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FACTBOX: Facts about Israel's West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced Wednesday a plan to limit settlement construction in an attempt to persuade Palestinians to return to peace negotiations. Full Article
INTERVIEW-Palestinian leader wants popular, diplomatic action
* Sees no excuse for Hamas-Fatah split * Calls for "popular campaign" to press Palestinian demands * Won't say if he will seek the leadership By Tom Perry RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians ... Full Article
ANALYSIS-Does sinking Mideast peace process hold any hope?
* Deep pessimism descends on tired peace process * Long period of truce suggested as viable alternative * Truce unlikely to prosper on current status quo By Douglas Hamilton JERUSALEM, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Efforts to rescue the sinking Middle East peace ... Full Article
Does sinking Mideast peace process hold any hope?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Efforts to rescue the sinking Middle East peace process are losing support. Full Article
Recognising Palestinian state premature -EU
* Not yet a Palestinian state to recognise - Bildt * Palestinian aim not unilateral state declaration-minister * Solana says not appropriate time for discussion (Adds senior Palestinian official, paragraphs 6-7) ... Full Article
Recognizing Palestinian state premature: EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said EU foreign ministers would discuss support for the Palestinians at a meeting on Tuesday but that it was premature to discuss recognizing a Palestinian state. Full Article
U.S. "would veto" Palestinian state move: Senators
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday. Full Article
Abbas to accept Palestinian election delay: officials
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will accept the recommendation of independent election experts on Thursday to postpone the vote he had scheduled for January, senior officials said. Full Article
Abbas to accept Palestinian election delay: officials
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will accept the recommendation of independent election experts on Thursday to postpone the vote he had scheduled for January, senior officials said. Full Article
Israel open to Syria talks as Palestinians balk
* Israel ready to talk to Syria if no preconditions * Assad in Paris after Netanyahu met Sarkozy there JERUSALEM, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was ready to talk peace with Syria, whose leader is visiting Paris on the heels of talks there ... Full Article
