Bush, Blair Back Palestinian Statehood
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President Bush, left, and Britain&#39;s Prime Minister Tony Blair walk through the Cross Hall to make a statement in the East Room of the White House Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (JTA) - Americans wanting a peek at President Bushâs to-do list now that he has a mandate didnât get much substance at his first post-election news conference, except for this: a Palestinian state.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that there was now a &quot;great chance&quot; to establish a Palestinian state and that he would invest the authority of the United States to try to accomplish that goal during his second term.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair renewed his pledge to work with President Bush on the war on terrorism and to revitalize the Middle East peace process Wednesday, expressing hope that the
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US support is crucial for progress on the Middle East peace process and on problems in the wider region, Prime Minister Tony Blair said, defending London's close ties to Washington.
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WASHINGTON - George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised hope yesterday for Middle East peace and the creation of an independent and democratic Palestinian state, following the death this week of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush&#39;s recent proposal
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President George W. Bush on Monday will offer new support for the Fatah-led government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, marking a higher profile effort to resolve the Middle East conflict.
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As George W. Bush formulates his plans for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be standing where he says he belongs: right by the U.S. president's side.
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Support from Bush leads to role as international envoy helping Palestinians.
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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.
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As if on cue, US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair this week both repeated their determination to push ahead with efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent. Tony Blair won public endorsement from President George W Bush last night for his plan to hold an international Palestinian
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as a lever for greater US commitment to the quest for peace in the Middle East.
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GEORGE Bush yesterday snubbed Tony Blair&#39;s bid to kick-start the Middle East peace process. In his congratulation message to the newly re-elected US president, Blair called
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Tony Blair secured unequivocal endorsements from the Palestinian leadership and Israel yesterday for a US-backed conference that is designed to ensure the Palestinians enforce