Mideast peace vulnerable to provocations
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With no clear cease-fire line, any village or hilltop in southern Lebanon is a potential flash point that could bring down the truce between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
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LebanonÂs seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East.
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The Bush administration is pushing for approval of a Mideast cease-fire resolution from the U.N. Security Council, but is warning the action is unlikely to put an immediate stop to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict.
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The Secretary of State believes in the Mideast peace process but the participants themselves appear to have little faith
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Analysis: Four reasons why the war along Israel's northern border may get worse before it gets better
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Analysis: Monday's suicide bombing may signal the start of a new and more dangerous phase in the battle over Gaza
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Playing on the Westâs insistence that Israel facilitate âPalestinianâ elections, and Israelâs desire to comply, the PA Tuesday threatened to call off
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Comment is free: Israel must recognise our basic entitlements if it is serious about peace, writes Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a month ago appears to have created a new atmosphere for possible renewal of peace efforts in the Middle East.
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Talk of a united front against extremists rings a little hollow while key Middle East allies are engaging with those the U.S. wants to shun
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Mystery still shrouds Syria's complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides on Friday against an escalation into war.
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Israel&#39;s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s recent decisions rather than advancing the peace process will probably contribute to stall it even further.
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Â·   Mashal predicts explosion across Middle East Â·   Fatah conflict blamed on foreign intervention
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The U.N. peace troops shipping out soon to south Lebanon may find their first skirmish will be over words &#151; like "hostile activities" and "all necessary action."
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IN Israel/Palestine, pessimism is close kin to commonsense: hope, to naivety. No commentator has ever sounded foolish by emphasising the obstacles to peace.
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JERUSALEM Aug. 22, 2004 - Palestinian leaders reacted angrily on Sunday to Washington&#39;s apparent readiness to allow construction inside Israeli settlements in the West Bank, warning that it would destroy the peace process.
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Olmert's government is under pressure to respond to rocket fire, but a harsh strike could sink fragile peace hopes