Israel anxious to help moderate post-Arafat Palestinian leadership
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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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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, plans to meet moderate Palestinian leaders later this month in an early indication of America&#39;s readiness to become involved in a Middle East peace process.
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The loss of Yasser Arafat could ease the Palestinian-Israeli conflict significantly, local observers of Middle Eastern politics said Friday.
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Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.
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Since the death of Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian news media has adopted a more moderate voice toward Israel.
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Israel cites some doubts, but Arabs say their advice is now being heard.
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JERUSALEM - Israel&#39;s prime minister reportedly says he&#39;s willing to meet with the new Palestinian leadership to discuss his plans to withdrawal from Gaza.
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The death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat does not mean Israel will be able to make peace with the new Palestinian leadership, because the old guard -- backed by the same
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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Israel on Monday offered its first indication it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if the Palestinian Authority cracks down on militant
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Israelâs police chief Moshe Karadi is worried by the mounting militancy in the settler community against next summerâs planned withdrawal from Gaza and the northern West Bank, which now seems a done deal as the coalition deal between Labor and Likud
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Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum.
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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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It has been almost a month since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death and, as many had hoped, there are already some hopeful signs that his passing could lead to renewed peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
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A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking.
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Israel renewed its threat on Monday to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.