Middle East ; Erekat: Palestinians, Israelis agreed on election ...
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Middle East News, Palestinian negotiations minister, Saeb Erekat, said on Wednesday that the Israelis and the Palestinians reached an agreement on the upcoming elections to choose a successor to the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.
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The Middle East is entering a historic process. Iraq under US occupation, and Palestine under Israeli occupation will hold two critical elections in January (if they are not postponed).
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Jerusalem, Nov 14 : Israel is divided over a US proposition to allow East Jerusalem residents to participate in elections for a new Palestinian Authority chairman, to lend it greater credibility.
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Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed&quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision&quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.
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The next step is for all Palestinians to participate in elections, including those in occupied territories and in exile. By Omar Merhi.
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JERICHO, West Bank -- Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday were on the verge of resolving what could have been a nasty dispute over voting by East Jerusalem residents in elections to choose a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt&#39;s official news agency MENA said on Tuesday.
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Arab &quot;Palestinians&quot; launched a voter registration drive Saturday, a first step toward long-overdue elections, and Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization &quot;Chairman of Terror&quot; Yasser Arafat promised that voting for parliament and president
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (09/12/04) - Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed yesterday on the logistical means of holding elections next month to replace late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat, who died last month.
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Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell told Israelâs prime minister today that the United States wanted to take advantage of new opportunities in the Middle East, and that it supported Palestinian elections set for January 9.
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Israel will do "everything in its power" to enable Palestinian elections to take place, the foreign minister said Monday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Dec.9, 2004.
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expected to be a test of strength between the dominant Fatah movement and Islamists sworn to destroying Israel. the elections. A similar poll in the Gaza Strip was delayed because violence prevented registration.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party agreed on Thursday to a possible alliance with opposition Labour in a vote that averted a snap election and strengthened his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday evening that his country will assist the Palestinians in every possible way to hold a smooth election on Jan. 9 next year.