Palestinians under Arab pressure to meet demands
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Jordan's King Abdullah said in an interview broadcast on Saturday there was broad Arab agreement that a Palestinian unity government must adhere to the demands of the Quartet of Middle East mediators.
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Israel and the Palestinian Authority were engaged in intensive efforts Monday night to bring about the release of an Israeli Druze employee of CNN who was kidnapped by armed Palestinians in Gaza on Monday.
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Palestinian leaders tried on Monday to negotiate an end to a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants who have been holed up in a refugee camp for more than a week.
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Mahmoud Abbasâs declaration was both a challenge to the Hamas movement and a risky effort to break a political stalemate that could backfire.
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The Palestinians have pushed for the quick adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to the massive Israeli thrust into the Gaza Strip.
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International observers toured army roadblocks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Palestinian officials complained Israel wasn't fully complying with promises to ease travel restrictions one day ahead of presidential elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
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Arab nations want the UN Security Council to demand Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip in a draft resolution to be considered at an emergency meeting late.
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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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Arab nations want the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Thousands of angry civil servants turned up the pressure on the beleaguered Hamas government yesterday, marching to demand payment of overdue wages and winning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's blessing for a major strike next week.
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Senior Palestinian officials headed for a showdown with the wife of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday as pressure mounted on her to lift the veil of secrecy she has imposed on the critically ill leader.
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While the Israelis and US want to isolate Hamas, some Arab states see need for Palestinian unity.
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Playing on the Westâs insistence that Israel facilitate âPalestinianâ elections, and Israelâs desire to comply, the PA Tuesday threatened to call off
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Arriving in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would press both sides to take steps to enable Palestinians to elect a legitimate successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Abu Mazen, the new PLO chairman, was seeking last night to secure a ceasefire during the planned Palestinian elections, a move which would add to pressure on the Israeli government
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appears to have faced down the biggest challenge to his leadership in years without giving ground on demands
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Thousands of angry civil servants turned up the pressure on the beleaguered Hamas government Wednesday, marching to demand payment of overdue wages and winning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' blessing for a major strike next week.