Rice demands Israel recognition
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The US secretary of state says a Palestinian unity government  must recognise Israel's right to exist.
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JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday appealed to the Palestinians to immediately end a new wave of internal fighting that has killed a dozen people and has further threatened to unravel the troubled Palestinian Authority.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended that a planned Middle East peace conference should put them firmly on the road towards statehood.
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As President Bush presses Iraq to step up security efforts, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is turning her attention to a second U.S. front in the Middle East: cementing a long-stalled peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought explanations on Sunday from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about a unity government that both Washington and Israel say they intend to shun.
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When the mood became tense between Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited her guests onto the balcony of her hotel suite overlooking Jerusalem's disputed Old City.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  urged Israel and the Palestinians to seize a "time of  opportunity" as she pledged renewed U.S. commitment to Middle  East peacemaking before the two sides' landmark summit.
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The United States will ask Israel to make "hard decisions" as it moves toward peace with the Palestinians, and both sides must live up to their promises, Condoleezza Rice said Sunday during her first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday he wants Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to force Israel to end its nearly month-old offensive in the Gaza Strip as new attacks killed six Palestinians.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday "critical issues" would be tackled at a U.S.-led peace conference and called on Israelis and Palestinians to do more to bridge their differences.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice briefs King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday's Israeli-Palestinian summit.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Islamic militants to cooperate with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, saying the Hamas government cannot govern in the region.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday with the United States under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel today on her first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state.
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ANKARA/JERUSALEM  - Condoleezza Rice begins her  first visit as secretary of state to the heart of the Middle  East conflict Sunday with Israelis and Palestinians already set  on a new course of dialogue after four years of violence.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to drive the Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace in Jerusalem on Sunday on her first visit as secretary of state to the heart of their conflict.