Israel frees funds for Abbas
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Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.
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JERUSALEM Israel&#39;s security cabinet on Tuesday approved a compensation package that would pay roughly $200,000 to $300,000 to each Jewish family that agreed to leave the Gaza Strip under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s withdrawal plan.
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Israeli president aims to shore up Abbas in wake of Hamas taking Gaza Strip.
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Israel's parliament on Wednesday approved compensation for settlers to be evacuated from Gaza, clearing a big hurdle for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to cede the occupied territory to Palestinians.
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The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the release of about 90 Palestinian prisoners, officials said, the latest move by Israel to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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The United States, Israel and European states are prepared to ease a ban on aid to the Palestinian government that President Mahmoud Abbas is forming in the West Bank after sacking Hamas, officials said on Friday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday invited Mahmoud Abbas to his ranch in southern Israel, and the Palestinian leader accepted, a senior Israeli official said.
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"We will work to secure all basic needs for our people in Gaza"  The emergency government that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas installed after Islamic militants seized control of Gaza reaped its first windfall on Monday, with the European Union promising to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in crucial aid.The EU traditionally has been the Palestinian Authority's largest donor, and the reinstatement of aid, cut off after the Islamic Hamas movement took power 15 months ago, could signal the beginning of the end to a crippling international boycott. Read more
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Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the latest attempt to strengthen Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer several hundred million dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought cabinet approval on Sunday to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a step designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.
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The Israeli cabinet agreed Sunday morning to free dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture ahead of the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections, officials said.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to  200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a  convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser  Arafat's successor, officials said.
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Israel&#39;s security Cabinet approved a budget of US$550 million to US$670 million on Tuesday to compensate thousands of Jewish settlers set to be removed from occupied Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
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Israel&#39;s security cabinet today approved a compensation plan that would pay roughly $200,000 to $300,000 to each Jewish family that leaves the Gaza Strip under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s withdrawal proposal.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a planned summit with Israeli Prim e Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will free frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.