US 'reassured' over Gaza plan
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US officials are given assurances over comments by an aide to the Israeli PM on the Gaza withdrawal.
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The US says it will lift sanctions against Palestinians once a new cabinet without Hamas is sworn in.
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The American decision freed up aid to the Palestinian Authority, ending an embargo in place since the Hamas election victory in 2006.
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US allies broadly welcome the announcement of plans for a major shake-up of US forces around the world.
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Support from Bush leads to role as international envoy helping Palestinians.
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Israel&#39;s plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza will prevent a Palestinian state emerging and freeze peacemaking, and all with Washington&#39;s approval, a key adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved a start to diplomatic talks with the Palestinians  in response to a lull in militant attacks secured by their new  leader Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Wednesday. The decision  came hours before senior U.S. diplomat William Burns was to  arrive on a fresh White House mission to revive a "road map"  peace plan envisaging a Palestinian state in the West Bank and  Gaza Strip co-existing with a secure Israel.
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Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has lifted his threat to resign over plans to withdraw Jewish settlers from Gaza. Mr Netanyahu has been a fierce critic of the plan championed by Likud party rival Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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The Bush administration has signaled  approval of growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank  in a policy change aimed at helping Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon, the New York Times said on Saturday.
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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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The Bush administration expressed confidence Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to "move forward" on peacemaking with the Palestinians after he withdraws Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza.
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The Palestinian Authority and PLO leadership decided on Sunday to implement a security plan which was prepared months ago in coordination with the Americans, despite the lack of security infrastructure, PA National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub told The
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Israel eased a blockade of Gaza imposed in retaliation for militant rocket attacks, allowing in some food and fuel Tuesday after the UN warned that international food aid to the impoverished territory may have to be suspended by the weekend
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The US defence secretary confirms plans for a controversial missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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The United States and Britain signalled a new bid to break the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock, a day after a high-level US panel said wider Middle East peace was key to saving Iraq.
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The incoming US secretary of state says resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be a core goal.
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ARIEL Sharon hastily reaffirmed Israel&#39;s commitment to the US-backed &quot;road map&quot; for the Middle East yesterday after his chief political adviser sparked an uproar by saying the aim of the Gaza Strip evacuation plan was to &quot;freeze&quot; the peace process until