Sharon Revives Ties with Abbas, Officials Meet
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a  ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud  Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis,  and officials from both sides met within hours.
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Tony Blair is holding talks with his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon in an attempt to get the Mid East peace process back on track.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  will hold his first meeting with new Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas next month to try to end a Palestinian uprising  and resume peacemaking, both sides said on Saturday.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks expected to focus on steps Israel could take to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Israel and the Palestinians lifted a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israelis and Palestinians trade recriminations in their first detailed peace talks in almost seven years.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Monday to discuss guidelines for resuming peace negotiations, the prime minister's office said.
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Israeli and Palestinian officials on Wednesday held high-level political talks for the first time since Israel suspended contacts two weeks ago after saying that the new president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, was not doing enough to combat terrorism.
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is expected to open talks on forming a new coalition administration after he dismissed the junior partner in government.
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Israel and the Palestinians ended a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed diplomatic contacts Wednesday after a two-week freeze, and Israel agreed to suspend targeted killings of Palestinian militants -- two more steps toward a cease-fire and a resumption of peace talks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss Israel's plans to help bolster Abbas's new government in the West Bank, officials said.
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Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he is ready to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He told journalists in Cairo, after meeting Arab
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet 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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Thursday to try to salvage peace talks bogged down by a row over Jewish settlements, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas.
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The meeting between Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to take place in the Palestinian territories for the first time, aides said.