Palestinians 'may declare state'
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A top official says Palestinians could unilaterally declare statehood, as Kosovo did, if talks with Israel fail.
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GAZA CITY-- The planned deployment of Palestinian forces on the Gaza-Israel frontier could be a first step toward a wider return of Palestinians' security control in their areas of Gaza and the West Bank -- the situation before fighting erupted with Israel in 2000, the Palestinian foreign minister said yesterday.
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President-elect Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start carrying out security commitments under a U.S.-backed "road map" charting a path to statehood and peace with Israel.
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Palestinian officials presented a detailed  plan to Israel for the deployment of Gaza security forces to  halt attacks on Israelis, and the militant Hamas group set its  terms on Thursday for a cease-fire.
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The militant group Hamas will accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a long-term truce with Israel, a leader said Friday, apparently
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Israel could ease tough closures on Palestinian areas if Yasser Arafat dies so as to encourage the emergence of a moderate successor and a ceasefire by armed groups, political sources say.
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Israel's plan to withdraw from some  occupied land aims to rule out a Palestinian state  indefinitely, with full U.S. approval, Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon's chief of staff said on Wednesday.
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Who Governs the West Bank? Palestinian Administration under Israeli Occupation,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines that system, which faces its most acute crisis since the Oslo process was launched in 1993.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the acting Palestinian leader, called on his people to drop their weapons in the struggle for a state. His stance marks a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel after the death of Yasser Arafat last month.
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Israel signalled flexibility and openness toward the emerging new Palestinian leadership Friday, with a top adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon saying peace talks could resume if the Palestinians showed some goodwill.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said substantial steps toward creation of a Palestinian state could not be considered until after Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next year.
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Palestinians ready to compromise will claim to be completing Arafat's journey. So will those wanting to fight on
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was quoted on Saturday as saying he was convinced there would be an independent Palestinian state within the next four years.
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Senior Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a new, national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, have still not been resolved.
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The United States may be willing   to accept some easing of the West's boycott of the Palestinian   Authority as President Mahmoud Abbas tries to form a   national-unity government, diplomats said.
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A Palestinian official said Sunday he expects the successors of Yasser Arafat to make concessions to Israel on issues the late leader had refused to consider.
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WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed&quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision&quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.