Sharon: 2005 &#39;year of great opportunity&#39;
330172
Saying 2005 presents an &quot;opportunity for a historic breakthrough,&quot; Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday invited the incoming Palestinian government to help Israel coordinate its withdrawal from Gaza next year.
441619
&quot;We acted against the heads of Hamas ... in a way we found right at the right time when it was convenient for us,&quot;. Sharon said on Wednesday.
228078
Next year could bring a &quot;historic breakthrough&quot; in Israel&#39;s relations with the Palestinians, a buoyant Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel said today, insisting
139359
The International Monetary Fund expects Israel&#39;s economy to grow 3.6 percent by the end of this year, and 3.5% in 2005, according to the World Economic Outlook review released last week during Succoth.
526811
Speaking Thursday at the Herzliya Conference, where Sharon was to deliver his keynote annual speech later in the day, the French politician lauded the prime minister for his plan to withdraw from all Gaza Strip ...
605053
&quot;Ehud Olmert is in good shape, he jogs,&quot; Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s top aide, commented last June.
121492
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Asad under certain conditions.
9362
JERUSALEM  - Israel&#39;s beleaguered Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was scrambling to find a parliamentary majority for the 2005 state budget after warning that he is prepared to call fresh elections.
354004
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said the formation of a new Palestinian government creates an "opportunity" for renewed peace moves.
7498
Contrary to Ariel Sharon&#39;s recent demonization propaganda, Yasser Arafat was true to the cause of his people and was a man of peace when presented with a sincere opportunity -- witness the Oslo accords.
445664
Israel is ready to coordinate its planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with the new Palestinian leadership, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a published interview, saying he wants to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.
227193
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, insisting that Israel has no wish to rule over the Palestinians, declared yesterday that 2005 would be &quot;the year of a great historic opportunity&quot; in the Middle East.
271901
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that the recent events could be a historic turning point for the Middle East, without mentioning the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
8953
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is pleased with recent results in the fight against terror, but says the fight will continue uncompromisingly.
174569
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.
176931
of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to evacuate Jewish settlements in the territory next year. One makeshift Qassam rocket hit a college campus in Sderot, lightly wounding a man, police said.
592595
As 2005 approaches, the world sees much more than a passing political season. Pivotal elections and ongoing strategic shifts announce a historic time, whose significance will define the coming decades.