Israel cautious on West Bank moves ahead of summit
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Israel is reluctant to remove roadblocks and other West Bank restrictions to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government until he does more to curb militants, officials said ahead of a summit on Monday.
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Israel has said it would consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel slapped down peace overtures from Syria with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reluctant to become diverted in a parallel peace track with Damascus while concentrating on his planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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A summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been postponed at the Palestinians' request, Olmert's office said on Wednesday.
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Israel risks international sanctions and other serious diplomatic repercussions surrounding the barrier it is building in the West Bank and must
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will outline his plan for the West Bank's future to a wary   President Bush on Tuesday, in talks also expected to focus on   the Iranian nuclear crisis.
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Israel intends to build a new  settlement in the West Bank that could take in settlers  uprooted from Gaza, officials said on Tuesday, drawing swift  protest from Palestinians who fear losing land for a state they  seek.
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Israel renewed its threat on Monday  to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action  against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a  planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Israel is prepared to discuss "in general terms" core issues, including borders, in meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after insisting for months that they not be included, officials said on Monday.
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CAIRO, June 24 -- Israel and its Arab neighbors readied for a summit Monday to explore restarting  the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in an attempt to shore up the emergency government of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem on Tuesday but conflicting statements by both parties have clouded the state of progress in the talks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prepared for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, a day after saying an upcoming Mideast peace conference would not result in a final deal with the Palestinians and may not take place at all
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The Israeli public wants a tough response, and some fear another episode of brinksmanship is at hand
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Friday to begin taking reciprocal steps under a long-stalled peace plan to try to narrow gaps ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-led conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a peace breakthrough, a statement that appeared aimed at heading off a revolt by rightist coalition partners.
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Israel's prime minister is pressing for an agreement with Palestinians ahead of a US-hosted summit.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on   Monday he had put his plan for an Israeli pullback from parts   of the occupied West Bank on hold amid fears of rocket attacks   by Arab militants on the Jewish state.