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Mahmoud Abbas (C), Palestinian president, walks beside Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit after a meeting before the start of the Arab League follow-up committee to discuss the progress of Arab-Israeli negotiations, in Sirte, October 8, 2010.
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By Lamine Ghanmi
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Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:29am EDT
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks.
The message, issued at an Arab League meeting in Libya, represented a reprieve for Washington as it tries to salvage 5-week-old talks stalled over Israel's refusal to extend a settlement freeze on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood.
Diplomats said Abbas and Arab foreign ministers had in a closed session mooted "alternatives" to a future resumption of face-to-face negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Abbas's proposals included seeking U.S. and U.N. pledges of recognition for a future Palestine taking in all of the West Bank, and a threat by the president to step down over the impasse, diplomats said.
Following those discussions on Friday, the Arab ministers said they would reconvene on the issue in a month. The Palestinians put the onus on the Obama administration.
"We are giving the United States an opportunity to convince Israel to stop settlements. We are giving them a month which will be a period of political interaction between the United States and Israel," Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah said.
Netanyahu has resisted international calls to renew the settlement moratorium, which expired last month. Israel argues that the Palestinians should have entered negotiations earlier in the 10-month freeze and that the dispute would be irrelevant once peacemaking ripened to the point of demarcating borders.
Yet the moratorium wrangling masks far deeper divisions over what a final accord, should it ever be reached, would contain.
US SEEKS "CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIONS"
Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip -- lands Israel captured from Jordan and Egypt in a 1967 war.
Israel quit Gaza in 2005 but insists on keeping all of Jerusalem -- its declared capital -- and swathes of West Bank settlements under any peace deal.
Netanyahu is beholden to pro-settler parties in his coalition government, while Abbas has no mandate in Gaza, now under Hamas Islamists who spurn peace with the Jewish state.
Friday's Arab League statement was welcomed in Washington, which, diplomats say, is asking for a 60-day extension to the settlement moratorium and offering Israel various incentives.
"We will continue to work with the parties, and all our international partners, to advance negotiations toward a two-state solution and encourage the parties to take constructive actions toward that end," said Philip J. Crowley, assistant U.S. secretary of state for public affairs.
Israeli officials declined to comment on the Arab League meeting. Israel Radio quoted an unnamed Netanyahu aide as crediting the Americans with keeping the peace talks in play.
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Oct 09, 2010 7:27am EDT
A statement from the International Community affirming the content of past statements and resolutions and specifically stating that they are disposed to recognize a Palestine state on the 1967 borders would be another way to equalize the bargaining powers of the two side (which in my opinion is the principal problem, Israel feels no pressure to negotiate anything but would rather take unilateral actions whenever it sees fit).
todonada
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Oct 09, 2010 11:17am EDT
A statement from the U.S. condemning Israel’s arrogance for continuing development AND hinting at foreign aid reduction would show Arab nations our willingness to understand the Palestinian side.
We are long overdue to show the world we can understand both sides of an issue – not just the one that benefits us financially and militarily.
The Israelis do not deserve the vast level of our continued support when showing such belligerence and disregard for people in need.
If the Israelis opened their arms, maybe they would see a brighter light from their restless neighbors.
finneganG
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Oct 09, 2010 11:25am EDT
A settlement freeze is a reasonable request and just shows how it has been Israel all along who has sabotaged peace talks. The settlements are illegal according to international law, so there should be no concessions by the US or the Palestinians until this illegal activity stops.
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