Palestinian State Is Still 'Achievable,' Bush Says
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- President Bush expressed confidence Monday that his vision of a Palestinian state is still "achievable" as he opened a diplomatic mission to promote his Middle East peace plan, increase pressure on Burma and reposition himself on climate change.
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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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WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush wants to strengthen ties with Europe and believes if they work together, there&#39;s a &quot;great chance&quot; of creating a Palestinian state and peace in the Middle East within four years.
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Five years ago this month, President Bush stood in the Rose Garden and laid out a vision for the Middle East that included Israel and a state called Palestine living together in peace. "I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror," the president declared.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (JTA) - Americans wanting a peek at President Bushâs to-do list now that he has a mandate didnât get much substance at his first post-election news conference, except for this: a Palestinian state.
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President Bush on Wednesday resumed  direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority as part of a  renewed push for peace following the death of long-time leader  Yasser Arafat.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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US President George W. Bush told visiting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf he would make the creation of a Palestinian state a central priority of his second term in office.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush faces a balancing act in West Bank talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the second day of a Middle East peace mission laden with skepticism.
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US president says agreement must be reached to establish homeland for Palestinian people
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President Bush said Monday that even with a Palestinian election scheduled next month he was "realistic" about achieving democracy among the Palestinians.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.
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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush said Friday there is &quot;a great chance&quot; to create an independent Palestinian state within four years after decades of frustration.
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NEW YORK -- President Bush yesterday called embattled Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a ``man of courage" for trying to revive Mideast peace talks despite a continued political stalemate with Hamas militants.
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WASHINGTON - George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised hope yesterday for Middle East peace and the creation of an independent and democratic Palestinian state, following the death this week of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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President Bush calls for an end to Israeli occupation of Arab land, to create a viable Palestinian state.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday they continue to share a vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite Hamas's control of Gaza.