Israel to let observers watch Palestinian vote
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JERUSALEM Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it would allow international observers to monitor Palestinian elections Jan. 9 for a new president, as the Palestinians had requested.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Few Palestinians registered to vote Saturday for elections expected to be held this winter. More than 1,000 registration centres opened across the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.
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Palestinians cast their votes yesterday for local councils in 26 towns and villages of the West Bank, opening an election season that officials say will underline the Palestinian Authority&#39;s commitment to democracy.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian officials on  Saturday began registering candidates for an election to  replace Yasser Arafat as officials warned the vote may be  delayed unless Israel halted military activities.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- More than 12,000 observers are moving into place as voting is about to begin Sunday in Ukraine&#39;s controversial repeat of the presidential runoff between Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has asked his cabinet to approve a range of measures meant to ensure next month&#39;s Palestinian elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere.
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would watch closely whether the Palestinian Authority fulfilled a promise to prosecute two suspects in the killing of two off-duty Israeli soldiers.
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International observers toured army roadblocks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Palestinian officials complained Israel wasn't fully complying with promises to ease travel restrictions one day ahead of presidential elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
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Israel has said it will consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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BAQAA CAMP, Jordan -- Yehya Shatarat punched his fist into his hand as he watched satellite television pictures of Palestinians in the West Bank voting for a successor to the late Yasser Arafat.
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Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
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Palestinians hold municipal elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor next month.
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Israel said ahead of a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday that it would consider  any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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Three weeks before the election for the chairmanship of the Palestinian Authority, Israel is allowing the candidates to travel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip freely, PA officials said on Sunday.