Sharon backs Blair&#39;s London summit plan
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The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has thrown his weight behind Tony Blair&#39;s plans for a London-based Middle East conference early next year, sending him a letter of support.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, raising the level of international efforts to revive Middle East peacemaking following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair  said on Wednesday his planned London conference on Palestinian  reforms would help equip them for peace talks with Israel aimed  at establishing an independent state.
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Israel&#39;s parliament made a historic decision in backing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip and four small West Bank settlements.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said his proposed London conference on Palestinian reform would be a critical step toward peace talks with Israel and an independent state.
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Israel has agreed to attend a Mideast conference in London early next year, backing off its earlier reluctance to participate in the gathering, a senior official said Thursday.
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Israel&#39;s security cabinet has unanimously approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan for a major military operation in the Gaza Strip.
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TONY Blair was yesterday forced to tone down his plans for an international Middle East peace summit in London, after Israel and the United States warned him not to &quot;interfere&quot;.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair says there was no rift in his Cabinet over his government's handling of the conflict in Lebanon, and a British lawmaker publicly backed him on Sunday.
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Britain will host a key summit in a bid to bring the Middle East &#39;road map to peace&#39; back on track, Tony Blair has confirmed.
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Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his support Tuesday to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on his plan to invite the Labor Party into a unity government, Ha&#39;aretz reported, citing an aide of Sharon.
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Palestinian factions hit out at British Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites )'s plans to host a Middle East conference, saying the London meeting would serve Israeli interests.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that a conference on the Middle East would take place in London next year.
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HOPES of progress towards Middle East peace rose last night after Israel and the Palestinian Authority backed Tony Blairâs call for a London conference that could be a step towards the opening of negotiations on a final settlement.
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Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that Israel would not attend the Middle East conference Mr Blair plans to host in London after next month&#39;s Palestinian presidential election.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated his commitment to relaunching the Middle East peace process, saying there was &quot;no more pressing political challenge facing the world today&quot;.
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Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.