Middle East mediators discuss Blair appointment
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Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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British PM meets Israeli counterpart ahead of his landmark talks with PLO chief in Ramallah. By Peter Walker - JERUSALEM. British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon Wednesday
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The four powers sponsoring the stagnant Middle East peace process met on Tuesday for the first time since Hamas seized Gaza, amid mounting speculation they could anoint outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as their envoy.
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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If the proposal goes forward, Tony Blair would represent the âquartetâ in talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was due to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as part of a flurry of diplomacy intended to revive the Middle East peace process.
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International mediators meeting in Jerusalem were expected to name the British prime minister, Tony Blair, as the senior envoy in the region.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered Wednesday to host a one-day Mideast conference in the new year to help rehabilitate the battered Palestinian Authority, encourage reform and serve as a bridge to renewed peace talks, stalled by four years of violence.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, raising the level of international efforts to revive Middle East peacemaking following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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JERUSALEM -- Tony Blair is seeking a broader role as Middle East envoy that would give him more direct involvement in peacemaking, expanding the limited mandate world powers gave him last month, diplomats said yesterday.
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Western powers have agreed to name  outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East  envoy, as a bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist  Hamas&#39;s takeover of Gaza, an official in Washington said on  Tuesday.
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain met Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday to promote an international conference in London on Palestinian reforms, saying the gathering could lay the groundwork for a resumption of peace negotiations.
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Tony Blair, the new special envoy for the Middle East peace Quartet, will meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Tuesday during his first visit to the region in his new role, officials said.
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CAIRO, Egypt &#151; British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Egypt for Middle East peace talks Saturday, saying the next few days and weeks would be critical in determining whether Israel and the Palestinians can break their cycle of violence.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he  calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking  between Israelis and Palestinians.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a new initiative to support the Palestinians and move toward a two-state solution in the Middle East peace process.
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JERUSALEM -- Western powers struggled yesterday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.