Sharon and Abbas Say They Are Willing to Meet
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in interviews published Sunday they would be willing to meet, though such talks were unlikely before a Jan. 9 Palestinian election.
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Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he considers Israeli leader Ariel Sharon a partner for peace talks and called for an immediate resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian election.
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A new Palestinian unity government would   not object to President Mahmoud Abbas holding talks with   Israel, a senior Hamas official said on Tuesday.
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Israel and the Palestinians ended a nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts on Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas announced in an interview published in the US magazine, Newsweek, that they are ready for peace talks.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas each told Newsweek in separate interviews published yesterday that they are prepared to meet each other.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered negotiations and a prisoner release if Palestinians turned away from violence.
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A meeting between Israel's defense minister and a top Palestinian security official Saturday went well, Israeli officials said, as the two sides try to reconcile widely differing expectations for an upcoming summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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British PM meets Israeli counterpart ahead of his landmark talks with PLO chief in Ramallah. By Peter Walker - JERUSALEM. British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon Wednesday
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is ready to honor the security commitments in an internationally backed peace plan, adding that he hopes to resume negotiations with Israel soon.
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TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under &quot;certain conditions,&quot; an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.
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Israeli leader Ehud Olmert told Tony  Blair on Saturday he was ready to meet the Palestinian  president as the British prime minister began a visit to try to  revive Middle East peace negotiations.
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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to consider coordinating his unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip with the Palestinians if the new leadership shows willingness to fight &quot;terror&quot;.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday endorsed a proposal by visiting Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain for a new international conference that would pave the way toward new peace negotiations.
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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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Israel's prime minister says he hopes to meet the Palestinian leader for a summit in the coming days.