Powell Wins Israeli Vow to Ensure Palestinian Vote
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Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians freedom of  movement to enable them to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's  successor.
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The Bush administration expressed confidence Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to &quot;move forward&quot; on peacemaking with the Palestinians after he withdraws Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza.
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Israel will give the Palestinians &#39;&#39;everything that is needed&#39;&#39; to have free and fair elections, Israel&#39;s foreign minister said after talks with outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Israel will do "everything in its power" to enable Palestinian elections to take place, the foreign minister said Monday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States would "do all we can" to help  Palestinians achieve peace and urged calm to prevail in the  region.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell prescribed a cautious approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, saying substantial steps toward creation of a
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Israel said ahead of a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday that it would consider  any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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The US and Israel pledge to  support the new Palestinian government, as the EU says it wants to resume direct aid.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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A US envoy said before a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Israeli leaders told Britain's foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate for vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps.
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Israel&#39;s prime minister has vowed to press on with his disengagement plan, despite its receiving another rejection from his mutinous Likud party.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived on Sunday for his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in 18 months, signaling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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US secretary of state, Colin Powell, and Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/ AP. Israel today assured Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, that it would do &quot;everything
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FM Shalom, who met US secretary in Washington, said Israel would do all that it can to enable elections, âas long as it would not harm our securityâ.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest US prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.