Sharon Says to Call Abbas to Pursue Cooperation
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said he would phone newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas Tuesday to wish him good luck and seek cooperation,  Israel Radio said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a telephone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, promising Israeli cooperation with Russia to concentrate efforts to combat terrorism, local newspaper Haaretz reported on its website.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said he was very satisfied with efforts by Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas to restore calm and pledged in an  interview published on Thursday to pursue peace with him.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked the dovish Labour Party to join his ruling coalition today, a move that greatly bolsters his chances for carrying out plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year.
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Israeli president aims to shore up Abbas in wake of Hamas taking Gaza Strip.
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to congratulate him for his landslide victory in an election to replace Yasser Arafat, signaling Israel's readiness to work with the new Palestinian team after years of boycotting Arafat.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  phoned Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him on his  election as Palestinian president and offer cooperation, the  highest-level contact between the sides in nearly four years.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Israel is prepared to make "painful compromises for peace," and has begun coordination with Palestinians on Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip.
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A senior Palestinian official said here on Monday that the Palestinian leadership wanted to have further coordination and consultations with Syria and Lebanon.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in interviews published Sunday they would be willing to meet, though such talks were unlikely before a Jan. 9 Palestinian election.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.
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Israel has resumed talks with the Palestinian Authority on security cooperation, an Israeli official said on Tuesday about a move designed to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's Gaza takeover.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday evening that his country will assist the Palestinians in every possible way to hold a smooth election on Jan. 9 next year.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, the favorite to become the new Palestinian leader, said in separate interviews published today that they would be
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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that the statement of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he made before the Knesset (Parliament) should turninto deeds on the ground.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel telephoned the new Palestinian president to congratulate him on his election victory.
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Liaison over the Gaza pullout is possible if the new Palestinian leaders curb attacks on Israelis, Ariel Sharon says.