Sharon 'eases' talks conditions
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon appears to have eased his preconditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians.
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The planned coalition between Israel&#39;s two main political parties has been delayed by a disagreement in talks, the BBC reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon signaled that he is dropping what was once his key demand for resuming peace talks - a Palestinian crackdown on militant groups.
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Jerusalem, Oct 07 - The United States has asked Israel to clarify a statement made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s senior advisor Dov Weisglass, which said Tel Aviv&#39;s disengagement plan meant a &quot;freezing of the peace process,&quot; media reported here.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has agreed to scale back Israel&#39;s 2-week-old military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli news media reported Thursday night.
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease back military operations against Palestinian militants if  they halted attacks, but the guerrillas said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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A top Israeli official has bluntly admitted Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan was formulated to block peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians on Wednesday  after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to  halt militant attacks on Israelis within days.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and opposition leader Shimon Peres have agreed a compromise deal which paves the way for a new coalition government.
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In a startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut all contact Friday with the newly elected Palestinian leader and said Mahmoud Abbas must halt militant attacks if he wants peace talks. The timing of the decision &#151; on the eve of Abbas' inauguration &#151; was a major snub.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apparently has softened his stance that Palestinians must crack down on militants before he will restart peace talks, but Palestinian leaders on Friday said Sharon should go further and drop all
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Thursday.
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian militants if they  halted attacks, but senior Palestinian leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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MARWAHEEN, Lebanon -- The Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon early yesterday, a key step toward fulfilling a major condition of the truce that ended a month- long war against Hezbollah.
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Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
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Israeli opposition leader Shimon  Peres said on Saturday coalition talks between his party and  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could be resolved in days, a move  likely to avert snap elections and promote a Gaza pullout.
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Israel won't participate in an international Mideast conference Britain is considering hosting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday.