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Abbas questions basis for negotiations Published: Sept. 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM Comments (1) Email Print Listen http://www.upi.com/img/fb_share.png Slideshow 1 of 2 <http://www.upi.com/enl-win/3e2fd47635231fa0156e509f1d1c619f/UPI-57271316528 630/> Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech in Ramallah, West Bank Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a speech in the presidential compound in Ramallah, West Bank, September 16, 2011. Abbas said he would ask the UN Security Council next week to accept the Palestinians as full members of the United Nations. UPI/Debbie Hill <http://www.upi.com/enl-win/3e2fd47635231fa0156e509f1d1c619f/UPI-57271316528 630/> http://www.upi.com/img/clear.gif Related Stories . Saudis give $200 million to Palestinians <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/20/Saudis-give-200-million-t o-Palestinians/UPI-42271316525294/?rel=57271316528630> . Netanyahu urged not to sanction P.A. <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/19/Netanyahu-urged-not-to-sa nction-PA/UPI-75371316432159/?rel=57271316528630> . Poll: Palestinians say U.N. bid to succeed <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/18/Poll-Palestinians-say-UN- bid-to-succeed/UPI-37081316378177/?rel=57271316528630> UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Palestinian President <http://www.upi.com/topic/Mahmoud_Abbas/> Mahmoud Abbas said he's not opposed to giving negotiations with Israel another try but questioned the basis for such talks. Palestinian authorities are expected to push for a unilateral statehood initiative at the United Nations this week. Washington promised to veto the measure if it moves before the U.N. Security Council, saying any independent action from the Palestinians undermined ongoing peace efforts with Israel. Abbas, in an interview with London's pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, said he wasn't adamantly opposed to negotiations. "I am not against a return to the negotiating table but on what basis?" he asked. The so-called Middle East Quartet of the United States, Russia, European Union and United Nations met Monday night in an attempt to construct a formula to restart peace talks and stave off a Security Council showdown, diplomats said. U.S. Republican lawmakers on a House appropriations committee threatened Palestinian aid should Abbas continue with his statehood initiative at the United Nations. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu offered to meet with Abbas at U.N. headquarters this week and restart negotiations. Netanyahu in August said that Israel would be willing to resume peace talks based on its 1967 prewar borders if the Palestinians abandoned state recognition efforts and recognized Israel as a Jewish state. Read more: <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/09/20/Abbas-questions-basis-for-ne gotiations/UPI-57271316528630/#ixzz1YVQiifWu> http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/09/20/Abbas-questions-basis-for-neg otiations/UPI-57271316528630/#ixzz1YVQiifWu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
