Olmert: Palestinians stand at crossroads
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Israel's prime minister said Monday that he hoped to revive long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying that they would be able to achieve an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through talks with Israel.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert meet for talks in Jerusalem.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday, officials said, but both sides sought to play down the chances of progress.
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It was unclear how detailed the talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday Yasser Arafat's death could be a turning point for peacemaking but he would pursue a unilateral plan that would strip Palestinians of some land they want for a state.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday new Israeli settlement activity was posing an obstacle to revived Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts launched in the U.S. town of Annapolis last month.
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His trip includes Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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With formal peacemaking a dim prospect at this volatile time, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert intends to sound out President Bush on the Israeli&#039;s plan to impose a West Bank settlement on the Palestinians by relinquishing most of the territory to them for a state.
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Israel will not unilaterally withdraw from any other territories after carrying out the Gaza disengagement plan, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insisted Thursday, responding to comments to the contrary that Vice Premier Ehud Olmert made to The Jerusalem Post
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled a need Monday to pursue talks with the Palestinians, an official said, apparently edging away from a unilateral West Bank pullback plan that swept him to power in March.
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Conflicting ideologies and internal divisions came to the forefront across Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
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THE BARRIER: Palestinian workers stand next to part of Israel&#39;s separation barrier that is still under construction in the West Bank town of Abu Dis, just outside Jerusalem.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia (middle) delivers a speech to journalists in front of part of Israel&#39;s West Bank barrier, near Qalqiliya, 11 January 2004.
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Olmert says schism after Hamas takeover in Gaza presents 'opportunity' to empower moderates.
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HERZLIYA: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday said there should be a separate independent state for Palestinians. In a keynote speech near Tel Aviv, Sharon insisted that his controversial plan to
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.