Israeli Leader Allows West Bank Construction Bids
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The bids for 690 homes in the occupied West Bank will be the largest settlement activity undertaken so far by this government.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that had been shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources say.
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Israel invites tenders to build 700 new homes in two settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank.
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JERUSALEM - The Israeli government issued bids Tuesday for 1,000 new homes in Jewish West Bank settlements, insisting the construction has Washington's tacit approval even though it violates a U.S.-backed peace plan.    U.S...
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he is making "extraordinary efforts" to start peace talks with the Palestinian leader.
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Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in remarks aired on Tuesday offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to begin direct negotiations to make peace in the Middle East, and advised him not to wait for American mediation.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   agreed on Tuesday to allow aid airlifts to Lebanon but said he   was determined to pursue an offensive against Hizbollah.
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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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Israel will allow construction within built up areas of existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, but will not expand beyond those areas, Israeli officials said on Monday.
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Israel says it is considering plans to include two small settlements within the route of the West Bank barrier.
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JERUSALEM -- President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Israel for permission to bring Palestinian forces based in Jordan to the West Bank to try to shore up his control after Hamas's Gaza takeover, Israeli officials said yesterday.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to  changes in the route of Israel's West Bank barrier on Wednesday  but insisted on keeping key Jewish settlement blocks inside,  political sources said.
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MUSCAT, 31 August 2004 - It was expected that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would surprise the world with a decision to expand the settlements by building more housing units in the West Bank.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday won permission from his conservative Likud Party to invite the left-leaning Labor Party and smaller religious parties into
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GAZA CITY, 18 August 2004  The Israeli government yesterday issued bids for 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlements.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is hoping his promises to grant his Palestinian counterpart a series of goodwill gestures will bolster the new government in the West Bank after Hamas militants' bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.