Israel may encourage moderate Palestinians
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The United States has reported encouraged Israel to help strengthen the position of moderate Palestinians in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking.
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Israel is reluctant to remove roadblocks and other West Bank restrictions to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government until he does more to curb militants, officials said ahead of a summit on Monday.
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Israel, in a policy change, would be willing to co-ordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if Palestinian authorities cracked down on militant groups, an Israeli official said today.
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The victory of Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian elections raised hopes on Monday for reviving talks with Israel after the relative moderate won a landslide in the vote to succeed Yasser Arafat.
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Israel says it is considering plans to include two small settlements within the route of the West Bank barrier.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Two unlikely factors - the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism, and a widespread fear of chaos among Palestinians - are combining to create some hope in the run-up to next month&#39;s
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BEIJING  - Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom expressed hope Monday that a more moderate Palestinian leadership would emerge if Yasser Arafat dies, and said his government would be waiting to work with it.
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Israelis and Palestinians are in the midst of rapidly evolving events that could lead to a period of instability in both camps, but could also usher in the changes necessary to resume peace negotiations.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said he could help Israel rally the support of Arab states and advance the chances for peace, not only with the Palestinians but throughout the region.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush offered a powerful incentive to Palestinians yesterday to rally behind a moderate leadership, signaling the promise of US reengagement and a new opening for peace following Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death.
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Ehud Olmert said today he is willing to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state if the new government headed by president Mahmoud Abbas pledges to combat terrorism.
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Israel says prospects for peace could be boosted by a new Palestinian government without Hamas.
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Israel should turn over Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians as part of a peace deal with the moderate government of President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel's deputy prime minister said Friday
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This would appear to be an appropriate time to discuss the potential for Palestinian nonviolence and its ramifications for Israel.
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The court order could help improve the climate for talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.