Palestinian growth 'obstructed'
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The outlook for economic growth in the Palestinian territories remains tough, a World Bank report warns.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has voiced concern about a reported US policy shift on Jewish settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories and condemned the US for undermining the roadmap peace plan.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel&#39;s prime minister says the new Palestinian leadership isn&#39;t doing enough to rein in militants.
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Unity that had developed in the Palestinian territories following the death of President Yasser Arafat was shattered when gunmen opened fire on Palestinian leaders Sunday.
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Senior Palestinian officials, after consulting with doctors treating Yasser Arafat and visiting his hospital, said Tuesday his condition had deteriorated dramatically
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redeploying troops away from Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and halting military operations. obstacles,&quot; Ammar Dweik, the head of the Palestinian central elections commission, told Reuters.
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Egypt is doing too little to stop arms smuggling into Gaza, which emboldens the militant group Hamas and weakens rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said on Thursday.
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Israel's plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.
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Egypt is doing too little to stop  arms smuggling into Gaza, which emboldens the militant group  Hamas and weakens rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,  Israeli Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said on  Thursday.
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The death of the Palestinian President, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Fatah revolutionary council, has left a large political vacuum, which is in dire need of mending.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the leading contender to succeed Yasser Arafat, said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's hope of annexing West Bank settlements and keeping all of Jerusalem in a final peace deal is a disaster that could torpedo efforts to restart peace talks.
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The UN says Israeli restrictions are severely affecting its ability to provide food and aid to the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, under growing pressure to rein in militants, ordered his security forces yesterday to prevent attacks on Israel and investigate a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians last week.
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The Palestinian prime minister said he failed to win assurances from Israel's defense minister Thursday that he'll ease stifling restrictions on Palestinian movement Â a measure seen as key to the success of an ambitious international effort to revive the Palestinian economy.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that the Palestinians were âon the verge of civil war.â
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Israel looks powerless to stop the barrage of rockets from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Islamic militants, choked by a blockade of their territory, find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. And moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing growing pressure to suspend peace talks because of Israel's strikes in Gaza.
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BRUSSELS, Jun 13 (IPS) - The European Union's freeze on direct aid to  the Palestinian Authority has led to sharp increases in debts  owed by families in the West Bank and Gaza, the relief agency  Oxfam has alleged.