Abbas asks Haniyeh to form unity government
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly yesterday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.
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Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Tuesday poured cold water on any hopes a new Palestinian unity   government might seek peace talks with Israel.
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Senior Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a new, national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, have still not been resolved.
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Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, called for renewed talks on Saturday between the factions, Haniyeh's office said.
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Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh called on rival Palestinian factions to end violence on Friday as gunmen loyal to his Islamist Hamas movement clashed with Fatah fighters on the streets of the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that his moderate Fatah party and the ruling Hamas party have agreed to form a coalition government &#151; a move the Palestinians hope will ease crippling international sanctions. Later, Palestinian TV reported that Abbas would dissolve the Hamas-led Cabinet within 48 hours.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled he is giving up on forming a moderate government to replace the one headed by the militant Islamic Hamas, a decision that could lead to violence or new elections &#151; or both.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas, called for power-sharing talks on Saturday with Fatah rivals routed from the Gaza Strip.
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Rivals Hamas and Fatah will present a national unity government to parliament for approval Saturday, in hopes of ending deadly internal fighting and leading the Palestinians out of international isolation.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians should declare an independent state unilaterally if peace talks with Israel continue to falter, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged  militant groups on Tuesday to help with an orderly succession  to Yasser Arafat, as Israel talked of possible coordination  with Palestinians on its Gaza pullout plan.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who agreed earlier this month to form a unity government with Islamist group Hamas, said on Monday he would meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert within two weeks.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after the moderate leader threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held crisis talks with Hamas in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in an effort to forge a unity government and end internecine violence that has killed scores since December.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas meets the German chancellor to press for support for a unity government.