Important News
- Several civilians killed and injured in Israeli shelling across Gaza
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- Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns statements by Israeli Prime Minister on “Greater Israel Vision”
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- Muslim World League condemns statements of Prime Minister of Israeli occupation government on so-called “Greater Israel”
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- Türkiye condemns Israeli approval of E1 colonial settlement project
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- Colonists uproot olive and grape trees south of Nablus
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- Colonists chop down olive trees northeast of Ramallah
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- Germany urges Israeli Government to halt settlement construction in West Bank
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- Foreign Ministry condemns escalating violence and crimes committed by colonists against Palestinians
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- OHCHR: Construction of thousands of colonial units in West Bank and near East Jerusalem is illegal under international law
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- Colonists storm village north of Jericho
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- Palestine appeals to ICRC to protect Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons
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- France condemns Israeli demolition of West Bank school under construction
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- Israeli colonists open live fire on civilians near Ramallah
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- Israeli colonists forcefully displace two families near Jericho
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Haaretz: Olmert's Convergence Plan no Longer at Top Priorities
TEL AVIV, August 18, 2006 (WAFA)- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said this week that in view of the war in Lebanon and the significant damage caused to the residents of northern Israel, his convergence plan was no longer at the top of his government's agenda, the Israeli daily Haaretz said Friday.
It quoted Israeli Transportation Minister Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) as saying that Olmert's convergence plan in the West Bank would not be carried out in the "near future."
He added however that Olmert's unilateral West Bank plan was not off his agenda altogether.
In conversations with ministers and senior members of his Kadima party this week, Olmert said that talk at this time about the convergence plan would not be "appropriate."
Olmert said it was impossible to ignore the Palestinian problem, but added that at this point in time, Israel and its government were facing the enormous challenge of rebuilding the North.
Sources in Kadima told Haaretz that Olmert's statements indicated that his ambitious plans for a broad, unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank would not be carried out - at least not in the foreseeable future,Haaretz said.
(22:14 P) (20:14 GMT)
