Israel to elect its new president
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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, is to hold a vote shortly to elect the country's new president.
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nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor. Fatah movement and Islamists sworn to destroying Israel.
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Israel announces measures to ensure what PM Ariel Sharon calls a "free and fair" Palestinian election.
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Middle East News, RAMALLAH, West Bank, Palestinians voted on Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials said yesterday that they were prepared to remove soldiers and military checkpoints from the West Bank and Gaza Strip to make it easier for voters to take part in the Palestinian presidential election, slated for Jan. 9.
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Palestinians are electing a successor to their late leader, Yasser Arafat.
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Description: The Israeli government announces it will hold talks with Palestinian officials to coordinate presidential elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Former Israeli PM wins first round of elections for leadership of second-largest party in ruling coalition.
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The Israeli Government remains divided on whether to allow Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem to vote in next year&#39;s Presidential elections, which is scheduled to be held on January ninth.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peace talks  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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Israel&#39;s cabinet adopted a series of measures Sunday, aimed at facilitating Palestinian elections on January 9. The Israeli cabinet&#39;s approval of the measures means Palestinians will be given
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Israeli leaders Monday promised US Secretary of State Colin Powell to help the Palestinians elect a president. The elections, in the wake of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, are scheduled for Jan. 9.
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Mahmoud Abbas's inauguration to  succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday will be overshadowed by  Israel's decision to cut ties with the new Palestinian  president after a militant attack that killed six Israelis.
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Israel's cabinet approves the appointment of Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi as the new head of its armed forces.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised Sunday that Israel would work to ensure that next monthâs Palestinian presidential election takes place in a free and fair atmosphere.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, convening his cabinet for the first time since the burial of his life nemesis Yasser Arafat, hinted at a measure of flexibility this week, signaling that Israel might allow East Jerusalem Arabs to vote in elections for a
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Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat.