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U.S. President George W. Bush speaking in Jerusalem on Wednesday. (Ch. 1) Last update - 00:41 15/05/2008 Bush: We must be firm in face of those who murder the innocent By Sara Miller, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Ehud Olmert, George W. Bush  Israel and the United States needed to be "steadfast in the face of those who would murder the innocent" in pursuit of their goals, U.S. President George W Bush said in an address before the "Facing Tomorrow" presidential conference Wednesday night. Addressing an international conference in Jerusalem, he said Israel and the United States shared a "powerful" belief "to advance the cause of hope, freedom and liberty, as the great alternative to tyranny and terror." The U.S., he said, was "Israel's oldest and best friend in the world" and the bonds between the two countries grew stronger "with every passing year." Advertisement Closing his brief remarks at the Jerusalem Convention Center, Bush said he looked forward to the day when "every child in the Middle East will live in peace." "We know that day will come, and when it does, the U.S. will be at your [Israel's] side," he said. Bush did not mention in his speech the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which resumed under his auspices at the turn of the year. But he has scheduled meetings with Israeli leaders during his visit, and is set hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on Saturday and Sunday. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who spoke immediately before the U.S. president, thanked President Shimon Peres, who is hosting the international event, and said "your ardent dedication to Israel... is unmatched. Thank you Mr. president for everything." The prime minister also lavished praise on U.S. President George W. Bush, who spoke directly after him, saying "he is a great leader, a great friend, a source of inspiration and we are very proud that we can celebrate the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel with you and your wife here in our eternal capital, Jerusalem." "Our core beliefs, our founding values and our aspirations are all drawn from the same inspirations. With full confidence I say that the U.S. under your leadership represents the pinnacle of this friendship," he added. Peres, who spoke before Olmert, opened his address with praise Bush, whom he credits for "mov[ing] us with your friendship and resolve to stop terror in the region and offer[ing] peace to its inhabitants." "Without the support of your people and without your support and that of the American presidents before you, attaining [independence] would have been an extremely difficult task," Peres said. Peres praised Bush's predecessors in office, including his father for agreeing to Israel's request to aid the airlift of Jews from Sudan in what became known as "Operation Moses." "You encouraged us when we were alone to establish a real democracy, to develop a modern economy," Peres said. "We built an army that sought victory and a people that sought peace." The president said history would like kindly upon Bush's policies in the region. "It will be heard when history depicts your courage and decisiveness while addressing challenges that faced the U.S.A. and in fact the entire world," Peres said. "You taught the world that it is possible to be powerful without being power hungry," Peres said. "For us, this is a thanksgiving party to a tremendous nation, for the leadership of President George Walker Bush - never short of faith, never postponing a choice, always in the service of the great American tradition. