Israel to shun Mid-East &#39;event&#39;
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Israel&#39;s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says that his country will not take part in a Middle East conference. Reports say Britain is organising a conference, but as yet, however, nothing has been announced.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects calls to consider a truce with Hamas unless it recognises Israel as a state.
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Ariel Sharon&#39;s chief of staff has said the aim of Israel&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan is to rule out a Palestinian state indefinitely.
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The Palestinians have decided not to bring a draft resolution condemning Israel&#39;s military operation in the northern Gaza
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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.
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Saudi Arabia says a US-backed Middle East peace conference will be pointless unless it tackles key issues.
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Israel won&#39;t participate in an international Mideast conference Britain is considering hosting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that an upcoming Mideast peace conference would not result in a final deal with the Palestinians and may not take place at all. His government moved closer to a punishing regime of power cuts to the Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket attacks.
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Israel's prime minister on Thursday said it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with woes in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a U.S. report urging negotiations.
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Israeli media are calling it a "nuclear slip" of the tongue. Aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert deny any change in policy.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought on Sunday to lower expectations for a U.S.-led conference on Palestinian statehood, saying he wanted a joint declaration out of the gathering rather than a binding deal.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel slapped down peace overtures from Syria with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reluctant to become diverted in a parallel peace track with Damascus while concentrating on his planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian  rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza will stop, and Israel will withdraw its forces, senior officials say.
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Israel ruled out on Tuesday negotiations "at this stage" over the boundaries of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a renewed U.S. push to address the issue.
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HERZLIYA, Israel A direct message today from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinians: &quot;We have no desire to rule over you.
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TEL AVIV -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday rejected a US advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.
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Iranian citizens are forbidden from travelling to Israel and Hashemian&#39;s potential visit had caused controversy. &quot;Their presence as part of a foreign team is a new issue and will have to be discussed,&quot; he added.