Olmert, Abbas Hold Pre-Summit Meeting

Israeli PM Vows No Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza, Big Hurdles Still Face Summit

(CBS/AP)  Shaking hands and chatting warmly, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sat down together for lunch Friday to hammer out differences ahead of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference, but it was far from clear if the good chemistry between the two leaders would yield concrete results.

Olmert promised Abbas that Israel would not cause a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, despite its declared intention to carry out limited power cuts to the strip, in response to Palestinian rocket attacks from the territory into southern Israel.

Olmert made the pledge with Abbas at the Israeli leader's Jerusalem residence, a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity as the meeting was closed to media coverage.

Abbas arrived in Jerusalem in a long motorcade of sedans and SUV's riding in from the West Bank. The two men have recently begun meeting about every two weeks - a breakthrough for the sides after seven years of fighting and diplomatic paralysis.

Despite the cordial atmosphere over lunch, CBS News correspondent Robert Berger reports that the two leaders have some very serious problems to overcome, including the status of Jerusalem, refugees' right to return, and final borders for a Palestinian state.

The meeting lasted about two hours.

A day earlier, Olmert sought to lower expectations for the regional meeting - expected to take place in Annapolis, Maryland in November or December - saying it would not result in a final peace deal with the Palestinians and it might not take place at all.

By all accounts, Olmert and Abbas have developed a good working relationship in recent months. However, Palestinians complain of excruciatingly slow progress in coming up with a joint document before the peace conference.

Palestinian officials said they hoped Abbas and Olmert would be able to overcome sharp differences over the content of a pre-conference statement.

In other developments:

CBS' Berger reports Israel will take delivery of some of America's most advanced warplanes sooner than expected to deal with the perceived threat from Iran. The U.S. plans to deliver the F-35 stealth fighter plane, seen at left, to Israel as early as 2012, about two years ahead of schedule. An Israeli newspaper said the reason is to give Israel the strategic edge over Iran.

Israeli forces killed five Palestinian militants in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, including one air strike in Gaza City. One militant from Hamas and two from Islamic Jihad were killed by aircraft supporting troops in central Gaza, Palestinians said. Another Hamas man was killed in an earlier exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers near Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, Hamas said, and Islamic Jihad said one of its men died in an overnight clash in southern Gaza.

Palestinians fired at least eight rockets and 10 mortar rounds into southern Israel Thursday, the military said. No damage or casualties were reported.

Hamas took responsibility Friday for a shooting attack two days earlier near a West Bank Jewish settlement in which an Israeli soldier was seriously wounded - an indication the group could be stepping up its militant activity in the West Bank, where Abbas's Fatah movement has been ruling by itself since Hamas' bloody takeover in Gaza in June.

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by usaprophet October 28, 2007 9:51 PM EDT

I want to report a major fire, friends. CBS isn''t reporting it. Our Constitution is on fire. And it''s currently being burned in Congress. See H.R. 1955, a.k.a., Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. I couldn''t believe it. Apparently, activists with Web sites are really begining to anger the elite insofar as they are publically holding officials accountable for their evil. The bill passed the house on Oct 23, in spite of Congressman, Ron Paul''s opposition. The right to free speech on the Internet is gone, my friends. Look it up for yourself, and weep for your country as I have that our rights have eroded this far. Here''s a short excerpt from the bill''s DEFINITIONS statement: "The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism." Here''s another excerpt from the bill''s FINDINGS statement: "The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." And guess who get''s to decide what is "terrorist-related propaganda?" You got it! The Department of Homeland Insecurity, an agency that''s answerable ONLY to The President. If Ron Paul isn''t elected, our country is doomed!

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by usaprophet October 28, 2007 9:50 PM EDT

I want to report a major fire, friends. CBS isn''t reporting it. Our Constitution is on fire. And it''s currently being burned in Congress. See H.R. 1955, a.k.a., Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. I couldn''t believe it. Apparently, activists with Web sites are really begining to anger the elite insofar as they are publically holding officials accountable for their evil. The bill passed the house on Oct 23, in spite of Congressman, Ron Paul''s opposition. The right to free speech on the Internet is gone, my friends. Look it up for yourself, and weep for your country as I have that our rights have eroded this far. Here''s a short excerpt from the bill''s DEFINITIONS statement: "The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism." Here''s another excerpt from the bill''s FINDINGS statement: "The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." And guess who get''s to decide what is "terrorist-related propaganda?" You got it! The Department of Homeland Insecurity, an agency that''s answerable ONLY to The President. If Ron Paul isn''t elected, our country is doomed!

