Bush arrives in Israel to press peace effort
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George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
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U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to "the occupation" of the West Bank and pushed for a peace treaty to be signed within a year to create a Palestinian state.
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Seven years of violence have bludgeoned expectations for Mideast peacemaking, and Israelis and Palestinians are greeting President Bush's belated drive to solve their decades-old conflict with deep skepticism.
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President Bush is sending his national security adviser to the Middle East next week to keep up pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to reach agreement on launching formal peace talks, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel today on her first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state.
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COLIN Powell arrived in Israel last night for his first visit in 18 months, signalling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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US President Bush says he is ready to put pressure on Middle East peace negotiators, during his first visit to Israel.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.
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US President George W. Bush arrived here for talks with Estonian officials, the first stop of a European and Middle Eastern tour likely to be dominated by conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an attempt to revive the Middle East peace process.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  began a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on  Sunday by pledging renewed U.S. commitment to Middle East  peacemaking, which enters a new chapter at a summit this week.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived on Sunday for his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in 18 months, signaling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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US President George W Bush is discussing the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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The Bush administration signaled that it will use its remaining months to make a major push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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President George W. Bush on Friday promised to mobilise international efforts to create an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state at peace with Israel in the wake of the death of Yasser Arafat.