U.S. backs expansion of Abbas' enforcers
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They're Mahmoud Abbas' enforcers &#151; well-trained, disciplined and absolutely loyal to the Palestinian president.
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Â·  President Abbas swears in new government  Â·  Hamas claims its actions have brought stability
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government endorsed on Monday President Mahmoud Abbas's proposal for a ceasefire between militants and Israel, a cabinet spokesman said.
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President George W. Bush on Monday will offer new support for the Fatah-led government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, marking a higher profile effort to resolve the Middle East conflict.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President-elect Mahmoud  Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start  carrying out security commitments under a U.S.-backed "road  map" charting a path to statehood and peace with Israel.
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The U.S. security coordinator in the Palestinian territories wants five new Palestinian battalions deployed across the West Bank in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a published report Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to, and diplomatic contact with, the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.
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The White House on Monday backed  efforts by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to  negotiate a cease-fire with militants, but said he would  ultimately need to disarm the groups.
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The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.
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Dozens of international donors on Monday pledged $7.4 billion in aid to the Palestinians over the next three years in support of the Western-backed government of President Mahmoud Abbas, who is negotiating peace with Israel.
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BEIRUT -- In the Gaza Strip, Islamists aided by Iran finish off forces loyal to Washington's ally, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli officials accepted a Palestinian plan to deploy hundreds of police officers along the Gaza-Israel frontier starting Friday, in the first act of security cooperation with Israel under Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued decrees to bypass constitutional limits on his powers to establish an emergency government shutting out Islamist Hamas, aides said on Sunday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and the Israeli parliament endorsed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday pledged to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel tightened the diplomatic and economic embargo on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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The State Department is considering supporting the Palestinian Authority in its quest to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments won by American victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel, according to Palestinian officials and defense lawyers involved in the cases.
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The Bush administration, as part of a renewed push for peace in the Middle East, plans to give $20 million in U.S. aid directly to the Palestinian Authority, sources familiar with the plan said Wednesday.