians.even if it were just one thing they had to give up they couldn't manage to let go.Takers users and abusers.All the talk was simply some way to give excuse to our forking over hundreds of millions of dollars and in total BILLIONS to ingrates murderers rapist and thieves CHILD MOLESTORS,just like all muslims.

Two houses in Sderot were directly hit by Kassam rockets late Friday, causing several people to suffer from shock.

One man suffered from chest pains and was evacuated to hospital.

Two other Sderot residents suffered from light injuries after falling down while looking for shelter from the rockets.

Palestinian gunmen claimed responsibility for eight out of over 30 rockets which have hit Israel since early morning.

The Salah-a-Din faction, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, claimed responsibility for four Kassam rockets, and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the rest.

Hamas said it would not be deterred by Israel's cutback of the power supply.

"The Zionist enemy must understand that the policy of assassinations, of attacks, of embargo, of cutting electricity and fuel will not halt the resistance and will not break the back of the Palestinians," said a senior Hamas official, Ismail Radwan. "We warn them of a large volcano that will erupt if their aggression increases."

Israeli security forces have reported at least 22 rocket strikes on Friday, with at least 12 landing in Sderot, five landing south of Ashkelon, and one striking a green house in the western Negev.

A number of people have been treated for shock as a result of the attacks.

On Thursday, some 20 Kassam rockets pounded the western Negev. One rocket struck a direct hit on a garage adjacent to a home in Sderot, setting it ablaze and sending three people into shock.

Two Kassams landed near a college in the Eshkol region. No one was wounded and no damage was reported. The other rockets all hit open areas.

Terrorists also fired some 10 mortar shells from the Strip. No one was wounded and no damages were reported.

 Nothing changes look at the tags,same tags,look at the articles,same articles.Near as i can figure this whole world is in a groundhogs day.I know i am so it seems.Why does everything have to be so sucky,always sucky?I'm sick and tired of sucky!!!

According to Israel Radio, the alert level was raised to "C" which is one level below the highest level of emergency.

Police said many more police officers will be patrolling the southern, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv districts.

Security officials also said Tuesday that the amount of intelligence alerts have increased considerably since the attack.

In a statement issued early Tuesday by the office of spokeswoman Dana Perino, the White House said it strongly condemned the bombing.

The white house? I think israeli's will tell you where to stick your condolences,probably the same place i expect you to shove them.Such hollow words,meaningless,valueless.Just shut up already all you fools.

"We extend condolences to the family of the innocent victim killed in this brutal attack and wish those wounded a rapid recovery," the White House said.

"We also condemn those terrorist groups, including Hamas, which condone these horrific actions. We call upon the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, who condemned this attack, to redouble their efforts to act against terrorism."

Condolences and and condemnation,zippidy doo da,all is well now everyone back to normal.To "Redouble" thier efforts,what a joke.Call upon those leaders of the PA who condemned this? That's nobody i do believe.Idiots. 

On Monday, Reuters reported that Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin Kassam, claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide attack which killed a woman and wounded some 40 other people, saying that he bombers came from Hebron and not the Gaza Strip.

Yea reuters reported.They mean reuters was there from the start from the begining,knows the terrorist name age ,heighth,where he was born and what he ate for breakfast.Probably interviewd the scumbag before he went off to murder. 

However, Hamas's representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, denied the report, saying the group was not linked to the bombing.

The IDF raided Hebron late Monday night but defense officials said it was premature to determine the terrorists' origin.

Like it makes a difference,look in any direction and that's where it either came from or will come from.Is there a muslim around?IS THERE A MUSLIM AROUND??  

Also Monday night, the IDF was conducting searches not far from Kerem Shalom along the Israeli-Egyptian border. IDF sources said soldiers had discovered tracks showing that someone, possibly a terrorist, had crossed the border into Israel.

The attack initially fueled IDF fears that the terrorists had infiltrated Israel from Sinai after entering Egypt following the collapse of the border wall between Sinai and the Gaza Strip two weeks ago.

Defense officials said additional terrorists were believed to have infiltrated Sinai over the past week and were making efforts to enter Israel via the fenceless border with Egypt. The IDF was maintaining a high level of alert along the border with Egypt and Highway 10, which runs along the border, remained closed to civilian traffic.

Defense officials told The Jerusalem Post, however, there was a growing opinion the terrorist duo had indeed come from the West Bank and had infiltrated the Negev via the 26-km. gap in the southern section of the West Bank security barrier.

Israel pledged to hit back at the terrorist organizations that dispatched two suicide bombers on Monday to Dimona, where one blew himself up.

In what appeared to be a response to the attack, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed a top operative of the Popular Resistance Committees who officials said was responsible for countless Kassam rocket attacks against the western Negev. It was not clear if the terrorist was involved in the Dimona bombing.

Well one more head wacko to become worm food.Neeeeext!! 

On Monday night, authorities announced the the woman killed in the attack was 73-year-old Lyobov Razdolskya, a Dimona resident from the former Soviet Union. Her husband was still in the hospital in critical condition. She was scheduled to be laid to rest at the new cemetery in Beersheba at 16:00 p.m. Tuesday.

All of the casualties were taken to Beersheba's Soroka University Medical Center, almost 30 minutes away; hospital spokeswoman Inbal Guter said that after hours of surgery, the most seriously wounded victim's condition had been upgraded to "very serious."

As civilians and emergency crews rushed to the scene of the bombing in Dimona's old commercial center, civilian responders discovered that the second terrorist, who police believe had planned to detonate his explosives once a crowd gathered, was still alive and trying to detonate his bomb belt.

Put the bullet in the head and it stops that from happening. 

