Bush Goal: Palestinian State by 2009
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With British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his side, the president pledged to put U.S. resources and the prestige of his presidency behind the quest.
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President Bush said the election of a new Palestinian Authority president Sunday is a key step toward the establishment of an independent and peaceful Palestinian state.
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President George W. Bush said that after the death of Yasser Arafat there was now a &quot;great chance&quot; to create an independent Palestinian state living at peace with Israel by the time he leaves office in 2009.
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President Bush on Wednesday resumed  direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority as part of a  renewed push for peace following the death of long-time leader  Yasser Arafat.
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
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President Bush has a historic chance for coming up with a new peace plan based on the principles enshrined in the Oslo Accords. It is time also for Palestinians to unite behind a new leadership and stop the
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President Bush, reacting to disputed reports on Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat was dead, said &quot;God bless his soul&quot; and promised to work toward a free Palestinian state.
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Support from Bush leads to role as international envoy helping Palestinians.
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WASHINGTON It won&#39;t happen next year as he originally proposed in his road map, but President Bush says he&#39;ll spend the next four years trying to help &quot;a truly free state&quot; for Palestinians develop alongside Israel.
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President-elect Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start carrying out security commitments under a U.S.-backed "road map" charting a path to statehood and peace with Israel.
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The Bush administration signaled that it will use its remaining months to make a major push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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President Bush said he intends to pursue the establishment of an independent and democratic Palestinian state during his second term, and will develop a strategy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help ...
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - George W. Bush told Israel in blunt terms on Thursday that he expected it to sign a peace treaty within the year that would create a Palestinian state and end Israel's 40-year occupation of the West Bank.
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Over the past year, the George W. Bush administration has prepared a comprehensive political and economic reform initiative aimed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.
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President Bush praised Sunday's  Palestinian elections as an essential step toward the goal of  statehood and promised to help the new president, Mahmoud  Abbas, in a renewed push for peace with Israel.
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President Bush said on Friday he saw  a "great chance" of achieving an independent Palestinian state  and pledged to work with European leaders toward that goal.