Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal
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Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The United States and Israel sought Monday to shore up a sometimes strained relationship with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is trying to form a working alliance with Hamas officials who refuse to recognize the Israeli government.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government with the militant group.
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Olmert says schism after Hamas takeover in Gaza presents 'opportunity' to empower moderates.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel is considering a plan to stop pursuing scores of Fatah militants and give Palestinians wider security control over West Bank enclaves to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas, officials and diplomats said yesterday.
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Israel on Sunday signaled it will consider freeing some Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israelis, defusing a crisis with the Palestinian Authority ahead of a historic Mideast summit.
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian militants if they  halted attacks, but senior Palestinian leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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Palestinian factions agreed to stop violence and Israel said it would halt its military operations, but it was not clear if the deal would take effect and hold.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was not sure he would be able to reach a deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on statehood principles before a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
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Israel&#39;s president has strayed from the government line by proposing a halt to construction of a controversial West Bank barrier if a durable ceasefire is reached with the Palestinians.
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SDEROT, Israel -- Israel renewed limited contacts with the Palestinian Authority yesterday as the two sides held security talks to discuss a spike in violence in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
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Middle East mediators held talks on  Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony  Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after  Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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Israel on Monday offered its first indication it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if the Palestinian Authority cracks down on militant
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A planned summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was put off on Wednesday in a sign of differences over the scope of Israeli steps to bolster the Fatah leader.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reserved judgment on Sunday on a Palestinian unity government deal that failed to meet a core demand by the United States and other Middle East peace mediators to recognize Israel.
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A power-sharing pact may end Gaza fighting, but will Israel and the US recognize its terms?
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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.