Barenboim Accepts Palestinian Citizenship
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The Argentine-born Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has accepted Palestinian citizenship and an honorary Palestinian passport, Agence France-Presse reported. âI hope that my new status will be an example of Israeli-Palestinian coexistence,â he said after a concert in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Saturday. Among other posts, including Maestro Scaligero, a sort of principal guest conductor, at La Scala Opera in Milan, Mr. Barenboim is the founding director of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, based in Seville, Spain, which mingles Israeli (Jewish and Palestinian) and Arab youths.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The militant group Hamas will accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a long-term truce with Israel, a leader said yesterday, apparently softening Hamas's hard-line stance and boosting hopes for renewed peace efforts after Yasser Arafat's death.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  favorite Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Tuesday never to give up the  late Yasser Arafat's bedrock demand that Israel recognize a  "right of return" of Palestinian refugees.
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 17. - Turkey accepted a compromise formula on recognition of Cyprus today, paving the way for talks to start next year on Turkey joining the European Union, the Dutch Prime Minister said today.
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Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians enough freedom  of movement to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's successor.
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Approval was expected and would mark the first time the Knesset agreed to the uprooting of Jewish settlements in lands claimed by the Palestinians for a state.
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Mahmoud Abbas, favourite to become the new Palestinian president, is given a hero's welcome in Gaza.
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Israeli officials said it was a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy, and to the new Palestinian leadership ahead of next month&#39;s Palestinian elections.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's foreign minister embraced yesterday the US-backed ''road map&quot; leading to a Palestinian state and conditionally warmed up to Syrian peace overtures, more signs of movement toward Mideast peace in the post-Yasser Arafat era.
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Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians freedom of  movement to enable them to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's  successor.
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The Netherlands, which is holding the presidency of the European Union (EU), Wednesday applauded the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564 on the Darfur crisis of Sudan.
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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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Mahmoud Abbas, the new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, won a vital vote on Thursday evening from the Palestinians&#39; dominant political faction approving
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Raleb Majadele marked a milestone for Muslim Israelis when he was sworn in Monday as a minister.
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Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, even as a Palestinian official gave the news a cool reception. A senior Israeli official said the release is an effort to create a spirit of reconciliation
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Israel backs the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a show of support for Palestinian president Abbas.
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Israel's security cabinet approves a compensation package for Jewish settlers  willing to leave Gaza.