Leaders hail Mid-East peace hope
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An independent Palestinian state could be established within four years, President George W Bush says.
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Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats
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Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in  principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt's  official news agency MENA reported Tuesday.
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President George Bush and Tony Blair have vowed to make a renewed push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, spoke last night of a unique chance for peace and said that he was ready to co-ordinate his Gaza withdrawal plan with the new Palestinian leadership that will succeed Yassir Arafat.
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The White House praised the Israeli parliament&#39;s approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extended his hand in peace Monday, his first gesture toward Israel since his landslide victory in presidential elections.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas announced in an interview published in the US magazine, Newsweek, that they are ready for peace talks.
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The recent rhetoric from the Middle East - hopeful and constructive from both sides of the divide - provides a glimmer of hope that Palestinians and Israelis may agree on new and peaceful borders in the coming new year.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders met for first time in four years Tuesday at a summit in Egypt.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined British and German allies pledging Friday to help Israel and the Palestinians seize an opening for peace in the Middle East. They also said diplomacy can neutralize a nuclear threat in Iran.
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WASHINGTON - George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised hope yesterday for Middle East peace and the creation of an independent and democratic Palestinian state, following the death this week of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Kuwaitâs Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said Saturday that the Kuwaiti- Palestinian dispute was over and welcomed a visit by the PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) who is leading a Palestinian delegation to the six-member GCC countries
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Pope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres discussed Middle East peace efforts on Thursday, with both sides saying the atmosphere was favorable for Israelis and Palestinians to work to end decades of conflict.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday that he is &quot;more optimistic&quot; about the prospects for Mideast peace after two days of talks with Israelis and Palestinians.
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The world rallied to the support of the embattled Palestinian government Monday, with leaders pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in immediate financial support and urging Israel to ease restrictions on movement in the West Bank and Gaza to make a recovery of the Palestinian economy possible.