Bush says news Palestinian leadership improves chance for peace
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A new Palestinian leadership would improve chances for the Middle East peace process, US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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President Bush reached out on Monday  to newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with a  proposal for direct talks and a White House meeting, and urged  him to quickly bolster Palestinian security forces to take on  militants.
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President Bush, taking on a more personal role in the Mideast conflict, is offering new financial support to embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government.
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George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
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President Bush emphasized Middle East peace in a meeting Saturday with Pakistan&#39;s president and praised his ally&#39;s efforts in the war on terrorism and the search for Osama bin Laden.
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President Bush on Monday announced a conference this fall to include Israel, the Palestinian authority and some of their Arab neighbors to help restart Mideast peace talks
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Bush in a telephone call Monday that now is the time to resume Mideast peace talks, a spokesman said.
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WASHINGTON : US President George W Bush said that the death of Yasser Arafat, announced early Thursday, was a &quot;significant moment&quot; in the history of the Palestinian people and he hoped the future would bring peace.
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President George W. Bush on Friday promised to mobilise international efforts to create an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state at peace with Israel in the wake of the death of Yasser Arafat.
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President Bush will meet separately with newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and says "people are becoming more trustworthy" in striving for peace in the Middle East.
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President Bush said the election of a new Palestinian Authority president Sunday is a key step toward the establishment of an independent and peaceful Palestinian state.
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BEIJING, Dec. 20 -- United States President George W. Bush says he believes he can help bring peace to the Middle East in his second term.
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s failing health gives President Bush a chance to promote a dialogue with the Palestinians that was largely abandoned two years ago because
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Perhaps through his death, Yasser Arafat has created a new opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. As the former Palestinian leader was buried on Friday, President Bush and British Prime Minister
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JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president-elect, offered "peace based on justice" to Israel yesterday and received an "open invitation" from President Bush to visit the White House, a day after winning a landslide victory in elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.