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Report: PA mulling unilateral declaration of statehood
By News Agencies
Tags: Israel, U.S., Peace process 

The Palestinian Authority is considering cutting off its diplomatic contacts with Israel and unilaterally declaring statehood, the Arabic-language a-Sharq al-Awset daily reported on Friday.

"In light of the crisis we have encountered in talks with Israel, the Authority is testing a number of options," one Palestinian official told the daily. According to the report, the Palestinian Authority is also re-evaluating how to proceed with consolidating its security services.

Salah Rafat, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) council told the daily that "The Palestinian leadership will be able to make a clear and serious decision regarding the peace process," following trilateral talks in Washington next week.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday there was still time to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of 2008.

Rice said the trilateral peace talks next week between the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority should be closed to offer the best hope of progress.

Rice said the latest round of talks which began in Annapolis in the United States in November 2007 had laid a "firm foundation on which these two parties can finally end their conflict."

"There is still time for them, in accordance with the Annapolis, to reach agreement by the end of the year and we will keep working towards that goal," Rice told a news conference in Perth in western Australia on Friday.

The United States revived Palestinian statehood negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians at a conference in Annapolis, Maryland, last November, with the hope of completing a deal by the time President George W. Bush leaves office.

But disputes over settlement expansion in the West Bank land, the
corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinan leader Mahmoud Abbas' own political troubles, and security issues have all undercut U.S. efforts.

Rice plans to host peace talks between chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia and his Israeli partner, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, in Washington on July 30.

Rice said the Washington talks should remain confidential, adding that the most successful peace talks between Israel and Palestine occurred in Oslo and nobody even knew they were talking.

"We won't be providing details of what goes on in the trilateral. The Israelis and Palestinians have their first serious peace process in seven years and they are discussing very sensitive and difficult issues," said Rice.

"I think they are wise to negotiate seriously, to work with each other to see if they can overcome differences, without having a daily accounting of how well they are doing or how badly, or who is up and who is down," she said.

"The work now is to keep pressing ahead, but pressing ahead in a way that preserves the workability of this process and that really means preserving the confidentiality of this process."

