An opportunity to find lasting peace
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When Yasser Arafat died last week of an undisclosed illness, he left his Palestinian supporters bereft of their greatest modern ally.
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Israel's foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time Â just maybe Â momentum for peace is real and sustainable.
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The faith-based compromise that has brought an apparent end to three weeks of bitter fighting around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf should also bring thunderous sighs of relief from the Bush
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Long-suffering allies will take heart from her comments on Mideast peace, but for the most part she signals continuity rather than change
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Perhaps through his death, Yasser Arafat has created a new opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. As the former Palestinian leader was buried on Friday, President Bush and British Prime Minister
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It's nice to sail into a new year being at peace with the world. The trick is getting that feeling to last. Commentary by Tony Long.
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JERUSALEM The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi&#39;s message of love, brotherhood and nonviolence to conflict-weary Israelis and Palestinians, has raised tentative hopes that the bloody conflict may be
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Once again, hope flickers in the Middle East. There are encouraging signs that the death of Yasser Arafat is breathing life into hopes of reviving the peace process that Arafat had abandoned.
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THERE are umpteenth reasons for scoring quick successes in the Middle East peace process. The peace process kindled high hopes so many times to be shattered resoundingly.
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Comment is free: Shimon Peres: As president I intend to serve with courage and kindness, and to pursue peace within Israel and with our neighbours.
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This would appear to be an appropriate time to discuss the potential for Palestinian nonviolence and its ramifications for Israel.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s disappearance from the scene has raised hopes that perhaps a window of opportunity to a new era has now opened.
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For all the questions raised by last weekâs death of Yasser Arafat, one thing is certain: The debate over his legacy is likely to be as polarizing as the conflict that consumed his life.
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The coming year would bring &quot;a historic opportunity&quot; for the Israelis to reach a breakthrough in the Middle East conflict with the Palestinians following the death of Yasser
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Israelis and Palestinians are in the midst of rapidly evolving events that could lead to a period of instability in both camps, but could also usher in the changes necessary to resume peace negotiations.
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- In the six weeks since Israeli and Palestinian leaders left Annapolis, Md., pledging to end "bloodshed, suffering and decades of conflict between our peoples," violence has escalated over long-standing territorial disputes and security concerns, leaving little optimism here o...
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ITHACA -- Local experts and community leaders reacted to the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with the thread of hope that a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is near.