Arafat says Palestinian state more likely with Netanyahu as PM
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In interview with âFinancial Timesâ, PA chief says, âWith Sharon itâs much harderâ. Claims contacts with Sharon still held through his son MK Omri Sharon.
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Predicting a year of opportunity for peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon held out the prospect of an independent state for the Palestinians if they stop violence against Israel, but Palestinian officials dismissed the gesture as nothing new.
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A senior Palestinian official said here on Monday that the Palestinian leadership wanted to have further coordination and consultations with Syria and Lebanon.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a rare window of opportunity to build a democratic Palestinian state that could live side by side in peace with Israel.
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The man most Palestinians would like to see succeed late President Yasser Arafat may run in upcoming elections despite five life prison terms handed down by Israel for orchestrating murders, his lawyer says.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organisation affirmed today that Yasser Arafat remained very much in charge despite his absence for urgent medical treatment in France.
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President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority also declared his readiness to hold talks with IsraelÂs prime minister.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week and Palestinian sources said on Tuesday he may float the idea of widening a truce deal to include the occupied West Bank.
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He said Israel was ready to co-ordinate its pull-out from Gaza with a new Palestinian leadership, following the death of Yasser Arafat in November.
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NRG Maariv has learned that head of Peres Center for Peace, Ron Pundak, met Palestinians close to Arafat, signaling possible thaw in Peres-Arafat relations.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- As Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French hospital, the Palestinian prime minister has made a rare visit to Gaza to keep the region calm.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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A Palestinian official said Sunday he expects the successors of Yasser Arafat to make concessions to Israel on issues the late leader had refused to consider.
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HERZLIYA, Israel  - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said Israel was ready to coordinate its Gaza withdrawal plan  with a future Palestinian government and said that could open  the way for a broader peace agreement.
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At a news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bush said there was a "great chance" to create a Palestinian state.
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Clamart, France - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei was allowed to see ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, unconfirmed reports say.