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      1.   Rice and Covert negotiaitions 11:21  |  Allan Leibler 25/07/08
      2.   A Most beautiful Christmas 12:38  |  Shimon Cleopas 25/07/08
      3.   deal 13:12  |  colin 25/07/08
      4.   INDONESIA WILL SUPPORT 13:29  |  indrajaya 25/07/08
      5.   I hope they declare statehood. 13:54  |  POP 25/07/08
      6.   Not a new idea or action 13:56  |  Linichka 25/07/08
      7.   Palestine has more right to independence than Kosovo. 14:00  |  Michael 25/07/08
      8.   #4 14:00  |  Farmer 25/07/08
      9.   "Highway to hell" 14:02  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/07/08
      10.   Again? They did that before in 1988 14:11  |  Realist 25/07/08
      11.   #4 14:12  |  Michael 25/07/08
      12.   Again? 14:35  |  Conroy 25/07/08
      13.   no problem... just don`t forget Jerusalem belongs to Israel 14:46  |  Joey 25/07/08
      14.   Is this going to be their second third or fourth declaration ? 14:48  |  Sam 25/07/08
      15.   Go on then 14:53  |  Lee 25/07/08
      16.   #7 Lee, they already did 14:59  |  Conroy 25/07/08
      17.   Brilliant! 15:01  |  Ramius 25/07/08
      18.   The US wont back it & without them neither will the UN 15:07  |  zionist forever 25/07/08
      19.   best thing that could happen 15:29  |  Jeff 25/07/08
      20.   The peace efforts should be backed with all mights 15:50  |  Chris 25/07/08
      21.   Oh no, not this crap again 15:53  |  Ramzi, a Palestinian 25/07/08
      22.   This is very funny--they rejected statehood in 1948 15:54  |  IW 25/07/08
      23.   just do it- damn it 16:18  |  sst 25/07/08
      24.   Dumb Idea 16:25  |  Mark of Lewiston 25/07/08
      25.   Palestinians already have statehood in Jordan 16:30  |  Great White North 25/07/08
      26.   They should declare a State! 16:36  |  Arie 25/07/08
      27.   Ummm this is supposed to be a bad thing? 16:56  |  Robert 25/07/08
      28.   Supporting the Palestinian war against the Jewish state 17:09  |  Jean Van Daem 25/07/08
      29.   people identifying with color iniquity 17:15  |  montgomery rosen 25/07/08
      30.   To Allan Leibler # 1 - Sheer Desperation..... 17:19  |  Dagma 25/07/08
      31.   Unilateral undertakings would be too complicated...better 17:19  |  Smadar 25/07/08
      32.   i guess that solves the Jerusalem status 17:20  |  Richard S 25/07/08
      33.   ramzi, a palestinian 17:24  |  alan 25/07/08
      34.   Allan Leibler #1: covert negotiations are allright - 17:24  |  ivo 25/07/08
      35.   indrajaya 4 17:26  |  alan 25/07/08
      36.   Real Effort 17:37  |  Matthew Houston 25/07/08
      37.   Ramius #12: where are you at? 17:39  |  ivo 25/07/08
      38.   Unilateral declaration of Statehood. 18:01  |  David Nigel Braham 25/07/08
      39.   This should have been done Years ago 18:05  |  ID 25/07/08
      40.   Please, please, please, please declare the state already! 18:10  |  JP 25/07/08
      41.   Callinmg Yourself A Kangaroo Doesn`t Make You One 18:11  |  Yishai Kohen 25/07/08
      42.   30 Dagma - Desperately Trying to Stave off Inevitable 18:14  |  Mark of Lewiston 25/07/08
      43.   Very interesting. But why should they be COVERT 18:15  |  The Threadill 25/07/08
      44.   Oslo a failure? 18:44  |  Brooke 25/07/08
      45.   Joey - who on earth told you Jerusalem belongs to Israel? 18:58  |  Palestinian Brit 25/07/08
      46.   Better Ideas 19:07  |  Ibrahim 25/07/08
      47.   WooHoo! Unilateral move! Do it! Is that a threat or a promise? 19:15  |  Dr. L. Brnd 25/07/08
      48.   statehood 19:30  |  Ralph 25/07/08
      49.   What a joke! And the joke is on the PA? 19:41  |  MichaelF 25/07/08
      50.   #31 Smadar 19:45  |  Malone 25/07/08
      51.   The Man with the Vowel Problem`s worries about Israel # 47 19:54  |  Clickfool 25/07/08
      52.   ARAFAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE THIS AT 1996 19:54  |  indrajaya 25/07/08
      53.   Ibrahim-Jews want acceptable agreement and ZERO violence 19:58  |  Sam 25/07/08
