Israeli leader says 2005 could bring &quot;historic breakthrough&quot; in ...
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HERZLIYA, Israel A direct message today from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinians: &quot;We have no desire to rule over you.
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ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, spoke last night of a unique chance for peace and said that he was ready to co-ordinate his Gaza withdrawal plan with the new Palestinian leadership that will succeed Yassir Arafat.
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Foreign policy chiefs from around the globe have been lining up to visit Israeli and Palestinian officials, proclaiming a new era of opportunity has arrived.
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HERZLIYA, Israel  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon said on Thursday he saw a unique chance for peace with  new Palestinian leaders and was ready to coordinate his Gaza  withdrawal plan as a step to a broader deal.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday he would push ahead with the army&#039;s widescale offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the fight to free an abducted soldier and stop militant rocket fire would last for a &quot;long time.&quot;
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Ehud Olmert said today he is willing to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state if the new government headed by president Mahmoud Abbas pledges to combat terrorism.
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He said Israel was ready to co-ordinate its pull-out from Gaza with a new Palestinian leadership, following the death of Yasser Arafat in November.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli PM Ariel Sharon ruled out Monday any Israeli participation in a Middle East conference expected to take place in London early in 2005.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that the recent events could be a historic turning point for the Middle East, without mentioning the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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German President Horst Koehler said on Tuesday that his country's special relationship with Israel, rooted in responsibility for the Holocaust, could not be eroded by the passage of time.
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Convinced that 2005 will be a year of great peace opportunities, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is throwing his considerable political weight behind a coalition with the Labor Party.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a peace breakthrough, seeking to head off a revolt by rightist coalition partners.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday he was &quot;more optimistic&quot; about the possibility of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, after meeting with the pope and Italian leaders in Rome.
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Israel could safely give up the Golan Heights in an eventual peace deal with Syria, Israel's army chief says.
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Israeli leader Ehud Olmert is due to deliver a major speech outlining his vision of a future Middle East peace deal.
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This moment, rather, is one in which all should embrace new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Ariel Sharon, who once behaved as a fierce hawk, has shown his ability to make concessions in recent months
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened a surprise news conference for noon (1000 GMT) on Monday and a political source said it would address Olmert's health.