Powell sees Israeli withdrawal plan as opportunity for peace talks
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that the Gaza disengagement plan being pushed forward by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has provided an opportunity for reactivating peace talks.
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Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a fresh Middle East peace push, was due here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders ahead of January&#39;s election of a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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The US hopes Israel will withdraw its military forces from the northern Gaza Strip quickly and assure its reaction to rocket attacks by ``terrorists&#39;&#39; are measured and proportionate, Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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Israel said before a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that it would  consider calls to pull its troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to revive long-stalled peace efforts in separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon Palestinian leaders to seize on Israel&#39;s withdrawal from all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and some West Bank enclaves, saying that the pullout plan might lead to bigger Israeli withdrawals later.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington to discuss prospects for renewing the Middle East peace process, following the death last week of Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell prescribed a cautious approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, saying substantial steps toward creation of a Palestinian state could not be considered ...
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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a new diplomatic push.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks expected to focus on steps Israel could take to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Washington, Nov 17 (PTI) US Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to the Middle East as scheduled to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department has said.
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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an attempt to revive the Middle East peace process.
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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders amid fresh diplomacy.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on November 21 and 22 before going to attend the Iraq Neighbors Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the State Department said Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Saturday he hoped to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part  of a harder U.S. push for peace in the region following the  death of President Yasser Arafat.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has received assurances from Israel it will do what it can to help facilitate Palestinian election, scheduled for early January.
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JERUSALEM - In a drive to jump-start the moribund peace process, Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to help carry out the Palestinian political transition after the death of