British FM pledges support for Palestinian vote
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Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pledged full support for the Palestinian election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat after paying homage to the veteran leader at his graveside.
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Britain and Israel on Monday held out  the prospect of a Middle East peace conference in London after  the Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat on Jan. 9.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia told reporters in Ramallah late on Thursday that the Fatah Revolutionary Council will back Mahmoud Abbas as their candidate in the presidential election on January 9.
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Chief of the Palestinian mainstream Fatah movement&#39;s election campaign Tayeb Abed al Rahimon Monday praised the decision made by Marwan Barghouti, a leading figure of the group
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has pledged support for the smooth running of elections to replace Yasser Arafat as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader.
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The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has received another boost in his campaign to replace Yasser Arafat. The militant al-Aqsa Martyrs&#39; Brigades - the armed wing of the Fatah movement - has announced that it will back his candidacy for the January poll.
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Fatah, the dominant Palestinian political faction, approved the former prime minister Thursday as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in a presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today won an assurance from Palestinian leaders that they would act to halt the violence against Israelis amid renewed efforts to restart the Middle East peace process.
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Israeli leaders Monday promised US Secretary of State Colin Powell to help the Palestinians elect a president. The elections, in the wake of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, are scheduled for Jan. 9.
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Palestinians called crucial to the success of a ballot to choose a successor to the late Yasser Arafat. Middle East envoy William Burns told reporters on Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain vowed today to work together for the creation of a stable, democratic Palestinian state and to shore up the frayed
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The leader of Britain&#39;s third-biggest political party backed on Wednesday Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#39;s plans to approve the new European Union treaty by a vote in parliament and not a referendum.
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Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
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WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed&quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision&quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.
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The US and Israel pledge to  support the new Palestinian government, as the EU says it wants to resume direct aid.
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Britain and Israel on Monday held out the prospect of a Middle East peace conference in London after the Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat on Jan. 9. Britain&#39;s Daily Telegraph
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will represent Britain at the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo.