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Israel announced yesterday it was relaxing its blockade of
Palestinian towns in the West Bank after warnings that its harsh
occupation was fostering extremism.
Yasser Arafat's appointment of an emergency cabinet is designed to
give the Palestinian leadership room to manoeuvre a crackdown on
armed factions and stave off threats of his expulsion, observers...
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas, under increasing pressure
from Israel and Yasser Arafat, will hold crisis meetings here today
in a bid to salvage the international road map for peace and...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's top adviser made an impromptu
visit to Ramallah yesterday for talks with Palestinian officials
aimed at crafting a new truce by militant groups, official sources...
Israel and the Palestinians both appeared eager yesterday to
prevent back-to-back Palestinian suicide attacks from becoming the
trigger for a total breakdown of the US-backed roadmap for peace.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was to arrive at the White
House today bearing a series of goodwill gestures towards the
Palestinians in an attempt to minimise US pressure on Israel over
its...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived in the US late
yesterday for a three-day trip including a meeting with President
George W Bush, a correspondent said.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas was preparing today for the
diplomatic boost of an official visit to Washington next week,
while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon mulled an unsuccessful...