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FROM JEWISHWORLDREVIEW.COM:

In Jewish State, Bush uses anti-Israel rhetoric to articulate his view of ‘peace’
By Dion Nissenbaum

Just another verbal gaffe by "Israel's best friend"?

AMALLAH — After a day of zipping through Israeli checkpoints, talking with Palestinian officials and visiting the birthplace of Jesus on Thursday, President Bush bluntly called on Israel to "end ... the occupation" of the West Bank and help pave the way for creating an independent Palestinian state.

The statement at Jerusalem's King David Hotel came after Bush sought to reassure Palestinian leaders that he would serve as a fair mediator on a day when he became the first sitting U.S. leader to visit the de facto Palestinian White House in Ramallah.

"There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967," he said. "The agreement must establish Palestine as a homeland for the Palestinian people, just as Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people."

By challenging Israelis with such charged language in their own country, the president appeared to be signaling Palestinians that he's serious about prodding both sides to secure a peace deal this year.

The president also vowed to put pressure on both sides and "be a pain if I need to be a pain" in order to prod Israeli and Palestinian leaders toward a landmark peace deal by year's end.

"I believe it's possible. Not only possible, I believe it's going to happen, that there will be a signed peace treaty by the time I leave office," Bush said.