Abbas makes peace offer to Israel
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Mahmoud Abbas offers "the hand of peace" to Israel, a day after winning the Palestinian presidential poll.
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Mahmoud Abbas, speaking with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain at his side, renewed his call today for peace talks with Israel.
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Israel also reiterated its willingness to work with Mahmoud Abbas, though it is calling for a crackdown on militants.
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JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discussed in broad terms Tuesday the issues most important to the creation of a Palestinian state in advance of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference proposed for this fall.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government the Palestinians hope will   end their international isolation and revive aid.
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Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has started his presidential campaign by promising a general referendum on peace.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said he was very satisfied with efforts by Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas to restore calm and pledged in an  interview published on Thursday to pursue peace with him.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants a planned Middle East conference to result in a framework agreement for peace with Israel and set a timeline for implementation, a senior aide said on Sunday.
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Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza to help police a truce, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visits Russia for talks with a key player in Middle East peace efforts.
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Tony Blair met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continued a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.
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Israel will invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume long-stalled peace talks after Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier, Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Tuesday.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the acting Palestinian leader, called on his people to drop their weapons in the struggle for a state. His stance marks a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel after the death of Yasser Arafat last month.
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GAZA -- Palestinians said Israel agreed yesterday to let Palestinian security forces take control of wider areas in Gaza to solidify a de facto cease-fire and help new President Mahmoud Abbas launch peace talks with Israel.
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Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Gaza Strip to try to convince Palestinian militants to stop attacks against Israel.
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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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Israel expects Mahmoud Abbas to win Sunday's Palestinian presidential election and is ready to open talks with him, offering to free Palestinian prisoners if Abbas cracks down on Palestinian rocket attacks, senior Israeli officials said.