Palestinian prime minister sees hope of unity deal
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh   of Hamas said on Sunday he remained hopeful a unity government   would be established, brushing aside President Mahmoud Abbas's   assertion that talks had to start from scratch.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says agreement on the policies of a unity government with Hamas has been struck.
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Middle East envoy Tony Blair says a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians by 2009 is possible.
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The Quartet of Middle East peace   mediators were prepared to endorse Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas' effort to form a national unity government on   Wednesday although its platform is still unclear, diplomats   said.
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Rivals Hamas and Fatah will present a national unity government to parliament for approval Saturday, in hopes of ending deadly internal fighting and leading the Palestinians out of international isolation.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed to form a unity government on Thursday and end fighting and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the new government to respect previous agreements.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday said the world should restore contacts with the Palestinians if the ruling Hamas group agrees to form a unity government that renounces violence and recognizes Israel.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet on Tuesday that he hopes to meet newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the "near future" &#151; the latest sign that the two sides are trying to work toward peace after years of stalemate.
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Palestinian efforts to forge a national   unity government are back at "point zero," Palestinian   President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after Abbas threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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Tony Blair 'cautiously optimistic' of settlement between Israel and Palestinians by end of year
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Jordan that talks on a unity government with Hamas have hit a "dead end" and he will pursue other options, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.
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As violence between the two main Palestinian factions has intensified, hopes are fading for a Palestinian national unity government &#151; seen as a precondition for renewed negotiations with Israel. Olmert is offering the Palestinians far-reaching concessions and a state of their own if they choose the path of peace talks.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly yesterday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.
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Senior Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a new, national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, have still not been resolved.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and other rival Palestinians called for unity on Saturday in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.