Palestinian prime minister rules out recognizing Israel
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GAZA CITY -- President Mahmoud Abbas's bumpy efforts to set up a Palestinian government acceptable to the West suffered a new setback yesterday when the prime minister from the Islamic militant Hamas group said he would not lead a coalition that recognizes Israel.
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Israel ruled out on Tuesday negotiations "at this stage" over the boundaries of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a renewed U.S. push to address the issue.
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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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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert vows not to cause a humanitarian crisis in Gaza after threats to cut power to the region.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has limited his public appearances because he fears being targeted for assassination by Israel, his spokesman said Tuesday.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects calls to halt excavations at a contentious Jerusalem holy site, Israeli media reports.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told Iranians on Friday that Palestinians would never bow to pressure to recognize Israel and would keep fighting thanks in part to support from Iran.
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Israel is reluctant to remove roadblocks and other West Bank restrictions to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government until he does more to curb militants, officials said ahead of a summit on Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday Israel would be prepared to take more risks for peace with the Palestinians now that President Mahmoud Abbas had formed a government without Hamas.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia poured scorn on Tony Blairâs peace initiative today - throwing into doubt a London conference that Israel has already said it will boycott.
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The ruling Hamas group will not join the planned coalition government with the rival Fatah party if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.
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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
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The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not join a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.
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Israel will allow the Palestinian prime minister to return to Gaza but without millions in donations, sources say.
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TEHRAN -- The Palestinian prime minister vowed his Hamas-led government will never recognize Israel and will fight for Jerusalem, telling a crowd at an Iranian mosque yesterday that he will resist US pressure to moderate.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of the Islamist group Hamas, was prevented from returning to Gaza on Thursday after a two-week trip abroad, a spokewoman for European monitors at the border said.