Bush's January Mideast tour seeks to bolster peace bid
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George W. Bush will make his first trip as U.S. president to Israel and the West Bank next month to try to shore up fragile peace efforts despite doubts about chances of a deal before he leaves office in 13 months.
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President Bush on Monday announced a conference this fall to include Israel, the Palestinian authority and some of their Arab neighbors to help restart Mideast peace talks
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.
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US President George W Bush is to visit the West Bank for key talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is renewing efforts to revive stalled Mideast peace talks, visiting the region this week for the first time since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire halted Israel's war with Hezbollah militants.
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With his chances to advance Middle East peace dwindling, President Bush on Monday will push again for a democratic Palestinian homeland that can coexist with Israel.
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President George W. Bush arrives in Israel on Wednesday aiming to boost efforts to achieve a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians before he leaves office in a year.
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JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president-elect, offered "peace based on justice" to Israel yesterday and received an "open invitation" from President Bush to visit the White House, a day after winning a landslide victory in elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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President George W. Bush pledged Friday to spend some of the political capital from his re-election trying to secure a lasting Middle East peace, and he envisioned the establishment
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President Bush on Saturday urged world leaders to turn the words of a Mideast cease-fire deal into action, even as Israel expanded its air and ground campaign into Lebanon.
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Tony Blair will fly to Washington this week to launch a new Middle East peace initiative alongside George Bush, in a bid to show he can reap the rewards of the special relationship.
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President Bush promised to return in May for Israelâs 60th anniversary to press for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term.
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President Bush will meet separately with newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and says "people are becoming more trustworthy" in striving for peace in the Middle East.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will take a trip to the West Bank to show support for the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.