Israel may encourage moderate Palestinians
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The United States has reported encouraged Israel to help strengthen the position of moderate Palestinians in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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The UK can play a "key role" in helping Israel and the Palestinians achieve peace, Israel's Foreign Minister says.
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BEIJING  - Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom expressed hope Monday that a more moderate Palestinian leadership would emerge if Yasser Arafat dies, and said his government would be waiting to work with it.
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The United States may be willing   to accept some easing of the West's boycott of the Palestinian   Authority as President Mahmoud Abbas tries to form a   national-unity government, diplomats said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s efforts to muster international support for rebuilding the Palestinian Authority are an appropriate form of external intervention for the sake of toning down the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and restarting the
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a month ago appears to have created a new atmosphere for possible renewal of peace efforts in the Middle East.
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Israel says it is considering plans to include two small settlements within the route of the West Bank barrier.
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JERUSALEM, Nov 15  - Israel is looking on anxiously at the unfolding struggle to fill the void left by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, keen to assist moderate elements to ensure a peaceful transition of power.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Two unlikely factors - the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism, and a widespread fear of chaos among Palestinians - are combining to create some hope in the run-up to next month&#39;s
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WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 14: Under American encouragement and, in some cases, pressure, Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinian moderates and has agreed to consider others now that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a rare window of opportunity to build a democratic Palestinian state that could live side by side in peace with Israel.
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The court order could help improve the climate for talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
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Israel should turn over Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians as part of a peace deal with the moderate government of President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel's deputy prime minister said Friday
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With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts to break the cycle of violence there by enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations while also seeking to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Prodded by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday that they are ready to resume contacts without conditions -- a small step that many people hope could lead to resuming peace talks.
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Israel also reiterated its willingness to work with Mahmoud Abbas, though it is calling for a crackdown on militants.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - The Bush administration  signaled on Saturday that it may accept limited growth within  existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that  could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.