02-08-2005, 02:44 AM
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Crazy
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Formal ceasefire between Israel & Palestine
Wow! How 'bout some good news for a change!
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With a verbal cease-fire deal in hand, Israeli and Palestinian leaders gathered at a Mideast summit Tuesday for face-to-face talks and goodwill gestures aimed at ending four years of violence and entering a new era of peace talks. An invitation to both sides to meet separately with President Bush at the White House this spring added momentum on the summit's eve.
"I hope it will be positive. I hope it will open the road for bilateral negotiations," said Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
The cease-fire agreement will not be a formal written document, but instead a verbal declaration by each side to halt violence, said a senior Israeli government official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Abbas will declare an end to violence against Israelis, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will declare an end to Israeli military operations, the senior Israeli official said. An Egyptian official also familiar with the deal and speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the details.
"I hope that this will be the beginning of a long road of reviving the trust lost between us, the confidence lost between us, the cooperation lost between us, the negotiation lost between us," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Israel Army Radio. "And I think we can do it."
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