      54.   Good idea 20:03  |  Yonatan 25/07/08
      55.   ONE STATE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION 20:32  |  JH 25/07/08
      56.   47 What are you a Doctor of L. Brnd? 20:34  |  Michael 25/07/08
      57.   Threadill #43: covert just means they`re not open to the press & 20:34  |  ivo 25/07/08
      58.   Hail Mary pass for Condi Rice, or: Wishful Thinking 20:45  |  Tosefta 25/07/08
      59.   Indra 20:57  |  Linichka 25/07/08
      60.   YES, MY BROTHERS; DECLARE STATEHOOD 20:59  |  Muhammud al-Swain 25/07/08
      61.   Palestinian Brit of Beit Jala, Gilo, Jerusalem 21:04  |  Absolute Israel 25/07/08
      62.   Yishai Kohen of YeShA, Israel @#41 21:09  |  Akiva P 25/07/08
      63.   Recognition by Russia and China 21:11  |  oetis 25/07/08
      64.   the slimy Abbas is posturing! He is in deep trouble already,with 21:13  |  lakshmi 25/07/08
      65.   #55 ONE STATE !? Where`s that worked? 21:21  |  Roger 25/07/08
      66.   Sam is dictating .... 21:22  |  Ibrahim 25/07/08
      67.   Declar statehood - but be prepared! 21:25  |  Mike 25/07/08
      68.   Brooke #44: about Oslo - 21:30  |  ivo 25/07/08
      69.   Absolute Rubbish - No 59 21:45  |  Palestinian Brit 25/07/08
      70.   #67 Mike 21:47  |  tad chase 25/07/08
      71.   Terrorism 22:08  |  Nechama 25/07/08
      72.   Israel is occupying most of Palestine illegally? Lies & more lies 22:15  |  Nechama 25/07/08
      73.   Ibrahim- I`m sure zero violence from BOTH sides is OK with Jews 22:19  |  Sam 25/07/08
      74.   Palestinian Brit of Beit Jala, Gilo, Jerusalem 22:26  |  Akiva P 25/07/08
      75.   Ivo #68: About Oslo 22:31  |  Brooke 25/07/08
      76.   Undivided Jerusalem is eternal capitol of Israel 22:35  |  Nechama 25/07/08
      77.   IW #22 22:44  |  Veritas 25/07/08
      78.   Memo to another Neville Chamberlaine 22:47  |  Jim 25/07/08
      79.   There is one thing palestinians cannot do 23:13  |  Jeremy 25/07/08
      80.   # 28 Jean Van Daem The right to exist 23:22  |  Jim 25/07/08
      81.   Nechama 23:28  |  Dave Duncan 25/07/08
      82.   #62 Akiva 23:53  |  Jim 25/07/08
      83.   #50 Malone Most people in ME not fond of Hamas`s tactics... 00:09  |  Smadar 26/07/08
      84.   #76 Nechama 00:23  |  Jim 26/07/08
      85.   #58 Tosefta You`re forgetting all the underlying difficulties.. 00:23  |  Smadar 26/07/08
      86.   #51, #56, "Unilateral declarations" work both ways 00:29  |  Dr.L. Brnd 26/07/08
      87.   Good idea 00:34  |  Danite 26/07/08
      88.   To Palestinian Brit # 45 - Where was Jesus born? 00:46  |  Dagma 26/07/08
      89.   #81 Dave Duncan 00:51  |  Jim 26/07/08
      90.   Danite @87 00:55  |  GRISHA LUBA 26/07/08
      91.   #80 JIM, who is expanding by force? 02:05  |  AliciaYasmeen 26/07/08
      92.   88 Dagma,not so fast!Jerusalem was not built by the hebrews,but 02:15  |  lakshmi 26/07/08
      93.   Self-righteousness on1967 borders will leave Pals no agreement 02:17  |  Sam 26/07/08
      94.   Lakshmi can it already 03:01  |  Ramius 26/07/08
      95.   Abbas unilateral declaration is better than Olmert Two State. 03:48  |  Akram Zekaria 26/07/08
      96.   they have every right to do so as Israel did! 03:54  |  American in NY 26/07/08
      97.   Jim of Murfreesboro,Tn @# 82 03:55  |  Akiva P 26/07/08
      98.   #76 Nechama 04:29  |  Space 26/07/08
      99.   94 Ramius,thanks but no thanks,a visit to J.would be more zionist 04:49  |  lakshmi 26/07/08
      100.   #10 It would be quite different this time, Realist 05:01  |  Johnboy 26/07/08
      101.   Lakshmi so what are your sources already 05:10  |  Ramius 26/07/08
      102.   Interesting, American in NY 05:15  |  Ramius 26/07/08
      103.   Interesting idea, actually 05:16  |  Johnboy 26/07/08
      104.   Sam, The Palestinians Need Violence 05:26  |  Bernie 26/07/08
      105.   Ibrahim, Israel Can`t Tell the World What they Really Want 05:31  |  Bernie 26/07/08
