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Israel must halt settlements, Abbas tells US envoy
Dec 5, 2011, 17:44 GMT
Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday told visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feldman that Israel must halt all settlement activities in the occupied territories before direct peace talks can resume.
'Israel's acceptance of its obligations will guarantee resumption of negotiations,' Abbas told Feldman.
The United States have been pushing the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.
Direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks broke off over a year ago, when Israel refused to extend a partial, limited 10-month freeze on construction at its West Bank settlements.
Abbas also informed Feldman that Palestinian efforts to gain full membership of the United Nations would continue, despite US opposition to the move.
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