Palestinian FM: US Elections Hinder Peace Process
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaat said earlier today that the US presidential elections, which will be held on November 2, have impaired the Middle East peace process.
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The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush&#39;s recent proposal
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The White House on Saturday said it  hoped that a call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for  fresh elections would help calm violence and pave the way for  getting the peace process back on track.
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Israeli leaders told Britain's foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate for vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps.
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The U.S. is trying to jump-start Middle East peace talks. But an accord between Palestinian factions got in the way. A key member of Congress discusses how the deal has affected U.S. funding for Fatah.
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Britain should play a more active role to help revive the Middle East peace process to make up for the disengagement of the United States which is currently distracted by its upcoming presidential election, visiting Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath said here.
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The US is gearing up for possible re-engagement in an Israeli-Palestinian peace process that has been on hold for most of the last four years because of a Palestinian terrorism war and Israeli countermeasures.
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The election of a new Palestinian leader on Sunday could prompt a surge of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. And yet, President Bush has ruled out "shortcuts" to an accord with Israel.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Members of the Quartet  of Middle East peace mediators urged Israel Tuesday to ease  restrictions on Palestinians ahead of January elections to  choose a successor to late President Yasser Arafat.
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PARIS, Nov 3  - The Palestinian Authority is ready to work with whoever emerges as the winner of the US presidential race as long as he is prepared to push forward the Middle East peace process, a senior adviser to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
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U.S. demands that a new Palestinian government recognize Israel have forced moderate President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas to delay talks on forming a coalition, Palestinian officials said Sunday.
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&quot;The Oslo peace accords had specified that Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem be allowed to take part in elections. They did vote in the first and so far only elections in 1996.
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: The Palestinian Prime Minister has urged the United States to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that the four-year time frame suggested by US President
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed yesterday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government appeared close to collapse in the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he would press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government threatened to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
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The US and others countries welcome a call for early elections to end violence between Palestinian rivals.
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JERUSALEM - Two Palestinian factions, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, said yesterday that they would not take part in the Palestinian presidential election set for Jan. 9, a decision that could complicate efforts for a peaceful and orderly campaign.