Palestinian unity government won't bring peace: Peres
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Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday a Palestinian unity government would be a facade aimed at easing Western economic sanctions rather than a new framework for seeking peace with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas on Monday put off talks with Hamas aimed at   breaking a stalemate over forming a unity government, in a sign   of deep internal divisions.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after the moderate leader threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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The secretary of state pushed a peace plan as arguments continued over a new Palestinian unity government.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya reiterates that his Hamas-led government will not recognise Israel.
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Israel&#39;s ruling Likud party has closed a deal with the opposition Labor party to form a unity government. Under the agreement, Labor leader Shimon Peres will be second in command to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.
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The pivot of the Israeli prime ministerâs plan to unilaterally quit the open prison called Gaza instead of following through on the Quartetâs âroad mapâ is that he doesnât have a partner for peace.
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A new Palestinian unity government would   not object to President Mahmoud Abbas holding talks with   Israel, a senior Hamas official said on Tuesday.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says any new Palestinian unity government must meet conditions set by the West.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Labour Party leader Shimon Peres reached a deal on Thursday that appeared to clear a final obstacle towards forming a unity government that would press ahead with a Gaza pullout.
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Israel&#39;s Opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres has responded positively to an invitation by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to form a unity government.
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Interim Palestinian leaders have rejected a new and softer position by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold talks on peace in the region.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after Abbas threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it meets international conditions, an official in Olmert's office said on Saturday.
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Israeli Labour leader Shimon Peres  said on Saturday coalition talks between his party and Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon could be resolved in days and were vital  to speed up a Gaza pullout and bring Middle East peace.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Sunday for talks that seemed likely only to highlight their divisions over a Palestinian unity government whose formation appears imminent.