We will curb violence, Palestinians tell Straw
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The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today won an assurance from Palestinian political leaders that they would act to halt the violence against Israelis but ruled out a meeting with Hamas.
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Armed Palestinian police deployed across the northern Gaza Strip on Friday to prevent rocket fire on Israeli communities, raising hopes that the two sides have found a way to end more than four years of bloody conflict and resume peace talks.
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A militant group linked to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah faction announced Saturday it is ready to stop violence if Israel halts military operations, and Israeli officials indicated that they are considering the idea.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.
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Jack Straw heads to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday for a two-day peace mission.
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GAZA CITY -- Palestinians and Israelis moved closer to halting more than four years of bloody violence yesterday, with the new Palestinian leader saying he had made progress toward a truce deal with militants. Israel pledged for the first time to hold fire if calm prevails.
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Mahmoud Abbas has said before that the Palestinians were wrong to use violence against Israel in the &quot;current intifada.&quot; But this time, he said it as a candidate to lead the Palestinians
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he sees the search for a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as his top priority.
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The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, will deliver a &quot;clear message&quot; to the Sudanese government that it must do more to stop the violence in Darfur when he arrives in Khartoum this evening.
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The Palestinian leader today called for an end to militant acts, but Hamas said it will continue carrying out attacks.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie  said Saturday Palestinians should halt armed violence only if  there was a credible peace process with Israel leading toward a  viable Palestinian state.
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PLO leader Mahmud Abbas stepped up calls Friday to end &quot;armed chaos&quot; engulfing the occupied territories, as the new Palestinian leadership readied the ground for presidential elections in January.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prominent Palestinian  figures appealed Sunday for an end to violence, adding weight  to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed  Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw,  on a surprise visit to Iraq, said on Tuesday violence must not  upset plans to hold nationwide elections.
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Israelis and Palestinians needed to cool down their conflict to take advantage of emerging prospects for peace, Mahmoud Abbas, the new Palestinian leader, said yesterday.
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Reacting to demands for an end to provocations, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Friday said it&#39;s time the two sides began talking.
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The new Palestinian leadership has embraced nonviolence, deployed police to keep the peace in Gaza and won pledges from militants to halt attacks on Israel.