US wants new assurances from Israel after Weisglass comments
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WASHINGTON, Oct 7  - The United States has asked Israel for further clarification of comments made by a top aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who said that the premier wants to sabotage the &quot;roadmap&quot; for peace, US officials said Thursday.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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The language used by Mr Weisglass can hardly fail to embarrass even a US President as friendly to Israel as George Bush, who remains at least theoretically committed to the âroad
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Palestinian officials have called on the Bush administration to clarify its position on the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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US secretary of state, Colin Powell, and Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/ AP. Israel today assured Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, that it would do &quot;everything
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The United States issued a fresh travel warning for Israel and the Palestinian territories on Friday to include American journalists and aid workers after a spate of violence and political instability.
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The Bush administration has changed its stance on Israeli construction in the West Bank, and now supports development and expansion of existing settlements, according to a New York Times report
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The United States sought on Thursday to bolster support for an aid blockade against the Palestinian Authority and win backing for U.S. efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Bush administration officials say the US could agree to some new Israeli settlement construction on the West Bank, provided it does step outside the boundaries of existing locations - a departure from the freeze demanded till now.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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Twin goals of U.S.-European relations and achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians may conflict in the coming year, administration and European officials say.
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US president working to persuade Saudi Arabia to maintain support for Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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On the heels of a U.S. indictment of Hamas leaders, the State Department on Saturday issued an updated warning that Americans in the Middle East and North Africa could be targets of terrorist attacks.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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A former top CIA expert on al-Qaeda calls for a US national debate on the cost of support for Israel.
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Israel will respond with a series of positive gestures if the successors to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat will implement security reforms and a &quot;real&quot; cease-fire felt on the ground in the territories, Israeli security and diplomatic sources
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US asks Israel to help the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, by removing checkpoints and roadblocks near major Palestinian centres.