President Bush, visiting the Palestinian territories today, made remarks strongly supportive of the Palestinian cause, to back up the hundreds of millions of dollars his administration has pledged for the Palestinian people.
Among the reaction so far:
20,000 Islamists in Gaza Protest Against “Vampire” Bush (By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters)
Brandishing placards showing George W. Bush as a vampire swigging Muslim blood, some 20,000 Hamas supporters protested in Gaza on Wednesday against the U.S. president’s visit to Israel and the West Bank…
Palestinians Attack American School in Gaza (By Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday launched a rocket attack on the local American International School in protest against President Bush’s visit. Witnesses said large parts of the school were damaged by rockets, mortars and explosive devices. The attack came hours after several Palestinian groups called on Palestinians to kill Bush…
Palestinian Rocket Hits Sderot Home, Wounds Four (By Shmulik Hadad, Ynet News)
Palestinians in Gaza fired five Kassam rockets at Israel Wednesday afternoon, including one that hit a house in Sderot. Four people sustained injuries, including a 17-year-old girl who suffered shrapnel wounds and a boy who was hurt while attempting to take cover. One rocket crashed into an infant’s bedroom…
None of this has been mentioned, even in passing, on the almost non-stop coverage of Bush’s trip to the Middle East I have been watching today on BBC, CNN International, and Sky News.






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