FROM KHARTOUM TO RIYADH

Prime Minister Olmert: ‘I Believe With All My Heart That We’ll Achieve A Comprehensive Peace Settlement With Arabs In Five Years’ Hamas Official: ‘Palestinians Will Never Accept Israel’s Right To Exist’ Israel’s Dilemma – How To Advance Riyadh Peace Initiative Without Agreeing To Unacceptable Conditions?

ISRAEL TO REJECT SAUDI DICTATE

Israeli Official: ‘The Arab League Peace Plan In Its Present Form Is An Offer Israel Must Refuse’ Saudi Foreign Minister: ‘Israel Must Accept Proposal As Is, Otherwise Israel Will Be Inviting Future War’ Labor MK Danny Yatom: ‘The Best Solution For Israel Is To Explore Peace Negotiations With Syria’

PERES FAULTS OLMERT

Former PM Shimon Peres: ‘I would Not Have Gone To War With Hezbollah’ Maj.Gen.( res.) Amos Malka: ‘The IDF Was Worn Down After Lebanon Withdrawal By Its Exaggerated Attention To Palestinian Issue’ IsraCast: ‘Peres Testimony Reveals That Prime Minister Olmert & Defense Minister Peretz Performed As Inexperienced Leaders’

ISRAEL NOT CZECHOSLOVAKIA!

Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres: ‘Israel Is Not Czechoslovakia Of 1938’ Peres: ‘The U.S. Has Blocked Nuclear Weapons Programs in Ukraine, Libya, South Africa & North Korea… It Will Also Stop Iran’ ‘I Believe Prime Minister Olmert Will Survive Findings of Winograd Enquiry Into War With Hezbollah’

DRESSING UP HAMAS

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: ‘Israel Calls On International Community Not To Be Duped By Palestinian Unity Government’ ‘Israel Will Not Deal With Hamas Lead Government But Will Talk To President Mahmoud Abbas On Limited Issues’ Dr. Dan Schueftan: ‘Palestinian Unity Government Is Attempt To Dress Up Hamas As Legitimate Partner’

OLMERT PRE-EMPTS WINOGRAD

Ehud Olmert: ‘I Plan On Serving As Prime Minister For Long Time, Despite My Unpopularity & Criticism of Me’ ‘My Critics Are Right – I Am An Unpopular Prime Minister But It’s Because I Take Unpopular But Necessaay Decisions’ Analysis: By Admitting To Unpopularity Prime Minister Olmert Is Trying To Take Sting Out of Criticism By Winograd Enquiry Next Month

THE SAUDI OPTION

Israel Warms Up To Saudi Arabian Peace Plan Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: ‘Saudi Plan Has Positive Elements: We’re Watching Its Acceptance By Arab World’ Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni: ‘If Saudi Plan Gets Off Return Of Refugees & Focuses On Borders It Will Create Good Situation’

FALLOUT OF SUNNI-SHIITE CLASH

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni: ‘Seven Muslim States Feel Threatened By Sunni-Shiite Confrontation & Not Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ Senior Israeli Official: ‘Muslim States May Intervene In Iraq If U.S. Withdrawal Triggers Total Chaos’ ‘Muslim States Fear Nuclear Armed Iran’