PM likely to present plans for diplomatic peace effort

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to give a speech focusing on diplomatic issues Monday at the annual memorial service for prime minister David Ben-Gurion at Sde Boker in the Negev.

Olmert's bureau would not reveal any details of the contents of the address, but it may be assumed that following the cease-fire deal reached with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Olmert will present his plans and expectations for a diplomatic initiative with the Palestinians.

Government sources in Jerusalem said Sunday they believed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority this week as an expression of U.S. support for the Gaza cease-fire.

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