Outlook grim for resolving Mideast conflict: report
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The international community must try to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict to stop the Middle East, already mired in its worst crisis in years, sliding further into turmoil, a respected think tank said on Thursday.
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DEAD SEA, Jordan &#151; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threw herself at two intractable Mideast problems &#151; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq &#151; during a brief trip to the region, and encountered the reality that the U.S. has few options other than patience.
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A report by the World Bank indicates that the implementation of Prime Minister Sharon&#39;s disengagement/expulsion plan could lead to increased Arab violence against Israel.
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A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, government officials said on  Thursday.
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With public attention focused elsewhere, the Bush administration is letting Middle East peace hopes disappear. Israelis rightly complain that peace requires a partner, a role that Yasser Arafat has been pathetically incapable of filling so far.
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CAMBRIDGE -- In these bleakest of days for Middle East peace-making, Afif Safieh, the Palestine Liberation Organization's representative in Washington, is crisscrossing the United States with a message that the solution is not that difficult.
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The Israeli Knesset&#39;s approval of a plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and part of the West bank raises hopes for Middle East peace progress, but, as always in the region, there are myriad uncertainties.
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Senior officials from the United States, Europe and several Arab nations met on Wednesday to work on a plan for ending more than two weeks of Mideast fighting, even as Israeli troops and Hezbollah continued to clash.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a "two-state solution" in the Middle East was in jeopardy and described a narrow window of opportunity to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.
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Israel's government and military are expected to face a new round of criticism today when a long-delayed report into their handling of the war in Lebanon is published
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Some participants at the Arab-Israeli talks believe a strong resolve to seek an agreement has been established. Not so fast, say the pessimists
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Israeli newspapers forecast Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's survival on Thursday after a report criticized the army and his government's conduct during a 2006 war in Lebanon but offered him a political reprieve.
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The so-called roadmap for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is currently in a &quot;coma,&quot; visiting Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath said.
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Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
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With US, Israel, and the Palestinians all navigating transitions, outlook improves for solving one of world&#39;s toughest problems.
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An Israeli government report has warned that the country could face sanctions and become a pariah state if its conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved.
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A stark U.S. intelligence assessment gives a dim prognosis on the likelihood that Iraqi politicians can heal deep sectarian rifts before next spring.