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| Abbas insists on Mid-East truce | Abbas insists on Mid-East truce |
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| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants before the Middle East peace talks can resume. | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants before the Middle East peace talks can resume. |
| He urged Israel to "halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created" after meeting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Ramallah. | He urged Israel to "halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created" after meeting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Ramallah. |
| Mr Abbas suspended the talks in protest at Israel's offensive in Gaza, in which more than 110 Palestinians have died. | Mr Abbas suspended the talks in protest at Israel's offensive in Gaza, in which more than 110 Palestinians have died. |
| Ms Rice insisted she still believed a peace deal could be achieved this year. | |
| "What we are trying to achieve is not easy... but I do believe it can be done. We need very much for everybody to be focused on peace," she said. | "What we are trying to achieve is not easy... but I do believe it can be done. We need very much for everybody to be focused on peace," she said. |
| "We look forward to the resumption of those negotiations as soon as possible." | "We look forward to the resumption of those negotiations as soon as possible." |
| HAVE YOUR SAYA visit by some outside dignitary will not help the peace processRojit Raj, Mumbai, India Send us your comments | |
| Ms Rice warned that the "real threat" to peace process were extremists who oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, and vowed not to "let them win". | Ms Rice warned that the "real threat" to peace process were extremists who oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, and vowed not to "let them win". |
| Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been attempting to negotiate a peace deal since the US-sponsored conference at Annapolis late last year, which set out the aim to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel by the end of 2008. | Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been attempting to negotiate a peace deal since the US-sponsored conference at Annapolis late last year, which set out the aim to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel by the end of 2008. |