Palestinians vote in council poll
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Palestinians in the West Bank vote in their first municipal elections for almost 30 years.
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Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.
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Palestinians cast their votes yesterday for local councils in 26 towns and villages of the West Bank, opening an election season that officials say will underline the Palestinian Authority&#39;s commitment to democracy.
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BAQAA CAMP, Jordan -- Yehya Shatarat punched his fist into his hand as he watched satellite television pictures of Palestinians in the West Bank voting for a successor to the late Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinians went to the polls in municipal elections Thursday, the first such balloting to be held in 28 years. All indications showed a good voter turnout in 26 communities throughout the
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At the United Nations, the Security Council is preparing to vote on an Arab-drafted resolution demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The militant Islamic group  Hamas made significant inroads against the mainstream Fatah  movement in Palestinian municipal elections held last week in  the West Bank, official results showed Sunday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians accused Israel  of not carrying out a promised easing of its military grip on  the West Bank and Gaza for a presidential election to pick  Yasser Arafat's successor.
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ABU DIS, West Bank  - Palestinians in 26 municipalities across the West Bank began voting in the first council elections in 28 years which will act as an electoral barometer for next month&#39;s presidential ballot.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, won a vital vote on Thursday evening from the Palestinians&#39; dominant political faction approving
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 23  - Palestinians in 26 municipalities across the West Bank headed to the polls Thursday as they get the chance to vote for their councillors for the first time in three decades.
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BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the Gaza Strip, a  test of strength between new President Mahmoud Abbas and the  militant Hamas group.
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The cabinet, in its weekly meeting on Sunday, approved a preliminary decision to allow Arabs from east Jerusalem to vote for the Palestinian Authority chairmanship elections scheduled for January 9, Army Radio reported.
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More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.
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Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Israel and Palestine have reached a consensus on a coordination mechanism for a January 9 Palestinian presidential election.