Israel's test for Palestinian leadership: rein in militants
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Before their elections in January, Palestinians are demanding that Israel pull back to pre-intifada positions.
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A swarm of investigations has raised questions about the integrity and leadership of Israelâs prime minister, Ehud Olmert.
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An inside look at Israel's extreme right wing
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The Islamic militant group will dominate a new Palestinian government, and that won't make the U.S. and Israel -- or Mahmoud Abbas -- very happy
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The US And Israel Are pinning their hopes on former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat as leader of the Palestinians.
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The group that wants to destroy Israel has elections on its mind, Ed O&#39;Loughlin reports from Jerusalem. As the intifada entered its fifth bloody year this week, there were signs that the Islamic militant group
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces  a crucial test of his new leadership on Tuesday when he visits  Gaza to try to persuade militants defying his calls for calm to  agree to cease attacks on Israel.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel&#39;s prime minister says the new Palestinian leadership isn&#39;t doing enough to rein in militants.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said  Sunday he was giving Israel's army free rein to battle  militants in Gaza, and the Palestinian leadership called for a  halt to attacks on Israelis.
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New York, Nov 15 : Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinians moderates and agreed to consider others after the death of Yasser Arafat, according to a media report.
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Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be a priority for the next administration
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JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in next Sunday's elections, appears to be winning support of a key constituency: Palestinian militants and their supporters.
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Viewpoint: The West is betting that continued Palestinian misery will force Hamas leaders to recognize Israel. But the strategy is as misguided as it is cruel
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In the biggest test of his brief tenure, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas came to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hoping to persuade militants to halt attacks on Israel. But in a show of defiance, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a settler road in Gaza, killing an Israeli security agent and wounding seven other Israelis.
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Arab columnists have praised and criticized    Yasser Arafat 's tactics over the years, but in the wake of his death, they agreed on one thing: Palestinian leaders with new approaches may emerge, but the conditions under which they try to govern remain the same.
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Mahmoud Abbas's inauguration to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday will be overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties with the new Palestinian president after a militant attack that killed six Israelis.
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A look at the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad: