Abbas Calls for End of Armed Uprising
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The armed uprising against Israel is a mistake and must end, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Tuesday, signaling his determination to change direction after Yasser Arafat's death.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejigged his government on Friday at the end of a month-long state of emergency declared when Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian  decision-making body Sunday made its strongest appeal for  militants to stop attacks since Yasser Arafat's death last  November and replacement by President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Gaza Strip to try to convince Palestinian militants to stop attacks against Israel.
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GAZA CITY: PLO leader Mahmud Abbas stepped up calls yesterday to end &quot;armed chaos&quot; engulfing the occupied territories, as the new Palestinian leadership readied the ground for presidential elections in January.
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Early Palestinian elections will lead to unrest, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday after accusing President Mahmoud Abbas of trying to force his Hamas movement out of all government positions.
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PRESIDENTIAL election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas said Israel&#39;s planned pullout from Gaza must be the precursor to further withdrawals as he demanded an end to the occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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Some 600 prominent Palestinians, including top officials, cabinet ministers, legislators, intellectuals and poets, have called for an end to armed attacks on Israel and urged the Palestinian Authority to push for democratic reforms.
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Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday called for an end to Palestinian infighting and urged warring factions to unite in the struggle against Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prominent Palestinian  figures appealed Sunday for an end to violence, adding weight  to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed  Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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RAMALLAH - New PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas said the use of weapons in the uprising against Israeli occupation was damaging to the national interest and should stop, in an interview published Tuesday.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an Associated Press interview Saturday that he wants to protect militants from Israel, rejecting Israeli demands that he crack down on them. It was his latest campaign gesture to court gunmen seen by many Palestinians as resistance heroes and by Israel as terrorists.
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A Hamas leader dismissed Palestinian Authority presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s call for an end to the armed Palestinian uprising, Haaretz reported.
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Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to end their uprising against U.S. and Iraqi forces while he considers forming a political movement, senior al-Sadr officials said Monday.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday  promised steps to halt the use of illegal arms to stem chaos in  Palestinian areas and ensure calm ahead of a Jan. 9 election to  choose President Yasser Arafat's successor.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for fresh parliamentary and presidential elections at the earliest opportunity.
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Prominent Palestinian figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.