Rice Praises Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking Push
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ANKARA/JERUSALEM  - Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Saturday Washington was ready to help Middle East  peacemaking but the best outcome would be for Israelis and  Palestinians to go on making progress on their own.
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Israel on Tuesday warmly welcomed the naming of Condoleezza Rice as America&#39;s top diplomat, but Palestinians were wary, saying the new Bush administration must put more energy into the quest for Middle East peace.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended that a planned Middle East peace conference should put them firmly on the road towards statehood.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday said she would return soon to the Middle East to push forward with attempts to restart peace making.
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TEL AVIV -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday announced major security, political, and economic moves to help invigorate the Middle East peace process, amid unconfirmed reports that Israeli and Palestinian leaders would formally declare a cease-fire at their summit conference in Egypt today.
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WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that a "two-state solution" in the Middle East is in jeopardy and described a narrow window of opportunity to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.
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As President Bush presses Iraq to step up security efforts, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is turning her attention to a second U.S. front in the Middle East: cementing a long-stalled peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
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All issues are on the table when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets Palestinian and Israeli leaders next week, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday she was confident a Middle East peace conference would take place this year despite Israeli-Palestinian divisions and no commitment yet from the Saudis to attend.
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 20 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the U.S.-backed peace conference proposed for later this year must "advance the cause of a Palestinian state," but she acknowledged that much work remains to be done before Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on an agenda...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 15 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Israelis and Palestinians on Monday to compromise on a plan to jump-start peace negotiations, describing the ending of their long conflict as one of the top goals of President Bush in the 15 months he has left in office.
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The Bush administration expressed confidence Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to "move forward" on peacemaking with the Palestinians after he withdraws Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday shuttled between meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, seeking to lay the groundwork for a successful three-way summit Monday in the face of Israeli anger at a new Palestinian government that includes the militant group...
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Israeli and Palestinian leaders reaffirmed a commitment to peace at talks she hosted on Monday and she would return to the region soon.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (JTA) - Listening attentively to Condoleezza Rice describe President Bushâs vision of Middle East peace, more than a few of the 14 Jews gathered at the White House felt a sense of deja vu.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will launch a new effort to forge a Palestinian state by seeking an endorsement today from a rare Washington meeting of a high-level group that monitors Middle East peace.