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Animated massacre Animated Israeli film at Cannes explores Sabra and Shatila massacre. Kowtowing to funders When papers are sponsored, can their reporting be truly independent?   1.   Maimed Israeli children don`t spoil selfcongrats of Olmert&Peres 21:36  |  Absolute Sweden 14/05/08   2.   Olmert, please, just stop talking. 21:37  |  Raphael 14/05/08   3.   The man who has learned nothing 21:40  |  Mark Lincoln 14/05/08   4.   Honor To Whom Honor Is Due 21:55  |  Yanatan 14/05/08   5.   YES, HE IS BEING "COMMITTED" 21:57  |  Robert 14/05/08   6.   Big deal. Only 14 hurt, 2 seriously. Believe me. Could be worse. 22:14  |  Ehud Olmert 14/05/08   7.   THEN STOP `EM! 22:14  |  Brant 14/05/08   8.   #3, Mark Lincoln...and I thought you meant Bush! 22:15  |  Silvienne 14/05/08   9.   oh? when? 22:16  |  frenz 14/05/08   10.   israel 22:25  |  eva 14/05/08   11.   Olmert - Turning Israel into a Punching Bag 22:31  |  Tod Zuckerman 14/05/08   12.   Big deal. Only 14 hurt, 2 seriously. Believe me. Could be worse. 22:31  |  Ehud Olmert 14/05/08   13.   No Thank You We Don`t Want Him 22:38  |  Jane 14/05/08   14.   Hamas is laughing at Olmert 22:39  |  Elizabeth Weir 14/05/08   15.   You Are Commited to Serving the US Government 23:04  |  isratinian 14/05/08   16.   NO PALESTINIAN STATE/EVER. 23:06  |  Mark 14/05/08   17.   Olmert should be committed 23:07  |  * BEN JABO 14/05/08   18.   olmert promised disengagement,well you have it now 23:09  |  chaim 14/05/08   19.   Shut Up Olmert! Better you take care of your own problems 23:19  |  Dolly 14/05/08   20.   Someone to protect us 23:20  |  The whisper 14/05/08   21.   no you are not. get off the stage. go home. 23:22  |  ralph 14/05/08   22.   And I`m committed to making millions of dollars, so what? 23:45  |  Gili 14/05/08   23.   How about shortening sentence to: We`re committed 23:59  |  B. Happy 14/05/08   24.   no. 5 00:01  |  twenty plus 15/05/08   25.   Is there anybody left to take this man seriously? 00:03  |  AliciaYasmeen 15/05/08   26.   To Israel citizens 00:17  |  Alex 15/05/08   27.   Olmert is a stinking piece of pus 00:18  |  Critic 15/05/08   28.   Israeli leaders are subservient dogs 00:20  |  Carl 15/05/08   29.   What does Olmert mean by intolerable and unacceptable? 00:22  |  Carl 15/05/08   30.   Syria and Israel 00:37  |  Garry 15/05/08   31.   #16 Mark 01:54  |  Space 15/05/08   32.   Alex....the US had Carter and now Bush 02:32  |  Lynn 15/05/08   33.   As the Hermit speaks, so the terrorists plan their.. 03:11  |  Stephen. 15/05/08   34.   Alex 26 Dont forget that Olmert wasnt elected... 03:34  |  Free Gilad Shalit 15/05/08   35.   Bush: We must be firm in face of those who murder the innocent 06:28  |  Natallie Durson 15/05/08   36.   America`s and Israel`s core values are not the same... 06:45  |  Dutch 15/05/08   37.   Bush does not represent the great American tradition 06:53  |  Dutch 15/05/08   38.   Criminals meet in the holy land 06:53  |  Atoo 15/05/08   39.   Golden days to come... 07:10  |  Innocent bystander 15/05/08   40.   What a SHAME! 07:58  |  Nizar 15/05/08   41.   The big lies. 08:32  |  Jean Van Daem 15/05/08   42.   