Israel tells Powell: &#39;We back Palestinian elections&#39;
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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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[World News]: Jerusalem, Dec 26 : Israel has approved a series of measures to facilitate the forthcoming Palestinian elections, which it says is &quot;very important&quot; to make progress on the internationally brokered &quot;road map&quot; plan for peace.
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Israel said before a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that it would consider calls to pull its troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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Israel backs the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a show of support for Palestinian president Abbas.
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Israel has pledged it would do all it can to help a smooth election to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, including allowing Arabs in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem to vote.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell gave a modulated endorsement today to the latest United Nations efforts to bolster the coming elections in Iraq, and he again expressed
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Palestinian cabinet  minister told Israel on Friday "we want peace" and urged the  Jewish state to pull back troops from Palestinian cities to  assist elections after Yasser Arafat's death.
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The top American diplomat in Jerusalem said Sunday the United States will fully support Mahmoud Abbas' new government, but acknowledged that the moderate president had lost his influence over Gaza, home to more than one-third of Palestinians.
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The United States has reported encouraged Israel to help strengthen the position of moderate Palestinians in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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JERUSALEM : US Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed a &quot;moment of opportunity&quot; for Middle East peace as Israel and the United States pledged to back next year&#39;s Palestinian election to the hilt.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell won a cautious pledge from Israel on Monday to ease its military grip over Palestinian areas in order to make possible an election to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
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Israel said before a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that it would  consider calls to pull its troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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Israel has said it would consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Palestinian leaders will demand Secretary of State Colin Powell to pressure Israel to pullout its forces from disputed areas in the West Bank ahead of January elections to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a top Palestinian
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has arrived in Israel determined to press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a process to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  launched a new Middle East peace drive on Sunday by saying he  would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps to  help Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has continued his latest Middle East peace mission, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances.