Israel willing to negotiate with Abbas
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Olmert says schism after Hamas takeover in Gaza presents 'opportunity' to empower moderates.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not agreed to postpone talks on the future of Jerusalem, a senior adviser said on Monday, disputing comments by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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Israel signalled flexibility and openness toward the emerging new Palestinian leadership Friday, with a top adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon saying peace talks could resume if the Palestinians showed some goodwill.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet to discuss peace talks ahead of George Bush's visit to the region.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are considering meeting ahead of a visit by President George W. Bush, an Israeli government official said on Sunday.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will demand Israel commit to a freeze on all settlement construction at a peace summit Thursday, the first since the two sides agreed to resume peace talks at a U.S.-sponsored conference last month.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to set up negotiating teams to find common ground ahead of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference.
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Israel has told Syria it is willing to trade land for peace and is waiting to hear whether President Bashar al-Assad would cut ties with Iran and hostile guerrilla groups in return, Israeli officials said on Friday.
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Israel's prime minister says he is ready for talks with the Palestinian leader, after talks with UK PM Tony Blair.
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Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Gaza Strip to try to convince Palestinian militants to stop attacks against Israel.
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Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to authorize peace talks, which could begin Monday, according to the offices of both leaders.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert meet for talks in Jerusalem.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli officials said.
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Israel should turn over Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians as part of a peace deal with the moderate government of President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel's deputy prime minister said Friday. The comment was one of the frankest remarks to date about what Israel might be willing to relinquish in talks.
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Israel's PM wants to meet the Palestinian president as soon as possible after militants free a captured Israeli soldier.
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Mahmoud Abbas offers "the hand of peace" to Israel, a day after winning the Palestinian presidential poll.