Israel to shun Mid-East 'event'
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Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his country will not take part in an expected Middle East conference.
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Israel on Tuesday ruled out holding Mideast peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas once he forms a coalition with Hamas militants, saying the new unity government must give in to international demands to recognize Israel's right to exist.
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The U.S. and Israel have agreed to reject any Palestinian government that does not meet the conditions set by the so-called Mideast Quartet, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to meet separately Sunday with Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a three-way summit with both of them on Monday.
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Israel is prepared to withdraw troops from Palestinian areas well ahead of a planned pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank next summer, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said.
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ISRAEL&#39;S PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon made it clear recently that his plan for a unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip is not intended as a prelude to a comprehensive peace agreement but is meant to serve as a replacement for the road map to Mideast
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JERUSALEM  - Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that an upcoming Mideast peace conference would not result in a final deal with the Palestinians and may not take place at all. His government moved closer to a punishing regime of power cuts to the Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket attacks.
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Israel renewed its threat on Monday  to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action  against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a  planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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Israel will not attend an international conference Britain is planning to host, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday. Last week, press reports indicated that Tel Aviv was ready to participate in the summit.
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A Mideast peace summit designed to open a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians fed up with violence concluded Monday with no new agreements and a pledge to keep talking.
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Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
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Israel dismisses early rocket fire as hiccups but warns it will retaliate if  attacked by Palestinian militants
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Israel has decided to move an upcoming military exercise off the disputed Golan Heights to avoid further heightening tensions with neighboring Syria, defense officials said.
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Israel's prime minister on Thursday said it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with woes in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a U.S. report urging negotiations.
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TEL AVIV -- Israel's foreign minister said yesterday that it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians, adding that no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israel on Sunday signaled it will consider freeing some Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israelis, defusing a crisis with the Palestinian Authority ahead of a historic Mideast summit.