Bush Backs Palestinian Conference But No Shortcuts
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President Bush on Monday set aside initial reservations and backed British plans for a Middle East conference but he said upcoming Palestinian elections were just the start of a process that should not be cut short.
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HALIFAX, Canada  - President Bush, on a  fence-mending trip to Canada, called on Wednesday for an  international consensus in a new quest for peace in the Middle  East that he said must start with Palestinian steps toward  democracy.
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President Bush on Monday pledged help and support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the United States prepared to lift economic and diplomatic sanctions against his government since it no longer includes the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.
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US President George W Bush is to visit the West Bank for key talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Tuesday, on the eve of a visit by President George W. Bush, to get peace talks moving despite major differences over Jewish settlement construction near Jerusalem.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- President Bush expressed confidence Monday that his vision of a Palestinian state is still "achievable" as he opened a diplomatic mission to promote his Middle East peace plan, increase pressure on Burma and reposition himself on climate change.
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US President George W. Bush waivered on Wednesday restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian authority. The waivering of restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian
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US President George W Bush is discussing the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
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President George W. Bush held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Middle East envoy Tony Blair on Monday seeking to build momentum for a Israeli-Palestinian peace conference.
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BEIJING, Dec. 20 -- United States President George W. Bush says he believes he can help bring peace to the Middle East in his second term.
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WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush, meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, declared Friday, "We have a great chance to establish a Palestinian state."
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US President Bush said Friday he would do whatever it takes to bring about a democratic Palestinian state and Middle East peace. &quot;I think it is fair to say that
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, yesterday told a receptive President Bush that it was time to restart Mideast peace talks.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged more aid for the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday and called for an autumn meeting of Israel, Palestinians, and their neighbors to help restart peace talks.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19--Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday hosted a meeting here of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders that resulted in no apparent breakthroughs but signified a deepening commitment by the Bush administration to help resolve the conflict.
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President Bush  approved Wednesday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat's death.