Two policemen arriving on the scene, Magen unit commander Ch.-Supt. Kobi Mor and bomb squad member Special Master Sergeant Gilad Bastiker, ran toward the terrorist. Taking cover, a quick-thinking Mor shot the terrorist in the head from about 10 meters away.

That's more like it.Good shot and off to allah you go loser,no heroism for you nutbag. 

"They were concerned that if they shot anywhere else, it could detonate his explosive belt," said Southern District Police chief Cmdr. Uri Bar-Lev.

Why shoot  anywhere else kill those freaks and do the world a favor,right between the eyes,no mercy. 

Also Monday, Egyptian security forces claimed to have apprehended a Gazan, armed with a bomb, after he had infiltrated Egypt's side of Rafah.

Referring to the possibility that the Dimona attackers crossed into Israel from Sinai, officials said that Defense Minister Ehud Barak had decided to speed up the planning of a fence along the Egyptian border. Defense officials were in touch with Cairo throughout the day and said they urged Egyptian security officials to increase security along their side of the border.

A number of terrorist groups claimed responsibility for Monday's attack in Dimona.

Fatah's Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for planning the attack, saying it had been in the works for about a month. In a press conference convened by the group, the two bombers were named as Musa Arafat, from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, a member of the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades - the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and Aksa operative Luai Al Aghwani from Gaza.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the attack was a "painful reminder" that Israel must remain vigilant and be prepared for attacks throughout the country. "We are waging a war on terror," he said during a meeting of the Kadima faction. "It is continuing without bounds and we will get to everyone involved in terror activity."

The last suicide bombing in Israel occurred in January, 2007, when a Palestinian bomber blew himself up in an Eilat bakery, killing three Israelis. The bomber, who came from Gaza, infiltrated Israel via the Egyptian border.

Eyewitnesses to Monday morning's attack said Dimona's old commercial center was fairly busy when the two terrorists arrived with bombs strapped to their bodies. At least one of them was wearing a thick ski jacket. Passing a lottery stand, the first terrorist detonated himself in front of a store selling jewelry, socks and winter accessories.

Why don't they just build walls around palestine and where i come from they call that a prison,just imprison them all,any that get out....shoot on sight. 

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While they are mulling the idea of deleteing the UNRWA,that caters only to Palestinians,why don't they mull over deleteing the U.N. completely?That should make quite a few countries crap thier pants as the gravy train comes to a screeching halt.Let the Umma that is talked about so much in Islam take care of thier own.

'Int'l body must resettle Palestinians'

In a novel Israeli approach to one of the prickliest issues facing Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, MK Benny Elon (NU-NRP) is proposing the establishment of an international body in lieu of UNRWA to deal with the resettlement of Palestinian refugees over the next decade.

The proposal, part of the hawkish parliamentarian's alternate peace plan known as "The Israeli Initiative," is meant to be "a first step" towards resolving one of the most difficult final status issues.

"Successive [Israeli] governments have chosen to stick their head in the sand when faced with the looming fear of the refugee issue," Elon writes in a newly-expanded chapter of his three-pronged plan.

"Needless to say, this policy has been ineffective. The Palestinian refugee problem has grown in size and, in effect, it has given birth to terror and Palestinian nationalism."

Elon notes that all Middle East peace processes have included elaborate calls for repatriation or resettlement programs for Palestinian refugees. Yet, he says, resolving the refugee problem has always been left until the end of any given process, with the issue remaining an open and festering sore that is exploited by extremist elements in the Islamic and Arab world and used as a political weapon against Israel.

Elon's unconventional proposal calls to establish an international body that would be comprised of Israel, Jordan, the US and other unspecified countries. This body would cooperate with representatives of the Palestinian refugees to work toward their resettlement in countries of refuge within a decade.

"The resolution of this problem deserves a concerted effort, considering its influence on the stability of the Middle East and the peace of the entire world," Elon writes.

He estimates that $25 billion would be needed to cover the cost of repatriating Palestinian refugees.

He conditions the establishment of such an authority, however, on the dismantlingt of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. UNRWA deals exclusively with Palestinian refugees and their descendants, and, Elon charges, has helped perpetuate the suffering of Palestinian refugees by ensuring the continued existence of Palestinian refugee camps.

UNRWA's current mandate is scheduled to end on June 30, 2008.

Elon notes that even as a group of US congressmen began working last year to stop US funding to UNRWA, Israeli governments have feared dismantling the organization "as part of their continual avoidance of correctly dealing with the refugee problem."

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, estimated at anywhere from 400,000 to 750,000, left their homes in 1948 and 1949, and their fate - and that of their millions of descendants - represents one of the toughest issues in negotiating a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

During the same period, some 850,000 Jews fled Arab countries after Israel's founding in 1948 and were integrated and absorbed in Israeli society.

Elon's proposal for resolving the Palestinian refugee problem rules out allowing them to return to the State of Israel. His stance remains in keeping with longstanding government policy that an influx of refugees would demographically damage Israel's character as a Jewish state.

"The question that remains open is not whether they will return to their homes, just as Jews will not return to Poland, Iraq or Morocco - but rather, how to resettle them in spite of the fact that they have been uprooted from their homes," he said.

The other two central facets of Elon's plan, which has attracted US congressional interest, are maintaining Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank and recognizing Jordan as the Palestinians' official representative instead of the Palestinian Authority.

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Yesterday, External Relations European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said: "I condemn the rocket fire into Israel and we fully understand Israel's need to defend its citizens." But she also accused Israel of causing "blackouts in parts of Gaza, affecting both homes and hospitals. Closing the crossings will also result in shortages of food, medical and relief items ... I am against this collective punishment of the people of Gaza."

It would be nice if the international press and the governments that blindly took their cues from it would take a moment to consider that their Pavlovian embrace of the manufactured "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza could lead, at best, to prolonging the suffering of Gazans and Isra