Israel rivals are closer to unity on eve of Blair visit
119396
By Philip Webster, Political Editor, and Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem. BRITAIN will step up efforts to maintain the momentum towards Middle East peace this week by fleshing out plans for a London conference to
498387
Palestinian political groups and intellectuals have declared British Prime Minister Tony Blair persona non grata ahead of his expected visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah.
358166
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Tony Blair spoke of a "moment of opportunity" after he met Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Tuesday on his first visit to the region as an international envoy.
573253
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Egypt on Saturday on a Middle East peace drive after predicting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would find a way to break a deadlock between rival factions during his trip.
192995
JERUSALEM  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was meeting with his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon ahead of landmark talks with the new Palestinian leadership in the West Bank.
242931
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.
94673
Tony Blair will take on the role of go-between for the Israelis and Palestinians as he tries to keep up the momentum of the Middle East peace process on a two-day visit to the region starting today.
408539
The two main political parties in Israel have hit a stumbling block in negotiations on forming a government of national unity. A deal was expected to be finalised yesterday between Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party and the opposition Labour party.
747453
There is a brewing dispute in Israel over British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s proposal for an international peace conference on the Middle East in January or February after the Palestinian elections, to grant the new Palestinian Authority leadership
466711
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will begin a visit to Israel and the Palestinian areas Tuesday evening in a bid to win support for a Middle East conference that he plans to hold in London next February.
297587
Tony Blairâs visit to Israel comes amid renewed international hopes of lasting peace with Palestine. Mr Blair sees resolution of the conflict as the route to long-term stability in the wider Middle East.
391990
By Paul Waugh, Evening Standard Deputy Political Editor In Jerusalem. Tony Blair launched a fresh drive for peace in the Middle East today, holding high-level meetings with Israelis and Palestinians.
43958
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem last night from Iraq, and constrained by a very tight schedule this morning will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
696992
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched an effort to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, unveiling plans for a conference to prepare the Palestinians for statehood during a landmark West Bank visit.
362641
Prime Minister Tony Blair was meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss his personal peace initiatives for the region, the next leg on a flying visit which took him to Iraq the previous day.
593098
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party and opposition Labour were working to iron out last  minute hitches to forging a unity coalition crucial to carrying  out Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.
461992
Tony Blair, the new special envoy for the Middle East peace Quartet, will meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Tuesday during his first visit to the region in his new role, officials said.