Israeli ambassador calls peace conference idea &#39;counterproductive&#39;
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A broad international peace conference that has reportedly been suggested by Egypt could be &quot;counterproductive&quot; and shouldn&#39;t be discussed until after the Palestinian election, Israel&#39;s
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Israel drove nearly 70 foreign ambassadors to its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a campaign seeking international support for tougher
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US diplomats, who said on Wednesday Washington remained dedicated to a &quot;road map&quot; peace plan for a Palestinian state. Sharon, wary of alienating Israel&#39;s key ally, said later he still backed
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Israel said it hoped a visit on Wednesday by Egyptian and Jordanian envoys will lead to the opening of diplomatic contacts with other Arab states over their land-for-peace plan despite disagreements over key components.
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An Israeli minister calls for Hamas to be invited to an upcoming peace conference in the US.
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Foreign envoys to the Palestinian Authority are being asked not to &quot;embrace&quot; Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qureia or make statements that could provide fodder for the pair&#39;s opponents.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will seek to lower expectations for sweeping, rapid-fire breakthroughs on Palestinian statehood in talks with visiting envoys starting on Tuesday, officials said.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference this fall will confront "critical issues" in the Israel-Palestine conflict
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Israel's foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time Â just maybe Â momentum for peace is real and sustainable.
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A top Israeli official has bluntly admitted Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan was formulated to block peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not result in a major peace breakthrough as he sought to head off a revolt by right-wing coalition partners.
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The United States wants Israel to further explain an Israeli official&#39;s statement that Israel aims to freeze the peace process and effectively deny the Palestinians a state, a US official said on Thursday.
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A top UN official said it was a &quot;bad month&quot; for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process: more violence, Israel&#39;s Prime Minister apparently backing away from an international peace plan, and the Palestinians still far from implementing badly needed reforms
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JERUSALEM -- The second summit in a month between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, encouraged by US officials as a way to nurture their fledgling dialogue, produced little progress yesterday. A Palestinian participant called it "difficult."
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Syria convenes a conference of rejectionists demanding an end to peace talks with Israel
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Israel will not attend a Middle East conference in London early next year but backs its stated aim of fostering Palestinian reform in pursuit of peace after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, a senior official says.
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 20 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the U.S.-backed peace conference proposed for later this year must "advance the cause of a Palestinian state," but she acknowledged that much work remains to be done before Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on an agenda...