<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><description>The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[World Bank's Chief Named to Gaza Post]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53037-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53037-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Seeking to shore up the fledgling peace process between the Palestinians and Israel, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday announced the appointment of outgoing World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn to oversee the crucial nonmilitary components of Israel's impending withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.]]></description><author> Michael A. Fletcher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Meets With Sharon in Crawford]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43682-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43682-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday that the United States opposes Israel's plans to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and prodded him to stick to the U.S.-backed vision for peace in the Middle East.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland Says Goodbye to Its National Hero]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21746-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid 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several restaurants and shops on fire, security officials said.]]></description><author> John Ward Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget Vote Clears Way For Israeli Pullout]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10082-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10082-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip this year cleared its final legislative hurdle Tuesday when Israel's parliament approved the government's 2005 budget.]]></description><author> John Ward Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Holiday, Israelis Revel in Rare Peace]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1908-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1908-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Across Israel, cities and towns are hosting festivals, parties and parades throughout the weekend to mark Purim, the celebration of a Jewish massacre averted more than 2,500 years ago in ancient Persia, as recorded in the Bible.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli Settlement to Reach Jerusalem]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53768-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53768-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the construction of 3,500 new homes for Jewish settlers that would link the largest settlement in the West Bank to Jerusalem.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Militants Extend Pledge Not to Attack Israel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43342-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43342-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ JERUSALEM, March 17  --  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas won pledges Thursday from Islamic militant organizations to extend the suspension of attacks on Israel until the end of this year if the lull in violence continues, but he failed to persuade them to agree to a formal cease-fire.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security Handover Begins in Jericho]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39418-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39418-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jericho is the first city in the West Bank to be returned to Palestinian security control by Israeli forces as a result of negotiations that began between the two parties in January.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Delays Action on Settlements]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33295-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33295-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Israeli cabinet Sunday decided to delay action against illegal settlement outposts, even as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon acknowledged that evacuation of the outposts is required of Israel under the terms of the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Delays Action on Settlements]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32057-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32057-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Israeli cabinet decided Sunday to delay action against illegal settlement outposts, even as Ariel Sharon said that evacuation is required under the terms of the U.S.-backed peace plan.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas to Take Part In Palestinian Races]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30456-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30456-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NABLUS, West Bank, March 12  --  The Islamic Resistance Movement, the group known as Hamas that is sworn to the destruction of Israel, announced Saturday it would take part in a Palestinian parliamentary election. The move could undermine Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to make peace.]]></description><author> Ali Daraghmeh</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Israel Is Funding Outposts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17499-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17499-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Israeli government is funding and building Jewish settlement outposts across the West Bank in violation of its own laws and international mandates, according to a government-sanctioned report scheduled to be released Wednesday.]]></description><author> Molly Moore</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations Vow to Aid Palestinians]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62957-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62957-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Delegates to an international conference pledge to help the Palestinian Authority strengthen its governing institutions, combat corruption and unify its security forces.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharon Threatens to Halt Peace Efforts After Attack]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57345-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57345-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened Sunday to freeze peace efforts if the Palestinian leadership does not crack down on militant groups after a weekend suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that killed four Israelis and wounded dozens.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Arrested in Tel Aviv Bombing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56015-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56015-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  JERUSALEM, Feb. 26 -- Palestinian and Israeli security forces arrested seven Palestinians on Saturday in connection with a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv the night before, while leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Syria asserted responsibility for the attack.]]></description><author> John Ward Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide Blast Kills Four in Tel Aviv]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55514-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55514-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bombing outside a Tel Aviv nightclub kills at least four, shattering an unofficial truce that Israeli and Palestinian leaders had hoped would mark the end of conflict.]]></description><author> John Ward Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palestinian Cabinet To Include Reformers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47764-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47764-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Palestinian Authority's prime minister won the agreement of lawmakers for a new cabinet Wednesday after three days of crisis over demands that it include more reformers and fewer Yasser Arafat loyalists.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Seeks to Mend Rift With European Allies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41405-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41405-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the outset of a European tour designed to mend alliances strained by differences over the war, the president appealed to all countries to "place democratic reform at the heart of their dialogue with Russia."]]></description><author> Michael A. Fletcher  and Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom Rings for 500 Palestinians]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42012-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42012-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/mideastpeace</guid><pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2005 14:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The largest Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners in nine years happened on Monday, fulfilling a key promise made by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas two weeks ago at a summit.]]></description><author> John Ward Anderson</author></item></channel></rss>