November 27: Maryland: Israel–Palestinian (Fatah) aligned wing summit meeting hosted by George W. Bush… Annapolis, Maryland (USA)… negotiations and mini–accords continue apace…target set for accord by end of December 2008…but ongoing Qassams from Gaza hitting the Israeli near–border town of Sderot, as well as larger (120,000 population) Ashkelon dampen the momentum and Israeli “enthusiasm.”