Israel reaches out to Abbas over Palestine
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Ehud Olmert said today he is willing to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state if the new government headed by president Mahmoud Abbas pledges to combat terrorism.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is trying to arrange a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to advance long-stalled peace efforts, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
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Israel's prime minister says he hopes to meet the Palestinian leader for a summit in the coming days.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
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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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Israel agreed Sunday to release desperately needed funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day before the moderate leader planned to meet the heads of Egypt, Israel and Jordan in a summit meant to bolster him in his struggle with Hamas.
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Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan on Monday, Dec. 20, 2004. Abbas said he welcomes any form of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza but this withdrawal should not end there, it must be part of the road map.
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JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discussed in broad terms Tuesday the issues most important to the creation of a Palestinian state in advance of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference proposed for this fall.
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President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Israel for permission to bring Palestinian forces based in Jordan to the West Bank to try to shore up his control after Hamas's Gaza takeover, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas met with top Russian officials Monday in a bid to win Moscow's support in upcoming peace talks with Israel, while expressing high regard for Russia's role in the Mideast peace process.
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Mahmoud Abbas wrapped up his campaign for president of the Palestinian Authority today with a call for negotiations for Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas say they are willing to hold talks.
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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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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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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on Israel to fulfill its commitments to a Mideast peace plan, and said he hopes "this will be the year for the creation of peace."
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon phoned Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him on his election as Palestinian president and offer cooperation, the highest-level contact between the sides in nearly four years.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli officials said.