Middle East power struggle
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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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JERUSALEM : Political leaders in Israel and the West Bank steeled themselves for the end of the Yasser Arafat era as the vanguard of the Palestinian nationalist struggle for the past four decades lay brain dead in a Paris hospital.
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The power struggle between the Shiite coalition and prime minister Allawi may present tough choices for the U.S.
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President Bush and other world leaders struggled Sunday to prevent Mideast violence from exploding into a wider war. They urged Israel to show &quot;utmost restraint&quot; and blamed Islamic militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas for igniting the escalating five-day-old crisis.
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Long locked in struggle, Sharon and Arafat both confront fights for survival that could reshape the Middle East
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Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
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Â·   Mashal predicts explosion across Middle East Â·   Fatah conflict blamed on foreign intervention
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The United States has few options and limited leverage as old animosities in the Middle East overtake hopes for peace and democracy.
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Ramallah, West Bank -- Apprehension settled over the Middle East Thursday night as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lay near death in a Paris hospital, and Israelis and Palestinians braced themselves for a new era in the region&#39;s long and turbulent history
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Understanding the new and lethal logic of violence in the Middle East - and what the world can do to find peace
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The United States launched a new push to revive Middle East peace moves on Wednesday, with Washington under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum.
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WASHINGTON -- King Abdullah of Jordan urged the United States yesterday to exert new leadership in the Middle East and said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still the core problem.
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Viewpoint: The Bush Administration appears unable to play Washington's traditional crisis-management role in the Middle East. That may be because it doesn't talk to Israel's enemies
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Existence of the Palestinian Naval Police represents the struggle over PA security forces.
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The two most powerful players in the violent confrontation over the capture of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants offered sharply differing visions Monday on how to resolve the crisis.