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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that Ariel Sharon took office as Israel's prime minister today. Security forces were deployed around the country to guard against bomb attacks during the annual Jewish holiday of Purim. The holiday is normally the most festive on Israel's calender, but the mood this year is somber.

After a bus attack yesterday by a Palestinian man in Tel Aviv in which eight Israelis were killed, Israel may be considering military strikes in retaliation against the Palestinian Authority. Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in the Gaza strip.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the Israeli government and many ordinary Israelis are holding Yasser Arafat personally responsible for the ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Eight years ago, following signature of the Oslo accords, the Palestinian leader was hailed in Israel as a partner for peace, but few Israelis apparently still hold that view.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israelis are marking the 53rd anniversary of the country's independence in a somber mood, amid ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. Israeli troops enforced strict security measures and tightened the closure of the occupied West Bank and Gaza to prevent Palestinian suicide attacks during the holiday.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Perez and Palestinian cabinet minister Nabil Shaath met privately today in Athens, Greece. Violence has steadily escalated in the West Bank and Gaza in recent weeks.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on two members of the new Israeli government who are known for their hard-line views. One has advocated expelling Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza while the other has suggested Israel could attack Tehran or the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem. As Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon prepares to take office tomorrow, Palestinian militants have threatened bomb attacks in protest.

This week the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival features high school contributors. Jennifer Steele and Laura Mandelberg are two of the writers featured in the 10th annual Young Poets Competition, co-sponsored by the festival. They read from their poems for Weekend Edition.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two new books: the short story collection Nice Big American Baby by Judy Budnitz and the novel Baker Towers by Jennifer Haigh.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Serambi Indonesia, the only daily newspaper in Aceh province, resumed publication Sunday for the first time since the tsunami destroyed its main offices.