Israel will boycott Middle East peace conference
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Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that Israel would not attend the Middle East conference Mr Blair plans to host in London after next month&#39;s Palestinian presidential election.
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An additional display of the rift formed between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the settlers came late Monday night after residents of Gush Katif canceled a meeting scheduled for today with Sharon, explaining that the meeting would be pointless since
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Israel's parliament on Monday voted  to reject a session-opening speech by Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon, dealing a symbolic setback to his disputed plan to  withdraw from some occupied territory.
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A planned summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was put off on Wednesday in a sign of differences over the scope of Israeli steps to bolster the Fatah leader.
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The radical Palestinian group Hamas says it will boycott next month&#39;s election for a successor to the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel slapped down peace overtures from Syria with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reluctant to become diverted in a parallel peace track with Damascus while concentrating on his planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian Authority  on Friday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new  and seemingly softer terms for restarting peace talks, saying  he should drop all conditions for dialogue.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not result in a major peace breakthrough as he sought to head off a revolt by right-wing coalition partners.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Inigo Gilmore in Herzliya. Israel threw its weight yesterday behind Tony Blair&#39;s plans to hold an international Middle East conference in London in February, but left
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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 United States will boycott all Palestinian unity government ministers, including non-Hamas members, unless international demands on policy toward Israel are met, a Palestinian official and diplomats said on Thursday.
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Israel will sharply reduce its  military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response  to efforts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end  attacks on Israelis.
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Israel does not oppose Syria and other Arab states attending an international conference on Palestinian statehood provided they support the U.S.-led peace process, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.
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Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler is to boycott a Gulf summit after a row over Bahrain's trade deal with the US.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month
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The Palestinians have decided not to bring a draft resolution condemning Israel&#39;s military operation in the northern Gaza