Arafat absence could aid US-Palestinian ties
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JERUSALEM: The interim Palestinian leadership, taking advantage of Yasser Arafat&#39;s absence, could try to renew ties with the United States in a bid to revive the Middle East peace process, analysts said Sunday.
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Britain should play a more active role to help revive the Middle East peace process to make up for the disengagement of the United States which is currently distracted by its upcoming presidential election, visiting Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath said here.
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Caretaker president of the Palestinian Authority Rauhi Fattouh, left, walks out of the Palestinian Legislative Council with the US Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, right, after their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Sunday Nov.
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It has been almost a month since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death and, as many had hoped, there are already some hopeful signs that his passing could lead to renewed peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians.
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As Yasser Arafat clung to life in a French hospital Friday, local Palestinian-American and Jewish leaders considered what the prospects for peace in the Middle East will be like without him as leader of the Palestinian Authority.
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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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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The United States and Israel sought Monday to shore up a sometimes strained relationship with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is trying to form a working alliance with Hamas officials who refuse to recognize the Israeli government.
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WASHINGTON -- US officials cautioned yesterday against expectations of a speedy return to peace negotiations after Yasser Arafat's death and signaled a reluctance to immediately embrace the newly emerging Palestinian leadership.
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The Israeli cabinet and the Palestinian officials held separate gatherings on Sunday, but dealt with the same question: how to respond to the absence of Yasir Arafat, who
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Even while mourning the loss of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leadership ordered preparations for new presidential elections to start immediately and appealed to the United States to take an active role in securing a vote in 60
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s health has improved enough for him to undergo tests he couldn&#39;t have stood before, and the Palestinian leader was following the US presidential
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness and his departure from the West Bank presents a blessing and a curse for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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Washington: The United States on Friday declined to join a row over the potential burial of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, adding that his death would not change US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell says he hopes to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part of a harder US push for peace in the region following the death of President Yasser Arafat.
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Without Yasser Arafat, the individual who has dominated Palestinian politics for the past 36 years, the Middle East may be entering the political equivalent of the &quot;perfect storm.
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The Bush administration is reaching out to European allies for a possible new push for peace in the Middle East if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is replaced by more
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WASHINGTON - Under US encouragement and, in some cases, pressure, Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinian moderates and has agreed to consider others now after the death of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat