Olmert: Don't want conflict with Syria
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said Israel is not interested in violent conflict with Syria, adding that he is confident that recent tensions with Israel's archenemy will subside, Israeli media reported.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected   on Monday international criticism of Israel's offensive in Gaza   and demands by militants to free Palestinian prisoners in   exchange for an abducted Israeli soldier.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.
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Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line Wednesday against Iran, Syria and an emerging Palestinian government, urging the international community to take a firmer stance against Tehran's nuclear ambitions and saying the Jewish state has no interest in talking to those who support violence.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised the Palestinian president yesterday that Israel would not cause a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip despite his government's intention to cut power to the territory in hopes of curbing rocket attacks.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out cease-fire talks with Hamas, calling Israel's battle against the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip a "true war."
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Israel has told Syria it is willing to trade land for peace and is waiting to hear whether President Bashar al-Assad would cut ties with Iran and hostile guerrilla groups in return, Israeli officials said on Friday.
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The Israeli army has decided that war with Syria is unlikely and is rotating forces out of the contested Golan Heights after months of cross-border tension, security officials say.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Syria was setting an "impossible threshold" for peace talks by demanding Israel commit to withdraw fully from the occupied Golan Heights before negotiations resume.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying  it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its  control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.
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Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday warned the United States against a quick departure from Iraq, saying it would lead to instability in the region and undermine Washington's ability to deal with emerging threats.
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Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in remarks aired on Tuesday offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to begin direct negotiations to make peace in the Middle East, and advised him not to wait for American mediation.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confronted critics within his own party who fear he may concede too much to Palestinians and urged them on Thursday to seize an opportunity to make peace after 60 years of conflict.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  poured cold water on Tuesday on recent international efforts to  restart stalled peace talks with Syria, saying there was "no  possibility" of returning to previous discussions.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert discusses Middle East tensions with Turkey, Israel's main regional ally.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.
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Israel should take up a Syrian offer to renew peace talks, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Thursday, rejecting claims by Israeli officials that the gesture is not significant.