      106.   Statehood 05:56  |  Jasper 26/07/08
      107.   Gabe1 06:00  |  Danite 26/07/08
      108.   Statehood 06:55  |  yuval 26/07/08
      109.   #108, yuval 07:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/07/08
      110.   State of Confusion 07:25  |  Ron 26/07/08
      111.   Pali State 07:29  |  Michael T 26/07/08
      112.   Yuval #108 07:51  |  Michael T 26/07/08
      113.   Palestinian statehood is not affected by Israeli control 07:54  |  Natallie Durson 26/07/08
      114.   #96 Uh Huh ... and all they have to do is ... 07:56  |  DesMnsDave 26/07/08
      115.   Des Moines Dave 08:43  |  Bernie 26/07/08
      116.   #4 Indrajaya - Your "wonderful scenario" would lead to.... 08:44  |  Rafi 26/07/08
      117.   #113 nutullie bucks history and treaties to post bilge 09:02  |  victor hardman 26/07/08
      118.   To Jim (80) "The right to exist..." 09:17  |  Jean Van Daem 26/07/08
      119.   Go for it! 09:51  |  Jeff 26/07/08
      120.   #97 Akiva 09:59  |  ballistic 26/07/08
      121.   And the capital of this state is? 10:08  |  sandra chitayat 26/07/08
      122.   Bernie. don`t you know 10:21  |  jackie 26/07/08
      123.   Where does it say that, Jean van Daem? # 118 10:33  |  Clickfool 26/07/08
      124.   No 74. Gilo IS Beit Jala.. 10:44  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      125.   Declare it and start governing already 10:50  |  x-ray 26/07/08
      126.   Necherma 10:51  |  Palesitnian Brit 26/07/08
      127.   Jeremy. No 79. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 11:03  |  Felastinian Brit 26/07/08
      128.   Palestinian `leadership`: With Gaza included? 11:05  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/07/08
      129.   Jackie - try parking in Central London! 11:09  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      130.   1922 document. 11:17  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      131.   No, Bernie doesn`t know... 11:44  |  Linichka 26/07/08
      132.   SOLUTION: GAZA AS A NEW DUBAI; PARTS OF W/B FEDERATED WITH JORDAN 12:42  |  G Marcus 26/07/08
      133.   SOLUTION: GAZA AS A NEW DUBAI; PARTS OF W/B FEDERATED WITH JORDAN 12:42  |  G Marcus 26/07/08
      134.   now THAT`S and INTERESTING thought! watch out, israel! 13:15  |  eric 26/07/08
      135.   #130 try using the right documents and then they mean something 13:17  |  victor hardman 26/07/08
      136.   For G.Marcus # 133 13:51  |  Clickfool 26/07/08
      137.   Linicha the Israeli..Pole? 13:54  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      138.   104 Bernie,the entire Occupation is an act of violence! 13:58  |  lakshmi 26/07/08
      139.   101 Ramius,a simple question: are you saying that the jews were 14:03  |  lakshmi 26/07/08
      140.   Gilo/Beit Jala here come the Pal thieves 14:11  |  x-ray 26/07/08
      141.   Disaster in the making.Has Condi forgot failed Oslo ,one? 14:18  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      142.   PalBrit pots & kettles 14:18  |  x-ray 26/07/08
      143.   Pal Brit 14:22  |  Linichka 26/07/08
      144.   #4; indrajaya, at last we agree. I hope it happens soon. 14:54  |  Doc Holliday 26/07/08
      145.   #138;lakshmi, uses a law profeesors theory as fact 15:08  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 26/07/08
      146.   When to say Kaddish (Smadar #85) 15:37  |  Tosefta 26/07/08
      147.   THEY CAN`T STOP MURDERING ONE ANOTHER LONG ENOUGH 15:47  |  Petra. 26/07/08
      148.   Jackie ... 15:48  |  Bernie 26/07/08
      149.   # 144 Doc Holliday..If I May Add,Time Abass Removes the Photo`of 16:19  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      150.   #117 Victor sticks his head up again 16:20  |  Johnboy 26/07/08
      151.   Insanity is Palestnine ! 16:22  |  Akram Zekaria 26/07/08
      152.   # 128 Margie in Tel Aviv..How Could it Judging the latest?? 16:57  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      153.   145 Doc Holliday,in each and every post while on the topic 17:38  |  lakshmi 26/07/08
