Peres &#39;optimistic&#39; about Mideast peace
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Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday he was &quot;more optimistic&quot; about the possibility of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, after meeting with the pope and Italian leaders in Rome.
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Israel will respond with a series of positive gestures if the successors to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat will implement security reforms and a &quot;real&quot; cease-fire felt on the ground in the territories, Israeli security and diplomatic sources
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Israeli opposition leader Shimon Peres said on Saturday coalition talks between his party and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could be resolved in days, a move likely to avert snap elections and promote a Gaza pullout.
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Vice Premier Shimon Peres announced his candidacy Wednesday for president of Israel
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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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The sombre official end to mourning for Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of optimism in the Middle East after his death.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats express enthusiasm about new opportunities for peace created by the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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European Union and Arab leaders have voiced hopes of a breakthrough in the Middle East peace process, following recent statements by Israel and Hamas and a three-day old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Israel's foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time Â just maybe Â momentum for peace is real and sustainable.
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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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Labor Party leader MK Shimon Peres reiterated his position today, believing a coalition agreement to join a Likud-led government remains a possibility.
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Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres is to be formally inaugurated as the president of Israel.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that 2005 will be &quot;a year of great opportunity&quot; in which Israel will have unprecedented chances to make peace with the
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sounded a note of optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace, crediting the new leadership of the Palestinian Authority for the brightened outlook.
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Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon Peres said the government&#39;s timetable for a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza remains unchanged, despite recent violence in which nearly 40 Palestinians and five Israelis were killed.
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JERUSALEM The former Labor prime minister, Shimon Peres, once famously said that there are no real negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, but only among Israelis themselves, about what is safe to concede.
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Israeli President Moshe Katsav has urged the government to respond positively to a Syrian offer to resume peace negotiations. Although Katsav&#39;s role is largely ceremonial, his comments on Thursday were in