Abbas Braces for Truce Talks with Gaza Militants
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair met the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to lend him support after a shaky truce between Abbas's forces and the Hamas government took effect in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas' top leader in Saudi Arabia next week in another effort to negotiate a national unity government agreement, an aide to Abbas said Friday.
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President Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped talks between Palestinian factions to begin Sunday would resolve critical disagreements and make his plan to call a referendum recognizing Israel&#039;s right to exist unnecessary.
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A truce between rival Palestinian factions in Gaza appears to take hold after days of deadly clashes.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held  talks with Hamas leaders in Gaza on Tuesday in the shadow of a  suicide bombing that underscored the difficulties he faces in  persuading militant groups to halt attacks on Israel.
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Hamas says it will accept a temporary truce if Israel halts targeted killings and releases Palestinian prisoners.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are holding talks in Egypt, with both sides expected to declare a truce.
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Marwan Barghouti, the popular militant leader imprisoned by Israel for his role in the Palestinian uprising, is relaying messages to new PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that could
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Palestinian militants will cease rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a telephone call on Saturday, an Abbas aide said.
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Israel will invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume long-stalled peace talks after Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier, Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Tuesday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as   early as Monday to try to revive stalled talks on a unity   government, aides said.
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Palestinian security chiefs hoped to win  an Israeli go-ahead Tuesday to take over wider areas of Gaza to  solidify a de facto cease-fire and help new President Mahmoud  Abbas launch peace talks with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday vowed to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government threatened to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was ready to meet Israeli Prime   Minister Ehud Olmert as soon as possible to resume long-stalled   peace negotiations.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals open crisis talks on Wednesday to end deadly factional fighting before a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas plans a new round of talks with Hamas leaders in   a bid to break a stalemate over forming a unity government, his   aides said on Monday.