Mr. Bush, who murder the 650 000 innocent Iraqis? 09:27  |  Dav 15/05/08   43.   A MURDERER TOLD US ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH MURDERERS? 10:05  |  indrajaya 15/05/08   44.   do you mean the "IDF" Mr. President? 10:21  |  samos 15/05/08   45.   AN HOLLY MAN IN AN HOLLY CITY! 10:28  |  miras 15/05/08   46.   If that is the case President Bush 10:58  |  Rachel Stevens 15/05/08   47.   OH lordy, Bush lecturing about murder 11:11  |  Marilyn 15/05/08   48.   murder the innocent, who is who? 11:25  |  imad 15/05/08   49.   Jews from Sudan ? 11:49  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/05/08   50.   an no holly man in holly Islamic city! 11:49  |  imad 15/05/08   51.   Ok, Mr. Bush bring both Jews and Arabs to trial 12:06  |  El-Birawi 15/05/08   52.   THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH 12:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/05/08   53.   #37 doris cadigan and traditions of the usa 12:53  |  v hardman 15/05/08   54.   Fortuna Benmayor - read all about it 12:57  |  ChanahS 15/05/08   55.   From a nation that murdered 250,000 innocents:Hiroshima, Nagasaki 12:57  |  Jeff Hayashi 15/05/08   56.   Imad and holy cities 13:01  |  ChanahS 15/05/08   57.   #43 Indrajaya is right - EVIL-MINDED U.S. TALKING RUBBISH 13:01  |  Indrawan 15/05/08   58.   Atoo`s declarations 38 13:03  |  ChanahS 15/05/08   59.   BUSH must be charged for CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 13:04  |  Joe Wong 15/05/08   60.   Big words 13:36  |  Mark Lincoln 15/05/08   61.   I Wonder What This Means 13:47  |  Jeff Northridge 15/05/08   62.   #61 No, not really Jeff.... 15:06  |  Johnboy 15/05/08   63.   #3 The conforting words of Ehud Olmert. 15:10  |  Johnboy 15/05/08   64.   Bush has no credibility,he is an embarassment 15:19  |  Ronnie Wolman 15/05/08   65.   Yes Mr President 15:44  |  Palestinian 15/05/08   66.   Do the math 15:54  |  Harold 15/05/08   67.   Bush 15:57  |  Sarah 15/05/08   68.   Oy Gewalt, Bush promising Israel a good future 16:08  |  Tosefta 15/05/08   69.   Dear George...you mean Blackwater? 16:10  |  David James Vickery 15/05/08   70.   El Birawi skulking there in the US 16:12  |  x-ray 15/05/08   71.   Tosefta for Pres of the USA 16:30  |  x-ray 15/05/08   72.   We must be firm in face of those who murder the innocent 16:53  |  Mary 15/05/08   73.   359 Joe Wong 17:19  |  Pastor Joseph 15/05/08   74.   IDF speciality 17:24  |  Jan Elshout 15/05/08   75.   #72 Mary - No we`re talking about Hamas 17:24  |  * BEN JABO 15/05/08   76.   THANK YOU CIPORA JULIANNA KOHN #52 17:24  |  G.W. Bush. 15/05/08   77.   Sarah: Reality and Dreams 17:32  |  Ronnie Wolman 15/05/08   78.   Johnboy # 62 Jerusalem (part 1) 17:35  |  Jeff Northridge 15/05/08   79.   El Birawi. What Bush forget to tell you that the 17:38  |  Akram Zekaria 15/05/08   80.   Johnboy # 62 Jerusalem (part 2) 17:44  |  Jeff Northridge 15/05/08   81.   #69 Daoud...aka David 18:05  |  Pastor Joseph 15/05/08   82.   Johnboy # 62 Jerusalem (part 3) 18:22  |  Jeff Northridge 15/05/08   83.   Hey Big Bad John #63 Remember me 18:24  |  Robert/Montreal 15/05/08   84.   #43 iNDRAYAJA 18:26  |  Robert/Montreal 15/05/08   85.   #57 ask yoursewlf how many more Japanese may have died if the war 18:29  |  Robert/Montreal 15/05/08   86.   Rachel Stevens # 46 18:39  |  ChanahS 15/05/08   87.   which innocents is the m**** talking about.,.? 