Arab Officials Criticize US Support of Israel
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Senior Arab officials attending a US-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration&#39;s assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism
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Arab officials say the White House is promoting a four-point proposal to end the fighting, but implementing it won't be easy
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Arab officials reacted with alarm to the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, with some countries condemning Israel&#039;s offensive in Gaza and others pressing Palestinian militants to free a kidnapped Israeli soldier.
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Arab governments have reminded US President George W. Bush of his commitment to Middle. East diplomacy, in the hope a second Bush administration will pay more attention to one of their top priorities.
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A fresh diplomatic crisis loomed after US officials indicated they would not object to continued construction in Israeli West Bank settlements, and Palestinians warned such a policy shift would wreck Mideast peace efforts.
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Palestinians accused the United States on Sunday of destroying the Middle East peace process after Washington signaled it could accept some growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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The Palestinian Authority on Sunday reacted with shock and disbelief to reports that the US will now tacitly support construction in major settlements in the West Bank and warned that the shift in American policy would destroy the peace process in the
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The Palestinian Authority deplored the US use of the veto against the draft Arab resolution at the UN Security Council to halt the Israeli operations in Gaza, expressing fears that Israel will use this veto to expand its attacks.
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America thinks the Palestinian agreement is a setback for peace, but many observers think it is really a setback for U.S. influence
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US calls for reform in the Middle East clashed with Arab demands to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict on Saturday as Washington insisted that economic and political modernisation is needed to fight terrorism.
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RABAT, Morocco, Dec. 11 -- Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected on Saturday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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JERUSALEM - Palestinian leaders on Sunday accused the United States of harming prospects for Mideast peace after the latest indications that Washington is ready to accept some Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements.    The New York Times reported Saturday that the United States will now tacitly support construction in built-up areas of major Jewish settlements, while remaining opposed to housing activity in undeveloped areas...
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Arab nations want the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat blames Israel for stepping up attacks ahead of the US president's visit.
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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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Israeli officials predicted Sunday that allegations the government spied on the Pentagon would prove false, but analysts said damage had already been done the Jewish state's image and that of its lobbying ally in Washington.
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Arab diplomats at the United Nations are drafting language for a Security Council statement that could condemn Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip.