Israeli PM warns over peace hopes
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon says Palestinians must take tougher measures against militants to advance peace hopes.
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Israel's prime minister warns of snap elections if leading Likud party members fail to back a coalition with Labour.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a peace breakthrough, seeking to head off a revolt by rightist coalition partners.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered negotiations and a prisoner release if Palestinians turned away from violence.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prepared for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, a day after saying an upcoming Mideast peace conference would not result in a final deal with the Palestinians and may not take place at all
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Palestinian leaders warned  their Israeli counterparts on Friday that a new spirit of  cooperation between the Middle East foes would endure only if  Israel's Gaza pullout was linked to a final peace settlement.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday he was &quot;more optimistic&quot; about the possibility of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, after meeting with the pope and Italian leaders in Rome.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sounded a note of optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace, crediting the new leadership of the Palestinian Authority for the brightened outlook.
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Furious over the killing of two Israelis hiking in the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Sunday that no peace will come until Palestinians crack down on militants, a declaration that clouds a coming visit by President Bush.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he hoped to reach an agreement with the Palestinians on statehood principles but it was unclear if that would be possible before a U.S.-planned conference in November.
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Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line Wednesday against Iran, Syria and an emerging Palestinian government, urging the international community to take a firmer stance against Tehran's nuclear ambitions and saying the Jewish state has no interest in talking to those who support violence.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Palestinian cabinet  minister told Israel on Friday "we want peace" and urged the  Jewish state to pull back troops from Palestinian cities to  assist elections after Yasser Arafat's death.
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Israel's prime minister said Monday that he hoped to revive long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying that they would be able to achieve an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through talks with Israel.
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Comment is free: Israel must recognise our basic entitlements if it is serious about peace, writes Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel has pledged in a series of understandings reached with Egypt to stop most offensive military action against the Palestinians if all Palestinian militant factions agree to a cease-fire, senior officials in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said yesterday.
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Tony Blair says a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians could be struck by the end of the year.
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Israel's opposition leader warns that the prime minister risks being assassinated over his Gaza disengagement plan.