Report: Sharon, Abu Mazen express willingness to meet
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) each told Newsweek in separate and exclusive interviews released on Sunday that they are prepared to meet each other.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.
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A meeting between Israel's defense minister and a top Palestinian security official Saturday went well, Israeli officials said, as the two sides try to reconcile widely differing expectations for an upcoming summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday held their second summit in less than a month, prodded by U.S. officials to continue their fledgling dialogue.
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Following Arafat's death, the U.S. and Israel hope for new talks
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that he was prepared to start negotiations with a new responsible Palestinian leader after Arafat&#39;s departure, the Ha&#39;aretz daily reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says 2005 offers a historic opportunity for peace with the Palestinians.
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ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, spoke last night of a unique chance for peace and said that he was ready to co-ordinate his Gaza withdrawal plan with the new Palestinian leadership that will succeed Yassir Arafat.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19--Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday hosted a meeting here of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders that resulted in no apparent breakthroughs but signified a deepening commitment by the Bush administration to help resolve the conflict.
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, made his first conciliatory gesture towards Palestinians after the death of Yassir Arafat when he said that he would consider co-ordinating the dismantling of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with a new
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Israeli and U.S. leaders agreed ahead of a three-way meeting with the Palestinians not to deal with a new Palestinian government that does not denounce violence, recognize Israel and accept peace agreements, an Israeli official said Sunday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb. 18 -- As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attempts to jumpstart peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians at a summit meeting Monday, both Israelis and Palestinians appear determined to want exactly equal treatment.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   said he hoped to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   within days for a summit the international community believes   could help revive peace talks.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet later for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday ahead of landmark talks with the new Palestinian leadership after making the quest for Middle East peace a personal priority.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday met with 10 Likud members of Knesset (parliament)who have signed a letter supporting a pullout referendum, local newspaper Ha&#39;aretz reported.