Analysis: Colin Powell&#39;s parting gift to Israel
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Fairly or not, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has been perceived in Jerusalem over the last four years as the administration&#39;s &quot;bad cop,&quot; at least in regard to Israel.
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Analysis: Bush's trip has made one thing  clear: Israel and the Palestinians aren't making peace anytime soon
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian negotiations minister Saeb Erakat paid tribute to outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday as a man who commanded respect but said his successor had to show more balance in the Middle East conflict.
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Israel and the Palestinians were unmoved by the resignation on Monday of Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely seen as having taken a back seat to the White House in steering Washington&#39;s Middle East policy.
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Analysis: Making nice with Iran may be key to helping the U.S. out of a mess in Iraq, but that would require compromises that Israel -- and Administration hawks -- will resist
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The impending departure of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, with the mutual consent of President Bush, signals the final fadeout of the leading
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IT WAS first unveiled to the world as the American dream for spreading democracy right across the Middle East. But by the time US secretary of state Colin Powell came to launch the administrationâs &quot;big
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By accepting Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s resignation, President Bush appears to have taken a decisive turn in his approach to foreign policy.
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FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has praised the work of outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Mr Powell resigned today as the top United States diplomat but expects to stay on until his successor is in place.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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With public attention focused elsewhere, the Bush administration is letting Middle East peace hopes disappear. Israelis rightly complain that peace requires a partner, a role that Yasser Arafat has been pathetically incapable of filling so far.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s resignation and the reported selection of National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice as his successor is being watched with great interest in the Middle East.
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Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
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JERUSALEM : US Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed a &quot;moment of opportunity&quot; for Middle East peace as Israel and the United States pledged to back next year&#39;s Palestinian election to the hilt.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell advised Israel on Wednesday that diplomacy and not force is the way to deal with Iran's nuclear weapons program.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell, who  enjoyed enormous respect around the world, has resigned but  will stay on until his replacement is named as Washington makes  a new push for Middle East peace, officials said on Monday.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has received assurances from Israel it will do what it can to help facilitate Palestinian election, scheduled for early January.