Rice Cites Concern for Palestinians, But Low Expectations Mark Visit
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WEST BANK, Oct. 4 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Wednesday to "redouble" U.S. efforts to alleviate the economic plight of Palestinians facing escalating tensions and the threat of a humanitarian crisis. But U.S. officials cautioned not to expect any significant breakthroughs as...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended that a planned Middle East peace conference should put them firmly on the road towards statehood.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday unity talks with Hamas were dead and he might dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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JERUSALEM -- Questions over how to deal with the proposed Palestinian unity government overshadowed preparations yesterday for a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders today that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes can restart peace talks.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today and urged them to step up their efforts to find a lasting peace.
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JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the US-backed peace conference proposed for later this year must "advance the cause of a Palestinian state," but she acknowledged that much work remains to be done before Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on an agenda to achieve that goal.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put Washington's heft behind new Mideast peace overtures yesterday, scheduling an unexpected meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week.
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Condoleezza Rice will offer to help  Palestinian leaders end anti-Israeli militant attacks on Monday  on the first visit in three years of a U.S. secretary of state  to the seat of the Palestinian Authority.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice travels from Israel to meet Palestinian leaders on Thursday to try and break a logjam between the two sides before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (JTA) - Listening attentively to Condoleezza Rice describe President Bushâs vision of Middle East peace, more than a few of the 14 Jews gathered at the White House felt a sense of deja vu.
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Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace negotiations beyond a vague promise to meet again.
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When the mood became tense between Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited her guests onto the balcony of her hotel suite overlooking Jerusalem's disputed Old City.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert indicated yesterday there would be no major breakthroughs at US-sponsored peace talks this fall, prompting a Palestinian threat to skip the gathering. "If Olmert says there'll just be a declaration, it's not worth going," said Nimr Hamad, an adviser to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is traveling to the ...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to drive the Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace in Jerusalem on Sunday on her first visit as secretary of state to the heart of their conflict.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday "critical issues" would be tackled at a U.S.-led peace conference that Palestinians hope will move them closer to statehood.
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Deflated Israeli expectations and expressions of U.S. goodwill are expected to be the hallmarks of Ehud Olmert&#039;s first visit to Washington this week as Israel&#039;s prime minister.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a "two-state solution" in the Middle East was in jeopardy and described a narrow window of opportunity to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.