      154.   Lickinka - which was it then? 17:43  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      155.   Rice called Oslo "successful". That says all that needs to be 18:27  |  Chaim 26/07/08
      156.   When to say Kaddish (Smadar #85) 18:44  |  Tosefta 26/07/08
      157.   Palestine is a State of historic illusion ! 19:39  |  Akram Zekaria 26/07/08
      158.   Danite @107 20:04  |  GRISHA LUBA. 26/07/08
      159.   Pal Brit 20:05  |  Linichka 26/07/08
      160.   Jackie and Bernie 20:13  |  Ibrahim 26/07/08
      161.   #155 Chaim I posted this once already,BUT! here goes.. 20:13  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      162.   Ibrahim 21:00  |  Danite 26/07/08
      163.   # 150 JB Res:181 Was Well And Good.BUT! 21:32  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      164.   Agreed Danite: It seems hamas sums up the palestinian mentality. 21:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/07/08
      165.   60 21:50  |  zionist forever 26/07/08
      166.   Report: PA mulling unilateral declaration of statehood 21:52  |  martin list, m.d. 26/07/08
      167.   #150 Victor sticks his head up again.And JB Has no concept.. 22:12  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      168.   #7 Michael - US NATO Merciless WAR On Kosovo Christians (1) 22:48  |  Linda Rivera 26/07/08
      169.   #7 Michael - U.S. NATO Merciless WAR On Kosovo Christians (2) 22:50  |  Linda Rivera 26/07/08
      170.   #7 Michael - U.S. NATO Merciless WAR On Kosovo Christians (3) 22:51  |  Linda Rivera 26/07/08
      171.   #156 Tosefta - One should not presuppose a failure of Bush Admin. 23:01  |  Smadar 26/07/08
      172.   #7 1999 US/NATO`s WAR on Christians. RETURN to BARBARISM (2) 23:08  |  Linda Rivera 26/07/08
      173.   Drunken Moslem boys....? 23:09  |  Palestinian Brit 26/07/08
      174.   #7 1999 US/NATO`s WAR on Christians. RETURN to BARBARISM (3) 23:10  |  Linda Rivera 26/07/08
      175.   #156 Tosefta con`t about refraining from saying Kaddish now 23:12  |  Smadar 26/07/08
      176.   Rather Israel should make the unilateral Move 23:18  |  GHook93 26/07/08
      177.   #166 martin list, m.d.Report:PA mulling. 23:31  |  KATHY 26/07/08
      178.   the resulting civil war will make a great movie for Palywood 00:15  |  zionist forever 27/07/08
      179.   Not a pre-supposition (Smadar #171) 00:41  |  Tosefta 27/07/08
      180.   130 00:45  |  zionist forever 27/07/08
      181.   #63 A good question! 00:46  |  DesMnsDave 27/07/08
      182.   Margie 00:54  |  Danite 27/07/08
      183.   #114 You can`t visit Bethlehem? 00:54  |  DesMnsDave 27/07/08
      184.   # 170 Linda Rivera..To All Your Posts..Very True And Informative. 00:55  |  KATHY 27/07/08
      185.   #7 1999 US/NATO WAR on Christians. RETURN to BARBARISM (1) 01:11  |  Linda Rivera 27/07/08
      186.   Ridiculous 01:56  |  Slappy 27/07/08
      187.   Michael, I don`t understand you, but . . . 02:11  |  Zev Davis 27/07/08
      188.   Smadar, you & I are the only remaining participants w/any faith - 02:34  |  ivo 27/07/08
      189.   Ivo, you`re right, if by the end of 2008 there`s no agreement 03:03  |  Smadar 27/07/08
      190.   What`s so sacred about the 1967 lines? 03:24  |  Lee 27/07/08
      191.   #188 To Ivo And Smadar.Hey you are Being Too Optimistic. 04:19  |  anonymous 27/07/08
      192.   #190 There is nothing sacred about it, Lee 05:26  |  Johnboy 27/07/08
      193.   The Palestinans might as well 07:18  |  Mark Lincoln 27/07/08
      194.   The arabs conquered the ME and North Africa by force 07:31  |  Jerusalem Jew 27/07/08
      195.   Lee whats so sacred about international borders 03:57  |  American in NY 28/07/08
      196.   Great Idea! 07:03  |  Michael KUHN 28/07/08
      197.   unilateral declaration of metre-long male member 22:15  |  frenz 28/07/08
      198.   This is not very funny 01:52  |  Tamara Goldstoff 06/08/08
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