Israelis vow to help smooth road to Palestinian election
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Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell today that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Thursday to forge a coalition with the opposition  Labour party to save his ruined government and stave off snap  elections that could stymie his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Despite conflict, Israelis try to help Gazans to whom they have longstanding ties.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell won a cautious pledge from Israel Monday to ease its military grip over Palestinian areas in order to make possible an election to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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The US and Israel pledge to  support the new Palestinian government, as the EU says it wants to resume direct aid.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon confronted Likud party rebels with a pledge to put the good of Israel first Wednesday as he battled to avoid an embarrassing defeat over his Gaza pullout plan.
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Israeli leaders Monday promised US Secretary of State Colin Powell to help the Palestinians elect a president. The elections, in the wake of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, are scheduled for Jan. 9.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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Palestinians began a voter registration drive on Saturday, a first step toward long overdue elections and a response to domestic and international pressure for more democracy, openness and accountability.
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President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinians yesterday agreed on how to hold next month&#39;s election to replace Yasser Arafat â-he latest evidence of progress toward peace in the post-Arafat era.
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Analysts say securing the popular vote is key for the credibility of new Palestinian leadership.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised Sunday that Israel would work to ensure that next monthâs Palestinian presidential election takes place in a free and fair atmosphere.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians accused Israel  on Saturday of not carrying out a promised easing of its  military grip on the West Bank and Gaza for a presidential  election to pick Yasser Arafat's successor.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.