US welcomes Palestinian poll call
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The US and others countries welcome a call for early elections to end violence between Palestinian rivals.
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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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The United States is sending an observer delegation to a Palestinian presidential election set for January 9, the State Department said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him for winning the Palestinian presidential elections, the latest sign that the two sides are eager to restart peace efforts after years of stalemate.
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The United States may be willing   to accept some easing of the West's boycott of the Palestinian   Authority as President Mahmoud Abbas tries to form a   national-unity government, diplomats said.
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
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The White House praised the Israeli parliament&#39;s approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
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The US secretary of state is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to try to promote Middle East peace.
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Palestinians must have a state that meets their needs for Mid-East peace to succeed, the US secretary of state says.
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The interim Palestinian leader on Wednesday welcomed a Mideast conference proposed by Britain, saying it would be a first step toward reviving stalled peace talks.
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A new Palestinian leadership would improve chances for the Middle East peace process, US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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Israel's possible release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be welcome, the US State Department said, just days ahead of a landmark Middle East peace summit.
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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 leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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US president urges Palestinian people to choose peaceful co-existence with Israel and reject violence.
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President Bush said Monday he would welcome newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, extending an invitation he refused to offer to the late Yasser Arafat.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has received assurances from Israel it will do what it can to help facilitate Palestinian election, scheduled for early January.