18:42  |  ravi 15/05/08   88.   # 76 G.W.Bush THANK YOU CIPORA JULIANNA KOHN 18:52  |  KATHY 15/05/08   89.   Jeff Hayashi from sydney 18:52  |  David Israel 15/05/08   90.   study Balaam - GW 19:05  |  Steven 15/05/08   91.   Bravo Bush 19:57  |  KUTW 15/05/08   92.   Robert/Montreal 20:07  |  hubal 15/05/08   93.   #91 KU(against)TW 20:10  |  Juan 15/05/08   94.   Mr BUSH: IS YOUR REMARK ADDRESSED AT ISRAEL TOO? 20:13  |  TripleJump 15/05/08   95.   Palestinian state WILL SEE LIGHT SOON! 20:14  |  PopaPola 15/05/08   96.   Bush Shames US 21:28  |  El-Birawi 15/05/08   97.   Kathy:`wonder if she was being facetious` 21:33  |  Ronnie Wolman 15/05/08   98.   #88, Kathy 22:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/05/08   99.   Difficult decision for Truman, Jeff Hayashi #55 22:24  |  Clickfool 15/05/08   100.   #97, Ronnie Wolman 22:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/05/08   101.   Was he looking in the mirror while saying this? 22:32  |  Mark B. 15/05/08   102.   "Foolish delusion" 22:33  |  tadchase 15/05/08   103.   Chimp - English/English - Chimp Dictionary 22:42  |  Mark Lincoln 15/05/08   104.   #86 ChanahS 22:44  |  Rachel Stevens 15/05/08   105.   remember vietnam the trojan horse the great escape 22:45  |  MOSIACH 15/05/08   106.   @91 KUTW 22:46  |  Mark B. 15/05/08   107.   El Birawi # 96 22:52  |  David Israel 15/05/08   108.   # 39 wishful thinking scumbag! 23:10  |  innocent bystander 15/05/08   109.   #99 To Cipora Julianna Kohn who keeps amazing me 23:13  |  Mark B. 15/05/08   110.   Bush the liar and despot backs the Rogue State 23:20  |  Labhras 15/05/08   111.   105. Mark B. 23:22  |  KUTW 15/05/08   112.   Mark B. re KUTW 23:24  |  Juan 15/05/08   113.   #92 I appreciate your insight thanks 23:24  |  Robert/Montreal 15/05/08   114.   #103 What is with this woman? Jewish activism eastern sea bordtc 23:30  |  Robert/Montreal 15/05/08   115.   cHANAH #86 RACHEL IS A DREK AND USES `O` BRAIN POWER. 23:34  |  ROBERT/MONTREAL 15/05/08   116.   David Israel #106 23:36  |  examiner 15/05/08   117.   Dear Birawi: Bush makes us proud. He`s the only one who is standi 23:40  |  PROUD ARaB 15/05/08   118.   TripleJump # 94 Killing Is Not Necessarily Murder 23:40  |  Jeff Northridge 15/05/08   119.   sorry I am very upset 23:50  |  Rachel Stevens 15/05/08   120.   Clickfool 00:18  |  Keith 16/05/08   121.   An Interesting Fact 00:22  |  Question Mark 16/05/08   122.   Reply to KUTW 00:25  |  Mark B. 16/05/08   123.   Examiner #114 - Where is the proof to your theories 00:27  |  David Israel 16/05/08   124.   111. Juan 00:29  |  KUTW 16/05/08   125.   Juan re Mark B. 00:40  |  Jim 16/05/08   126.   Cipora: Guest Whos Coming to Dinner? 00:43  |  Ronnie Wolman 16/05/08   127.   Let us talk to Bush about Slowman 00:45  |  Sara Miller 16/05/08   128.   #113 Robert of Montreal 01:05  |  Rachel Stevens 16/05/08   129.   The land of milk and honey part 1 01:07  |  roger wallace 16/05/08   130.   indrajaya,is the murderer you speak of,name ahmadinejad 01:14  |  terrornator 16/05/08   131.   The land of milk and honey part 2 01:15  |  roger wallace 16/05/08   132.   bush innocent 01:20  |  rick 16/05/08   133.   Bush & Israeli relations 01:33  |  J.B.W. 16/05/08   134.   Jeff Northridge and law 02:00  |  Truth 16/05/08   135.   # 64 Ronnie Wolman..re: G.W.Bush:Please Mr.President.Less Talk.. 02:09  |  KATHY 16/05/08   136.   # 61 Jeff Northridge..Sorry,BUT! I am going to be rude:I say Bull 02:25  |  KATHY 16/05/08   137.   This is the man responsible for the daily bloodbath in Iraq 02:34  |  Dutch 16/05/08   138.   And now the awards ceremony 02:56  |  Mark Lincoln 16/05/08   139.   `Bush: We must be firm in face of those who murder the innocent` 02:58  |  Colin Wright 16/05/08   140.   Now appearing in Jerusalem 03:00  |  Mark Lincoln 16/05/08   141.   BUSH SAID IT ALL! 03:31  |  NEIL GOLAN 16/05/08   142.   If Bush or Israel touches Iran --they are done... 03:52  |  Dutch 16/05/08   143.   Truth # 117 It Depends On Intent 04:02  |  Jeff Northridge 16/05/08   144.   INDEED - WE MUST BE MERCILESS TO MONSTERS 04:08  |  Mohamed MALLECK 16/05/08   145.   How about the innocents that Bush killed in Iraq? 04:12  |  Aounist 16/05/08   146.   AMERICAN MASS MURDERER OF ARABS AND MUSLIMS 04:25  |  JOHN ISH ISHMAEL 16/05/08   147.   KATHY # 125 No Need To Apologize To Me 04:35  |  Jeff Northridge 16/05/08   148.   Can the Palestinians changed ? & Why ? 06:41  |  Akram Zekaria 16/05/08   149.   Yesssss 07:18  |  Pierre 16/05/08   150.   #108, Mark B 07:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/05/08   151.   96# El-Birawi: "There has never been a worst president than 07:31  |  Akram Zekaria 16/05/08   152.   #120, Ronnie 07:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/05/08   153.   140 John ishmael, Don`t worry the American people... 07:45  |  Dutch 16/05/08   154.   #144, Akram 08:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/05/08   155.   Poor diction 08:38  |  Colin Wright 16/05/08   156.   The Mob rules the world! 08:52  |  Dav 16/05/08   157.   # 96 El- Biwari, you are in good company 09:08  |  Dutch 16/05/08   158.   For Keith, on the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki # 117 09:29  |  Clickfool 16/05/08   159.   PALESTINE FOR EVER 09:30  |  AL QASSAM 16/05/08   160.   142. Aounist: How about the innocents killed in Iraq? 09:50  |  KUTW 16/05/08   161.   119. Mark B. 09:54  |  KUTW 16/05/08   162.   Clickfool 11:35  |  Keith 16/05/08   163.   Clickfool 13:01  |  Keith 16/05/08   164.   150# Cipora all good things are scare and 13:10  |  Akram Zekaria 16/05/08   165.   Clickfool (3rd attempt) 13:46  |  Keith 16/05/08   166.   David Israel 13:59  |  examiner 16/05/08   167.   #78 Jeff`s nonsense part 1 14:13  |  Johnboy 16/05/08   168.   #80 Jeff`s latest nonsense Part 2 14:18  |  Johnboy 16/05/08   169.   #82 Jeff`s latest nonsense Part 3 14:34  |  Johnboy 16/05/08   170.   #154 Clickfool 15:23  |  * BEN JABO 16/05/08   171.   # 150 Cipora J.K Hello friend. 15:47  |  KATHY 16/05/08   172.   Haaretz my Post to any of Ms.Cipora My Friend. Please put it out 16:45  |  KATHY 16/05/08   173.   # 144 Jeff Northridge.For Your Reply I Thank You.(also To Cipora) 16:52  |  KATHY 16/05/08   174.   BEN JABO 16:52  |  Keith 16/05/08   175.   150# Cipora all good things are scare.2nd try 18:17  |  Akram Zekaria 16/05/08   176.   BEN JABO 18:19  |  Keith 16/05/08   177.   BEN JABO 19:05  |  Keith 16/05/08   178.   # 99 Cipora J.K ...I sent you a reply and Haaretz did not oblige! 21:52  |  KATHY 16/05/08   179.   # 144 Jeff Northridge..With Many Thanks I sent You A reply,BUT! 21:57  |  KATHY 16/05/08   180.   #161 Keith 22:02  |  * BEN JABO 16/05/08   181.   Kathy 09:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/05/08

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