| Al Jazeera analyses Bush's checkpoint gaffe - 10 Jan 08 As George Bush, the US president, tours Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories Al Jazeera discusses the significance of his attempted joke regarding checkpoints in the West Bank. Rob Reynolds looks at Bush's news conference with Mahmoud Abbas, his Palestinian counterpart, while Ayman Moyheldin examines the daily struggles that Palestinians face negotiating the checkpoints. Tags: George Bush middle east checkpoints west bank abbas al jazeera sami zeidan gaffe palestinians palestine jerusalem israel |