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Netanyahu to Bush: J'lem to stay under Israeli control for eternity
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu 

Opposition leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday morning told visiting U.S. President George W. Bush that "Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people and will remain under Israeli sovereignty for eternity."

Netanyahu, who is chairman of the Likud party, made the remarks at a meeting with Bush at the King David hotel in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is a highly contentious issue in final status peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, in particular for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's right-wing coalition partners. Bush is pushing for the negotiations to conclude in a peace deal by the end of 2008.
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Shas leader Eli Yishai earlier this week repeated his threat to quit the coalition over plans for Jerusalem, prompting Bush bring up the issue when he met Yishai at his official reception following his arrival in Israel on Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams also participated in the meeting, which centered on the issue of Iran's nuclear program.

Israel and the U.S. accuse Iran of covertly developing nuclear weapons.

Netanyahu said he sees in the U.S. president a true friend, and expressed his esteem for Bush's role in protecting the free world against extremist Islamic terror.

At the beginning of the meeting, which ran 45 minutes over the time allocated to it, Netanyahu gave Bush an ancient coin discovered in Jerusalem that dates from the third year of the great Judean revolt against the Romans in the first century CE. The coin bears Hebrew writing, signaling that the Jewish people's connection to Jerusalem has lasted thousands of years.

The Likud chairman presented to Bush his program for economic peace in the Middle East as a basis for a future agreement, and voiced his support for Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair's economic initiatives.


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      1.   Why? 12:30  |  Edith 10/01/08
      2.   Response to 1 12:49  |  David 10/01/08
      3.   eternity belongs to G.d 12:51  |  philippe 10/01/08
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      7.   Hold your tongue 13:11  |  Duby 10/01/08
      8.   Israels largest export.... words, words, and more words 13:12  |  Natallie Durson 10/01/08
      9.   why? nu really 13:12  |  adina carmi 10/01/08
      10.   America simply can`t pay for a war with Iran. 13:35  |  Michael 10/01/08
      11.   Response to 1 (you`re right) 13:38  |  Peruzz 10/01/08
      12.   response to antisemite David nr 2 13:41  |  Joe 10/01/08
      13.   To Edith #1 13:47  |  Rachel Singer 10/01/08
      14.   Bibi is in the opposition supporting opinion polls on Jerusalem 14:02  |  Sam 10/01/08
      15.   to #1 14:13  |  Christian from USA 10/01/08
      16.   Click "Hypocrite" Fool (second attempt) 14:18  |  Nik "BANNED" Miller 10/01/08
      17.   Yesterday`s Man appeals to the Peanut Gallery 14:19  |  Clickfool 10/01/08
      18.   David # 2 14:22  |  baklava 10/01/08
      19.   Strategic meeting place 14:23  |  Oldtimer 10/01/08
      20.   To # 5 Pathetic 14:27  |  Roni 10/01/08
      21.   #8 - silly comment - arms and hi-tech are the biggest exports 14:28  |  redmike 10/01/08
      22.   #1 - because the PA doesn`t want a two State solution ! 14:34  |  redmike 10/01/08
      23.   that means nothing natanyahu 14:34  |  nachson 10/01/08
      24.   #10 - can the US afford another war? 14:53  |  redmike 10/01/08
      25.   Jerusalem Belongs to the Jewish People...... 14:56  |  Dolly 10/01/08
      26.   Netanyahu Is A Baffoon 15:01  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/01/08
      27.   I`ll tell you why 15:13  |  Clint 10/01/08
      28.   "Jerusalem...will remain under Israeli sovereignty for eternity." 15:16  |  Yonatan 10/01/08
      29.   Just like your words General Durson 15:16  |  Marabu 10/01/08
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      32.   Ha ha ha! Israel itself won`t be there much longer 15:22  |  Chalanau, Tova 10/01/08
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      34.   Click "Hypocrite" Fool (third attempt) 15:24  |  Nik "BANNED" Miller 10/01/08
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      36.   #8 durson apurveyor of useless words comments on words? 15:29  |  victor hardman 10/01/08
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      38.   BB Fishing for votes 15:33  |  SJ 10/01/08
      39.   #1 15:33  |  Christian 10/01/08
      40.   Dream on netanhayahoo! Since when has God become a real estate 15:34  |  lakshmi 10/01/08
      41.   The COIN....... !..... 15:34  |  Dagma 10/01/08
      42.   To all Muslims 15:36  |  Christian 10/01/08
      43.   THIS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN... SOONER OR LATER 15:36  |  TrippleJump 10/01/08
      44.   Edith poster # 1 15:40  |  utagawa 10/01/08
      45.   Egypt and Jordan 15:44  |  Clint 10/01/08
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      48.   To Edith # 1 16:03  |  Arrabella 10/01/08
      49.   Michael of the UK...the only war the US 16:03  |  Lynn 10/01/08
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      51.   # 45 Clint of Belmont...because over the years 16:06  |  Lynn 10/01/08
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      58.   Bibi and W 22:07  |  Stand up for Israel 10/01/08
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      63.   Eternal Capital of Israel 00:33  |  Rodney Dezarn 11/01/08
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