Wednesday, January 09, 2008
About Photo: President George W. Bush waves as he boards Air Force One Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Andrews Air Force Base, en route to an eight-day visit in the Mideast.
White House photo by Eric Draper
YNetNews.com has this report this early morning and it starts off like this... After Air Force One touched down, President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert greeted him. A red carpet was rolled up to the steps of Bush's plane, and military band and honor guard stood on the tarmac... The entire Israeli Cabinet lined up to shake hands with the president. "Mr. President," Bush said in a greeting to Peres. "About time I got back here," said Bush...
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Bush arrives in Israel to press peace effort
* JPOST.com is running this Extensive Coverage Page on President Bush’s visit in Israel. Lots of info here... so be sure to click it out.
About right photo: President George W. Bush elicits a smile from Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, as they join Israeli President Shimon Peres for arrival ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
White House photo by Eric Draper
* Combined Jewish Philanthropies reports...
The entire Israeli cabinet, a full army band and honor guard in white ceremonial uniforms, and a row of red carpets welcomed President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the first U.S. presidential visit to the Jewish state in a decade... It was an exceptional outpouring of support for a president not too accustomed to warm greetings overseas. Bush seemed moved as the American and Israeli anthems were played, with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert flanking him on either side... Bush then inspected the row of neatly pressed soldiers and briefly exchanged pleasantries with Israel's top personalities...
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Israel welcomes Bush with lavish ceremonies and traffic shutdown
* IsraelNationalNews.com has this report... Sderot and the western Negev are under attack. Shortly before 8:00 this morning, a round of five rockets and shells were fired at Israel, including three towards Ashkelon. Within two hours, another four had been fired, for a total of nine... Two Kassams were fired towards Kibbutz Shaar HaNegev last night, causing no damage...
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Bush in Town; 9 Kassams, Shells at Israel; Child's Bed Destroyed
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