German president applauds Israel on Gaza withdrawal (Deutsche...
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German President Horst Koehler on Wednesday applauded Israeli plans withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, calling the decision a "courageous step", while also citing the rising Jewish population in Germany as being ...
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The European Union on Friday hailed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' move to form a national unity government to replace one led by Hamas, whose strident anti-Israel views have dried up international aid.
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German President Horst Koehler is due visit to Israel, where he faces a boycott by some MPs.
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Many German papers on Wednesday commented on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plans to evacuate Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
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Quotes in reaction to President Bush's trip to Israel and the West Bank that began Wednesday:
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to congratulate him for his landslide victory in an election to replace Yasser Arafat, signaling Israel's readiness to work with the new Palestinian team after years of boycotting Arafat.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, visiting Libya for the first time since the end of its international isolation, praised the reforms of Muammar Gaddafi and invited the Libyan leader to visit Germany.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was meeting with Mideast leaders as part of a push for renewed efforts in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Comment
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him for winning the Palestinian presidential elections, the latest sign that the two sides are eager to restart peace efforts after years of stalemate.
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German leaders hailed the ordination as a milestone in the rebirth of Jewish life here.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and the Israeli parliament endorsed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.
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Israel's divided parliament ratified  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday,  a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from  occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
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Israel&#39;s parliament ratified Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
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Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan on Monday, Dec. 20, 2004. Abbas said he welcomes any form of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza but this withdrawal should not end there, it must be part of the road map.
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Protected by bulletproof glass, Israeli Labor party leader Shimon Peres addresses thousands of Israeli pro-peace activists gathered in front of the Knesset, Israel&#39;s parliament to show support for the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Monday Oct.
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BERLIN -- Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany expressed shame yesterday over the horrors of the Nazi era, acknowledging that Adolf Hitler's regime enjoyed wide support among Germans and promising that his country will always try to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust.
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The German presidency of the European Union on Friday condemned the &quot;violent&quot; seizure of power by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.