Palestinian pact raises hopes
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The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia expressed hope Friday that a Palestinian accord on sharing power in a coalition government would end months of deadly factional violence.
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Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign an agreement to form a national unity government.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government on Thursday, hoping to end bloodshed between their followers and to win back Western aid halted because of the hostility of Hamas to Israel.
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JERUSALEM -- The Fatah movement's yellow flags flew alongside Hamas's green ones yesterday in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians expressed cautious hope that a new power-sharing agreement between the rival factions could bring an end, or at least a pause, to weeks of internal violence.
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Spokesmen from both Fatah and Hamas expressed hopes that the new government would be formed in the coming week.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is ready to honor the security commitments in an internationally backed peace plan, adding that he hopes to resume negotiations with Israel soon.
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The U.N.'s top Middle East envoy said there are "signs of hope" that Israel and the Palestinians can agree to revive the stalled peace process in time for a related U.S.-sponsored international conference in November.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Monday he hoped a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas would result in an agreement on a unity government to end a crippling Western embargo.
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The Palestinian Authority president said that he had reached a tentative agreement with Hamas meant to end the PalestiniansÂ international isolation.
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt&#39;s official news agency MENA said on Tuesday.
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For the first time in four years, the donor nations that sustain the Palestinian economy have reason for optimism. For now, however, that optimism won't mean more money for the Palestinians.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that could restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.
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JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed yesterday to set up negotiating teams on the core issues standing in the way of Palestinian statehood, bringing the two sides a step closer to full-fledged peace talks.
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A Palestinian rescue of an Israeli soldier in Jenin Tuesday boosted hopes for security cooperation.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The agreement yesterday between Palestinians and Israelis that Yasser Arafat will be buried amid his ruined headquarters may represent the first faint ray of hope for a fresh start toward peace in the post-Arafat era, Middle East officials and observers say.
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Mahmoud Abbas's victory Sunday gives new impetus to negotiation with Israel.
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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.