US 'reassured' over Gaza plan
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US officials are given assurances over comments by an aide to the Israeli PM on the Gaza withdrawal.
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&quot;The Bush administration has modified its policy and signaled approval of &#39;natural&#39; growth in at least some Israeli settlements,&quot; the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Palestinian officials presented a detailed  plan to Israel for the deployment of Gaza security forces to  halt attacks on Israelis, and the militant Hamas group set its  terms on Thursday for a cease-fire.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today won an assurance from Palestinian leaders that they would act to halt the violence against Israelis amid renewed efforts to restart the Middle East peace process.
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US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are optimistic about reviving the Middle East peace process following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but vague on how to do it.
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The American decision freed up aid to the Palestinian Authority, ending an embargo in place since the Hamas election victory in 2006.
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President Bush approved yesterday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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The Bush administration, moving to lend support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, has approved growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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The Bush administration expressed confidence Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to &quot;move forward&quot; on peacemaking with the Palestinians after he withdraws Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza.
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The United States said on Mondaythat it looks forward to moving forward the Middle East peace process no matter what happens to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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The Bush administration has changed its stance on Israeli construction in the West Bank, and now supports development and expansion of existing settlements, according to a New York Times report
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to press Israel to ease Gaza border restrictions, on her regional tour.
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Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell told Israelâs prime minister today that the United States wanted to take advantage of new opportunities in the Middle East, and that it supported Palestinian elections set for January 9.
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The Bush administration has signaled approval of growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a policy change aimed at helping Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the New York Times said on Saturday.
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US President George W. Bush waivered on Wednesday restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian authority. The waivering of restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel still supports the US-backed road map peace plan. Sharon spoke after a senior advisor was quoted as saying that Sharon&#39;s
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel agreed yesterday on a strategy to prop up the embattled Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas with financial aid, eased travel restrictions, moral support, and peace talks as they struggled to counter the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.