US Wants Quick Israeli Military Pullout of Gaza, Powell Says
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The US hopes Israel will withdraw its military forces from the northern Gaza Strip quickly and assure its reaction to rocket attacks by ``terrorists&#39;&#39; are measured and proportionate, Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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Palestinian leaders will demand Secretary of State Colin Powell to pressure Israel to pullout its forces from disputed areas in the West Bank ahead of January elections to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a top Palestinian
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Israel began scaling back its 17 day offensive in the Gaza Strip today after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon heeded the armyâs warning that an extended stay is too risky and the US called for a quick withdrawal.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday all 8,200 Jewish settlers will be pulled out of the Gaza Strip starting next summer, and he ordered a troop withdrawal from a refugee camp - signaling that a bloody two-week offensive in northern Gaza could be easing.    Sharon said next year's settlement evacuation would be completed within 12 weeks despite opposition from settlers and their backers...
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A team of American diplomats is due in Israel early next month for talks with Israeli officials on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday he favors immediately closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison and moving its detainees to U.S. facilities.
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JERUSALEM Aug. 30, 2004 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants all 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip evacuated at the same time instead of in three stages, officials said Monday, reflecting a major shift in tactics in his pullout plan.
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The US secretary of state calls for an end to the violence in the Palestinian territories, during a regional tour.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Israel on Tuesday to end its retaliatory incursion into Gaza, while U.S. diplomats at the United Nations vetoed an Arab resolution designed to end the operation.
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Dubai, Nov. 23 (NNN) : US Secretary of State Colin Powell has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances for peace in the Middle East.
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The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and a pullout of Israeli forces.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday will present his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli parliament begins what will likely be two days of heated debate on the issue.
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By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States hopesIsrael will quickly end its massive offensive in Gaza withoutexpanding the operation, Secretary of State Colin Powell saidon Monday.
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US officials say they have sought and received assurances over comments by an adviser to the Israeli prime minister about the Gaza disengagement plan.
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Israeli troops should be out of Lebanon   within days, the commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in   southern Lebanon said after meeting senior Israeli and Lebanese   army officers on Tuesday.
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Israel, in a policy change, would be willing to co-ordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if Palestinian authorities cracked down on militant groups, an Israeli official said today.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon Palestinian leaders to seize on Israel&#39;s withdrawal from all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and some West Bank enclaves, saying that the pullout plan might lead to bigger Israeli withdrawals later.