Olmert: U.S., Israel agree on conditions for Palestinians
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The U.S. and Israel have agreed to reject any Palestinian government that does not meet the conditions set by the so-called Mideast Quartet, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to meet separately Sunday with Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a three-way summit with both of them on Monday.
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Washington, Oct. 7 (NNN): The United States said on Thursday that it has got assurances from Israel that it still backs the âtwo-stateâ solution to the West Asian conflict.
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US president says he expects an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty signed by the time he leaves office
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday in a new effort to narrow differences ahead of a U.S.-hosted conference on Palestinian statehood due later this year.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Tuesday, on the eve of a visit by President George W. Bush, to begin peace talks on the thorniest issues despite major differences over Jewish settlement construction near Jerusalem.
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JERUSALEM - Palestinian leaders on Sunday accused the United States of harming prospects for Mideast peace after the latest indications that Washington is ready to accept some Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements.    The New York Times reported Saturday that the United States will now tacitly support construction in built-up areas of major Jewish settlements, while remaining opposed to housing activity in undeveloped areas...
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday they continue to share a vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite Hamas's control of Gaza.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he hoped to reach an agreement with the Palestinians on statehood principles but it was unclear if that would be possible before a U.S.-planned conference in November.
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Following Arafat's death, the U.S. and Israel hope for new talks
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaders authorized the start of negotiations on the sensitive core issues of the conflict between the two sides, officials said.
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Ehud Olmert said today he is willing to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state if the new government headed by president Mahmoud Abbas pledges to combat terrorism.
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JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed yesterday to set up negotiating teams on the core issues standing in the way of Palestinian statehood, bringing the two sides a step closer to full-fledged peace talks.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to authorize peace talks, which could begin Monday, according to the offices of both leaders.
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Palestinians must have a state that meets their needs for Mid-East peace to succeed, the US secretary of state says.
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Israel's possible release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be welcome, the US State Department said, just days ahead of a landmark Middle East peace summit.