Israel wonât interfere in choice of Arafat successor: President ...
607886
JERUSALEM - Israel will not interfere in the selection of an eventual successor to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who is currently undergoing medical tests in France for a mystery illness, Israeli President Moshe Katzav said in comments broadcast on
588967
Israel says it will not limit the number of Muslims at Jerusalem's holy site during the Ramadan fasting month.
651798
JERUSALEM Aug. 19, 2004 - Embattled leaders Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat rebuffed demands from their backers Thursday, holding steadfast to positions posing great political risk: Sharon insisted he will
191629
JERUSALEM - Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Thursday that Israel had never been closer to expelling veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from his West Bank headquarters.
7635
The United States on Friday refused to get involved in a row over ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s potential burial and said his death would not change US policy toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
663858
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be the only issue on his visit to Israel.
154603
TEL AVIV - Israel will not allow Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem in the event of his death, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was on Monday quoted as saying by the newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth.
312437
JERUSALEM Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it would allow international observers to monitor Palestinian elections Jan. 9 for a new president, as the Palestinians had requested.
55169
Israel renewed its threat on Monday to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
691101
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet Sunday that he won&#39;t rule out the possibility of allowing Palestinians living in east Jerusalem to vote for the upcoming
345459
JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insisted Wednesday evening that he would not accept the automatic disqualification of parties or personalities, with whomhe wished to conduct coalition negotiations, local newspaper ...
523358
By the News-Register. Clearly, the Palestinian people need to select a new leader, replacing Yasser Arafat. In doing so they have an opportunity to achieve something that Arafat himself has blocked for many years - peace with Israel.
718830
WASHINGTON -- Despite a flurry of hopeful signs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the death of Yasser Arafat, the Bush administration is keeping a cautious distance from the emerging Palestinian leadership, saying that future political and economic support will depend on whether a new Palestinian president can rein in militant groups.
541944
Yasser Arafat cannot be buried in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet, while affirming his pledge to let the ailing Palestinian leader return to the West Bank if he recovers.
682902
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he would never let Yasser Arafat be buried in Jerusalem but would honor a commitment to allow him to return to the West Bank when he finishes medical treatment in France.
762191
Israeli officials issued blunt warnings that they would not allow the Palestinian leader to be buried in or near the disputed capital of Jerusalem.
65862
BEIRUT: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has failed to groom a successor, but whatever the outcome of his illness, few believe he will be in a position to resume his current responsibilities.