Bush, Olmert reaffirm two-state goal
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President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.
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Washington -- The Bush administration, moving to lend political support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a time of political turmoil, has signaled approval of growth in at least some Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, American and Israeli
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The Bush administration, moving to lend support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, has approved growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that there was now a &quot;great chance&quot; to establish a Palestinian state and that he would invest the authority of the United States to try to accomplish that goal during his second term.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel Sunday, delivering Bush's two-state vision.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - George W. Bush told Israel in blunt terms on Thursday that he expected it to sign a peace treaty within the year that would create a Palestinian state and end Israel's 40-year occupation of the West Bank.
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George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
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U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to begin tackling the core issues of a final peace deal, as they prepared for President Bush's arrival in the region Wednesday
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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair committed themselves Friday to work toward a two-state solution as a way to create Middle East peace.
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush traveled to the West Bank on Thursday, passing powerful symbols of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Jewish settlements and Israel's barrier in the occupied territory.
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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.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Tuesday, on the eve of a visit by President George W. Bush, to begin peace talks on the thorniest issues despite major differences over Jewish settlement construction near Jerusalem.
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President George W. Bush has all but abandoned his goal of Palestinian statehood next year, opting instead to spend the next four years trying to help &quot;a truly free state develop&quot; alongside Israel.
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George W. Bush on Wednesday began his first visit as U.S. president to Israel and the Palestinian territories, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace and that both sides were ready to make tough concessions.