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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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold what are described as positive talks on the most intractable issues.
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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 promised release reinforced hopes for a new push to end decades of conflict in the Middle East after Arafat&#39;s death. The prisoner release was agreed at Sharon&#39;s cabinet meeting.
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The new Palestinian leadership continued its efforts to patch up estranged relations with Arab regimes in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, with PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei receiving a cautious welcome
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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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GAZA CITY, 16 November 2004 - Trying to put the Gaza gunfight of Sunday behind it, the new Palestinian leadership held a series of talks aimed at creating what one called âa national accordâ ahead of presidential elections in two months.
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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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Mahmoud Abbas's victory Sunday gives new impetus to negotiation with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday that he is &quot;more optimistic&quot; about the prospects for Mideast peace after two days of talks with Israelis and Palestinians.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and Israel's parliament backed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.
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Salam Fayyad, the newly appointed Palestinian prime minister, is widely considered the best hope for persuading the West to lift crippling international sanctions against the Palestinian government.
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Israel and Palestine have reached an agreement &#39;in principle&#39; over a set of proposals to guide a comprehensive peace settlement between them, under Egyptian mediation.
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Leaders from Israel, Egypt and Jordan met today to show support for the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sounded a note of optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace, crediting the new leadership of the Palestinian Authority for the brightened outlook.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said   on Monday he had reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail   Haniyeh of Hamas over forming a unity government that the   Palestinians hope will end their international isolation.