Israel Says It's Freezing Talks, No Palestinian State
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Israel's unilateral plan to evacuate  some occupied land and keep the rest will indefinitely prevent  a Palestinian state with Washington's blessing, a senior  Israeli official said in an interview published Wednesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  poured cold water on Tuesday on recent international efforts to  restart stalled peace talks with Syria, saying there was "no  possibility" of returning to previous discussions.
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Jerusalem, Oct 07 - The United States has asked Israel to clarify a statement made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s senior advisor Dov Weisglass, which said Tel Aviv&#39;s disengagement plan meant a &quot;freezing of the peace process,&quot; media reported here.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he wouldn&#39;t recommend to open negotiations with Syria when terror groups are operating there, Jerusalem Post reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a peace breakthrough, seeking to head off a revolt by rightist coalition partners.
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Israeli media are calling it a "nuclear slip" of the tongue. Aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert deny any change in policy.
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A summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been postponed at the Palestinians' request, Olmert's office said on Wednesday.
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Israel's foreign minister said on   Friday it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians,   adding no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud   Abbas.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.
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Israel will not participate in an international Mideast conference Britain is considering hosting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today.
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Yesterday the authorities of Russia and Israel rejected rumors about a crisis in bilateral relations.
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Israel and the Palestinians lifted a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects calls to consider a truce with Hamas unless it recognises Israel as a state.
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The United States wants Israel to further explain an Israeli official&#39;s statement that Israel aims to freeze the peace process and effectively deny the Palestinians a state, a US official said on Thursday.
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Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.
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The planned coalition between Israel&#39;s two main political parties has been delayed by a disagreement in talks, the BBC reported.
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TEL AVIV -- Israel's foreign minister said yesterday that it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians, adding that no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud Abbas.