PA Remains Doubtful Over Gaza Pullout
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JERUSALEM, 20 October 2004 - Palestinian Authority officials remain doubtful that the Israeli prime ministerâs plan to withdraw from Gaza will go ahead given the fierce opposition the project has stirred among extreme right-wingers and Jewish illegal
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Gazans rejoiced in the streets to celebrate a Hamas-Fatah power-sharing deal they hope will avert civil war, but Palestinian officials preached patience Friday, saying implementing the agreement would be a challenge. The agreement received a muted response from American and European officials, who said it was too early to decide w0hether to lift the crippling international sanctions on the Hamas-led government.
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It was unclear how detailed the talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were.
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JERUSALEM - Facing unrelenting criticism from Jewish settlers, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday nothing would deter him from pushing forward with his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.    Scattered fighting in Gaza, meanwhile, killed at least five Palestinian militants...
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TEL AVIV A shaky political system here raised a huge question mark last week over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s ability to pursue his only existing diplomatic plan - the initiative to evacuate the Gaza strip and to remove some of the Israeli settlements
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Israeli military forces must act to prevent terrorism in the Gaza Strip so a withdrawal from the Palestinian territory doesn&#39;t take place ``under fire,&#39;&#39; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.
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The Israeli Knesset&#39;s approval of a plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and part of the West bank raises hopes for Middle East peace progress, but, as always in the region, there are myriad uncertainties.
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut yesterday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout.
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Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
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The collapse of Ariel Sharon&#39;s government endangers the Israeli pullout from Gaza. Or does it? And what does Marwan Barghouti&#39;s candidacy mean for the Palestinians&#39; future?
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Israelis and Palestinians far from Tuesday's summit in Egypt expressed doubts whether a cease-fire declared by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas could end four years of bloodshed.
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Contend PM evading implementation of Road Map, say it only appears he is determined to continue destroying the Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials said that Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs address at the Knesset yesterday contained nothing new.
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JERUSALEM -- Embattled leaders Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat rebuffed demands from their backers yesterday, holding steadfast to positions posing great political risk: Sharon insisted he will press on with efforts to pull out of Gaza despite a stinging rebuke from his party, while Arafat refused to sign reform legislation.
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Israeli and Egyptian leaders discuss the Gaza withdrawal plan as doubts mount over the survival of Israel's government.
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Israel will remain an occupying power in the Gaza Strip even if it carries out the disengagement plan, and should be treated as such, according to a legal document prepared by the Palestinian Authority.
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Palestinian militants signaled on Sunday  they would help maintain calm in Gaza for at least a month but  denied Israeli reports they had agreed to a cease-fire at the  behest of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Jerusalem, Oct 24 (PTI) Israel&#39;s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan will make no change to its &quot;occupiers&quot; tag in international law as it will continue to control vital installations, a report based on an