Border: A part that forms the outer edge of something... The line or frontier area separating political divisions. The Bush administration would like Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a border so that everything else - Jerusalem, settlements, the "occupation," refugees, whatever - can then fall into place. This presupposes that the Palestinians see their conflict with Israel as primarily a border dispute.
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Israel and the United States needed to be "steadfast in the face of those who would murder the innocent" in pursuit of their goals, U.S. President George W Bush said in an address before the "Facing Tomorrow" presidential conference Wednesday night. Addressing an international conference in Jerusalem, he said Israel and the United States shared a "powerful" belief "to advance the cause of hope, freedom and liberty, as the great alternative to tyranny and terror."
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A children's television program broadcast by the recognized terrorist organization Hamas has told viewers that Tel Aviv does not exist; instead it is the Palestinian city of Tel Al-Rabi'. The programming is being publicized by the Middle East Media Research Institute, which has posted the video on its website. The message accompanying the photo said the girl "is part of the Muslim generation which will go down in history...
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After its founding in 1948, Israel ran chronic balance-of-payments deficits for decades. Only U.S. economic and military aid, along with cash from mainly Jewish donors, offset the red ink. But in recent years Israel has started producing substantial trade surpluses thanks to its booming high-tech sector, which is arguably second only to California's Silicon Valley in innovation.
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Hamas prepared itself well for the Grad rocket attack on the mall in Ashkelon that wounded 15 Israelis and left dozens more suffering from anxiety. Three days ago already, Hamas started to target Ashkelon, and as it turns out the fire was not coincidental. It appears Hamas was preparing to welcome President Bush with an impressive rocket attack, and therefore it prepared thoroughly.
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Several Palestinian terror groups claim sole responsibility for launching of medium-range Grad rocket against crowded shopping mall in 'message' to Israel as foreign dignitaries gather in Jerusalem, including US President Bush. Paramedics race to free wounded shoppers trapped under rubble while IDF investigates why alert sirens failed to sound.
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