US Sees Chance of Peace Hinging on Arafat Successor
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U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
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Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the U.S. responds
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The Bush administration has so far failed to generate serious traction behind its latest Middle East peace effort, with the opening session of its Washington conference of Arab and Israeli leaders tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15, according to senior Arab and U.S. officials and former U.S. envoys.
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As Yasser Arafat clung to life in a French hospital Friday, local Palestinian-American and Jewish leaders considered what the prospects for peace in the Middle East will be like without him as leader of the Palestinian Authority.
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Colin Powell, the outgoing US secretary of state, was due to arrive in Jerusalem last night at the start of a concerted international effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The agreement yesterday between Palestinians and Israelis that Yasser Arafat will be buried amid his ruined headquarters may represent the first faint ray of hope for a fresh start toward peace in the post-Arafat era, Middle East officials and observers say.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking.
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Since the death of the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, a mood has been spreading in the Middle East that had not been felt for a long time: optimism.
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Once again, hope flickers in the Middle East. There are encouraging signs that the death of Yasser Arafat is breathing life into hopes of reviving the peace process that Arafat had abandoned.
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JERUSALEM -- Former US envoys say that the passing of Yasser Arafat would open up new opportunities for Mideast peace, especially if new, pragmatic Palestinian leaders emerge.
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The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.
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BEIRUT: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has failed to groom a successor, but whatever the outcome of his illness, few believe he will be in a position to resume his current responsibilities.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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US president says he expects an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty signed by the time he leaves office
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The somber official end to mourning for  Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of  optimism in the Middle East after his death.
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WASHINGTON -- US officials cautioned yesterday against expectations of a speedy return to peace negotiations after Yasser Arafat's death and signaled a reluctance to immediately embrace the newly emerging Palestinian leadership.
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Senior Palestinian officials aspiring to succeed Yasser Arafat might have thought that their main obstacle would be Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or his closest ally, the United States.