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by j-whitman October 28, 2007 8:16 PM EDT

singinrick,,,,, Here''s another newsflash for you --- Your spaceship has left the station..
.. The evangelist Love Affair with Bush has largely ended, sharpening latent internal divisions... Your own radical form of Chriatianity & radicals like your Terry Fox & Jerry Falwell have misslead you.

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by j-whitman October 28, 2007 8:09 PM EDT

singinrick,,,,, You make the lame claim to support Jews ??? Try supporting the only Jewish Holocaust Survivor in Congress ---- Representative Tom Lantos Ph.D Democrat ---------- He will also tell you how deadly wrong you have been.

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by toolmangler-2009 October 27, 2007 11:40 PM EDT

Consider the sanctions Bush unilaterally just imposed on Iran. What goes around comes around, like a boomerang. Watch the gas prices now as oil is $92 a barrel on its way towards $100 and beyond.

Posted by Vet1971 at 02:05 AM : Oct 27, 2007


Bushy_baby does not care about the USA itself, he is only using it as a means to an end, (AFTA) and then world globalization.

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by patriotic9 October 27, 2007 4:23 PM EDT

which is why they believe that the Jews "stole" the land from the myth of the so-called "Palestinian" people):
Posted by singinrick at 09:39 AM : Oct 27, 2007

Yeah righ singinrick,
Those who were living in PALESTINE before WWII are myth and those who were brought into PALESTINE after WWII from different EUROPEAN COUNTRIES to occupy the land of thsoe PALESTINIANS by force who can''t even speak the language spoken by HITLER are not myth, just like if SINS were committed by ADAM and EVE, SINNERS are those NEW-BORN CHILDREN born in sins who can''t even make intention about committing a SIN, and the price is paid by a THIRD PARTY free of SINS named JESUS.

Thank you so much singinrick for proving my points

CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANS are PSYCHOTICS.

For how long you plan to use this PSYCHOSIS as a TOOL to FOOL the people of UNITED STATES?

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by patriotic9 October 27, 2007 4:11 PM EDT

Palestine cannot be liberated except by Islam! So, if they fight us with Judaism, we will fight them with Islam! If they fight with the Torah, we will fight them with the Koran. If they say their temple, we have the Masjid al-Aqsa.
Posted by singinrick at 09:33 AM : Oct 27, 2007

singinrick,
I didn''t know these things you just quoted. Everything you quoted from an ISLAMIC RADICAL is CONDITIONAL which makes ISLAMIC RADICALS look innocent.
they fight us with Judaism, we will fight them with Islam!

In the above mentioned statement it''s clear that if some body start fight against them using judaism, only then they will fight against the group started fight, using their faith ISLAM.

If they fight with the Torah, we will fight them with the Koran

Again, here is the condition. If somebody fights against them using TORAH only then they will fight against the oppressor using koran

Why should anyone start fight using myth known as RELIGIONS?

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by patriotic9 October 27, 2007 4:03 PM EDT

In Islam, if your enemy occupies a small piece of your land, then you have to declare jihad against the enemy. Jihad becomes a must and a religious obligation on all Muslims to go and fight the enemy
Posted by singinrick at 09:36 AM : Oct 27, 2007


This is exactly the same way I feel about any body occupying American land. Your words show that CHRISTIANS who believe in occupying the land of ARABS between EUPHRATE IN IRAQ and NILE IN EGYPT for the 2nd coming of ISLAMIC RADICAL "JESUS" are the real oppressors. Your words show that RADICAL ISLAM is nothing but a way for ARABS to defend themselves from ILLEGAL OCCUPATION of their land from EUPHRATE in IRAQ to NILE in EGYPT just like PALESTINE was occupied by the EUROPEAN INVADERS who were brought from different EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (I don''t care about their religious belief).

The worst of all of that is your using of UNHOLY AMERICAN LAND,GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICAN LIVES and AMERICAN MONEY for a NON-AMERICAN CAUSE, GOD-CHOSEN NON-AMERICAN PEOPLE and NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND for spreading your RACISM and INJUSTICE which made all AMERICANS including me, vulnerable to be attacked by those who fear for the occupation of their land and killing of their innocent men, women and children who had done nothing against America except giving us OIL in cheaper prices, since they are not born in the RACE or FAMILY CHOSEN by your RACIST, UNJUST, ANTI-AMERICAN and ANTI-HUMAN GOD.

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by Con Mohrat October 27, 2007 5:05 AM EDT

This report says:
"Olmert sought to lower expectations for the regional meeting - expected to take place in Annapolis, Maryland in November or December - saying it would not result in a final peace deal with the Palestinians and it might not take place at all."

So why pretend this meeting will be for peace? Maybe it is for Olmert to keep his job as they are discovering his real estate chicanery. Asking the Bush administration (who only likes war) to help with peace is like putting the hyenas in charge of your livestock.

Consider the sanctions Bush unilaterally just imposed on Iran. What goes around comes around, like a boomerang. Watch the gas prices now as oil is $92 a barrel on its way towards $100 and beyond.

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by patriotic9 October 26, 2007 10:20 PM EDT

I have no problem if god made MARY pregnant with JESUS, I''''ll never allow god to come into US POLITICS, screw United States and make her pregnant with HATRED, TERRORISM and 9/11, for a NON-AMERICAN CAUSE, NON-AMERICAN GOD-CHOSEN PEOPLE and a NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND.

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[usaprophet]

I want to report a major fire, friends. CBS isn''t reporting it. Our Constitution is on fire. And it''s currently being burned in Congress. See H.R. 1955, a.k.a., Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. I couldn''t believe it. Apparently, activists with Web sites are really begining to anger the elite insofar as they are publically holding officials accountable for their evil. The bill passed the house on Oct 23, in spite of Congressman, Ron Paul''s opposition. The right to free speech on the Internet is gone, my friends. Look it up for yourself, and weep for your country as I have that our rights have eroded this far. Here''s a short excerpt from the bill''s DEFINITIONS statement: "The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism." Here''s another excerpt from the bill''s FINDINGS statement: "The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." And guess who get''s to decide what is "terrorist-related propaganda?" You got it! The Department of Homeland Insecurity, an agency that''s answerable ONLY to The President. If Ron Paul isn''t elected, our country is doomed!

[usaprophet]

I want to report a major fire, friends. CBS isn''t reporting it. Our Constitution is on fire. And it''s currently being burned in Congress. See H.R. 1955, a.k.a., Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. I couldn''t believe it. Apparently, activists with Web sites are really begining to anger the elite insofar as they are publically holding officials accountable for their evil. The bill passed the house on Oct 23, in spite of Congressman, Ron Paul''s opposition. The right to free speech on the Internet is gone, my friends. Look it up for yourself, and weep for your country as I have that our rights have eroded this far. Here''s a short excerpt from the bill''s DEFINITIONS statement: "The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism." Here''s another excerpt from the bill''s FINDINGS statement: "The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." And guess who get''s to decide what is "terrorist-related propaganda?" You got it! The Department of Homeland Insecurity, an agency that''s answerable ONLY to The President. If Ron Paul isn''t elected, our country is doomed!

[j-whitman]

singinrick,,,,, Here''s another newsflash for you --- Your spaceship has left the station..
.. The evangelist Love Affair with Bush has largely ended, sharpening latent internal divisions... Your own radical form of Chriatianity & radicals like your Terry Fox & Jerry Falwell have misslead you.

[j-whitman]

singinrick,,,,, You make the lame claim to support Jews ??? Try supporting the only Jewish Holocaust Survivor in Congress ---- Representative Tom Lantos Ph.D Democrat ---------- He will also tell you how deadly wrong you have been.

[toolmangler-2009]

Consider the sanctions Bush unilaterally just imposed on Iran. What goes around comes around, like a boomerang. Watch the gas prices now as oil is $92 a barrel on its way towards $100 and beyond.

Posted by Vet1971 at 02:05 AM : Oct 27, 2007


Bushy_baby does not care about the USA itself, he is only using it as a means to an end, (AFTA) and then world globalization.

[patriotic9]

which is why they believe that the Jews "stole" the land from the myth of the so-called "Palestinian" people):
Posted by singinrick at 09:39 AM : Oct 27, 2007

Yeah righ singinrick,
Those who were living in PALESTINE before WWII are myth and those who were brought into PALESTINE after WWII from different EUROPEAN COUNTRIES to occupy the land of thsoe PALESTINIANS by force who can''t even speak the language spoken by HITLER are not myth, just like if SINS were committed by ADAM and EVE, SINNERS are those NEW-BORN CHILDREN born in sins who can''t even make intention about committing a SIN, and the price is paid by a THIRD PARTY free of SINS named JESUS.

Thank you so much singinrick for proving my points

CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANS are PSYCHOTICS.

For how long you plan to use this PSYCHOSIS as a TOOL to FOOL the people of UNITED STATES?

[patriotic9]

Palestine cannot be liberated except by Islam! So, if they fight us with Judaism, we will fight them with Islam! If they fight with the Torah, we will fight them with the Koran. If they say their temple, we have the Masjid al-Aqsa.
Posted by singinrick at 09:33 AM : Oct 27, 2007

singinrick,
I didn''t know these things you just quoted. Everything you quoted from an ISLAMIC RADICAL is CONDITIONAL which makes ISLAMIC RADICALS look innocent.
they fight us with Judaism, we will fight them with Islam!

In the above mentioned statement it''s clear that if some body start fight against them using judaism, only then they will fight against the group started fight, using their faith ISLAM.

If they fight with the Torah, we will fight them with the Koran

Again, here is the condition. If somebody fights against them using TORAH only then they will fight against the oppressor using koran

Why should anyone start fight using myth known as RELIGIONS?

[patriotic9]

In Islam, if your enemy occupies a small piece of your land, then you have to declare jihad against the enemy. Jihad becomes a must and a religious obligation on all Muslims to go and fight the enemy
Posted by singinrick at 09:36 AM : Oct 27, 2007


This is exactly the same way I feel about any body occupying American land. Your words show that CHRISTIANS who believe in occupying the land of ARABS between EUPHRATE IN IRAQ and NILE IN EGYPT for the 2nd coming of ISLAMIC RADICAL "JESUS" are the real oppressors. Your words show that RADICAL ISLAM is nothing but a way for ARABS to defend themselves from ILLEGAL OCCUPATION of their land from EUPHRATE in IRAQ to NILE in EGYPT just like PALESTINE was occupied by the EUROPEAN INVADERS who were brought from different EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (I don''t care about their religious belief).

The worst of all of that is your using of UNHOLY AMERICAN LAND,GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICAN LIVES and AMERICAN MONEY for a NON-AMERICAN CAUSE, GOD-CHOSEN NON-AMERICAN PEOPLE and NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND for spreading your RACISM and INJUSTICE which made all AMERICANS including me, vulnerable to be attacked by those who fear for the occupation of their land and killing of their innocent men, women and children who had done nothing against America except giving us OIL in cheaper prices, since they are not born in the RACE or FAMILY CHOSEN by your RACIST, UNJUST, ANTI-AMERICAN and ANTI-HUMAN GOD.

[Con Mohrat]

This report says:
"Olmert sought to lower expectations for the regional meeting - expected to take place in Annapolis, Maryland in November or December - saying it would not result in a final peace deal with the Palestinians and it might not take place at all."

So why pretend this meeting will be for peace? Maybe it is for Olmert to keep his job as they are discovering his real estate chicanery. Asking the Bush administration (who only likes war) to help with peace is like putting the hyenas in charge of your livestock.

Consider the sanctions Bush unilaterally just imposed on Iran. What goes around comes around, like a boomerang. Watch the gas prices now as oil is $92 a barrel on its way towards $100 and beyond.

[patriotic9]

I have no problem if god made MARY pregnant with JESUS, I''''ll never allow god to come into US POLITICS, screw United States and make her pregnant with HATRED, TERRORISM and 9/11, for a NON-AMERICAN CAUSE, NON-AMERICAN GOD-CHOSEN PEOPLE and a NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND.