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Mon, Nov 8 2010 Abbas seeks Security Council meeting on settlements Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked for a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Jewish settlement building on occupied land in the West Bank where the Palestinians aim to found a... Related News Clinton says Israeli building plans not productive 10:28am EST U.S. gives $150 mln to Palestinian Authority 10:30am EST Analysis & Opinion Muslims say Obama failing to keep Cairo promises Between the lines: Obama’s comments on Kashmir Related Topics World » United Nations » Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sits under a picture of the Dome of the Rock during a meeting with Middle East envoy Tony Blair (not seen) in the West Bank city of Ramallah October 19, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Mohamad Torokman By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank | Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:30am EST RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked for a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Jewish settlement building on occupied land in the West Bank where the Palestinians aim to found a state. Israel said on Monday it would go ahead with plans for 1,300 new apartments on land in and around Jerusalem which was annexed by Israel following the 1967 Middle East war. A further 800 housing units were planned for the settlement of Ariel in the northern West Bank. "Something must be done on the international level to halt the settlement expansion which the Israeli government is undertaking in the West Bank, including Jerusalem," Nabil Abu Rdainah, the spokesman for Abbas, said on Wednesday. Abbas had instructed his delegate to the United Nations, where the Palestinians have observer status, to request the meeting, he told Reuters. U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the creation of a Palestinian state are stalled because of the dispute over the construction of settlements. The Palestinian delegate, Riyad Mansour, told Reuters by phone from New York that he would make the request via Arab states that have full member status. Abbas, who opposes violence in pursuit of Palestinian statehood, has said direct negotiations with Israel remain his first choice for pursuing peace. But he has also said he will seek U.S. and U.N. Security Council support for the establishment of a Palestinian state in the event of a failure of the talks, part of the "peace process" that began two decades ago. "NOT HELPFUL" Major powers see the settlements as an obstacle to a peace deal that would end the six-decade-old conflict. Close to 500,000 Jews live on lands captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, where the Palestinians aim to found a state that would also include the separate Gaza Strip. The Palestinians, concerned that settlement building will render that goal impossible, say they will not resume the peace talks until Israel agrees to halt all settlement construction. Peace talks started in early September but were derailed a few weeks later when Israel lifted West Bank settlement construction restrictions it had been enforcing for 10 months. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet is dominated by parties that back the settlers, including his own Likud. Israel says the annexation made Jerusalem its "united and indivisible capital" but the claim has not won international recognition. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the settlement building plans were not helpful for peace talks, adding that neither side was making the extra effort for a breakthrough. (Writing by Tom Perry; editing by David Stamp) World United Nations Comments See All Comments (1) | Post Comment Nov 10, 2010 10:26am EST I wonder if Abbas and the Palestinians understand how much better they have it than the Palestinians in Gaza. Being under the control of the Israelis is not good, but it is better than the misery that Hamas has brought Gaza. I still think Israel should give the West Bank Palestinians local rule within the state of Israel and be done with it. Until the Palestinians show that they have the ability to rule themselves without promoting violence and killing there should be no deal. You only have to look at what happened once Israel left Gaza to understand the need to move cautiously with any Palestinian homeland. phuyayyay Report As Abusive See All Comments (1) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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