President Bush called Ehud Olmert, the acting Israeli prime minister. The two leaders spoke Thursday morning, the White House said, and Bush expressed his “deep concern” about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a stroke Jan. 4 and is still in hospital. “He wished the acting prime minister well in these difficult circumstances,” the White House said in a statement.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
