Israel wary on Palestinian deal
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says any new Palestinian unity government must meet conditions set by the West.
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Mahmoud Abbas'  inauguration to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday will be  overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties with the new  Palestinian president after a militant attack that killed six  Israelis.
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JERUSALEM The former Labor prime minister, Shimon Peres, once famously said that there are no real negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, but only among Israelis themselves, about what is safe to concede.
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The two main political parties in Israel have hit an obstacle in their talks on forming a government of national unity. Israeli officials had expected a deal yesterday between the Likud Party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Opposition Labour Party.
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Tony Blair says a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians could be struck by the end of the year.
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A power-sharing pact may end Gaza fighting, but will Israel and the US recognize its terms?
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians complained on  Saturday that Israel was not carrying out the promised easing  of its military grip on the West Bank and Gaza for a  presidential election to pick Yasser Arafat's successor.
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Israel and the Palestinian Authority are trying to work out a deal to end the army's Gaza offensive in return for stopping militants firing rockets into the Jewish state, Israeli security sources said Tuesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he hoped to reach an agreement with the Palestinians on statehood principles but it was unclear if that would be possible before a U.S.-planned conference in November.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.
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The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.
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Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.
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Israel is considering a plan under which it would stop hunting many Fatah militants and give Palestinians more control over West Bank enclaves to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas, officials and diplomats said Saturday.
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Israel's prime minister is pressing for an agreement with Palestinians ahead of a US-hosted summit.
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In the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, residents say that Israeli interests will trump theirs despite Bush's vow of a peace deal this year.
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A Palestinian official said Sunday he expects the successors of Yasser Arafat to make concessions to Israel on issues the late leader had refused to consider.
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THE Israeli Labor party leader Shimon Peres, who is due to begin negotiations today over forming a coalition with the ruling Likud party, believes that Ariel Sharon will eventually be prepared to withdraw from more West Bank land than the small amount