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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (7) Editor's Choice France's Lagarde launches IMF bid Tornadoes leave seven dead in Oklahoma and Kansas $1 trillion on the table in debt talks Democrat Kathy Hochul wins upstate New York race Greece rules out referendum on austerity and euro U.S. sues big oil traders for 2008 manipulation Billionaire's debt crusade finally center stage MuniLand: Chris Christie’s “too big to fails” Video: The business of managing old age Slideshow: Obama meets the Queen Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read At least three killed by tornadoes in Arkansas 9:14am EDT Elizabeth Smart kidnapper could face life in prison 8:48am EDT HTC CEO says Windows Mango phones in development 8:43am EDT Netanyahu Congress speech raises few hopes 5:49am EDT Warning: Walking on a Florida street may be dangerous 4:26am EDT Discussed 327 Obama and Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast 126 As hours tick by, ”Judgment Day” looks a dud 105 Broadcaster silent as Judgment Day hours tick by Watched Scientists revive ancient spider in stunning 3D detail Tue, May 24 2011 Deadly Missouri tornado captured on video Mon, May 23 2011 Funnel cloud touches down in Oklahoma 4:31am EDT Abbas says Netanyahu offers no hope for peace Tweet Share this By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel was offering "nothing we can build on" for peace and that without progress he will seek U.N. recognition of Palestinian statehood in September. He told... Email Print Related News Netanyahu says will give up some land for peace Tue, May 24 2011 Obama eases Israeli anger on Mideast peace vision Sun, May 22 2011 Obama sticks to Mideast vision, seeks to calm Israel Sun, May 22 2011 Israeli rebuke of Obama exposes divide on Mideast Sun, May 22 2011 Palestinians set on U.N. statehood bid in September Sat, May 21 2011 Analysis & Opinion Ireland could use a little audacity of hope The Britain Obama won’t see Related Topics World » United Nations » Israel » Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) arrives to a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mohamad Torokman By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank | Wed May 25, 2011 10:41am EDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel was offering "nothing we can build on" for peace and that without progress he will seek U.N. recognition of Palestinian statehood in September. He told the Palestine Liberation Organization on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United States Congress on Tuesday "travelled far from peace," dictating solutions before negotiations even begin. Abbas told the Palestine Liberation Organization Netanyahu's speech to the United States Congress on Tuesday "travelled far from peace," dictating solutions before negotiations even begin. He said he would consult Arab states at the weekend about U.S. President Barack Obama's latest ideas for restarting the peace process and Netanyahu's negative response to them. "We said in the past and we still say that our choice is negotiation, negotiation and nothing but negotiation. But if nothing happens by September we will go (to the U.N. to ask for recognition by its 192 member states)," Abbas said. "Our aim is not to isolate (Israel) or to de-legitimise it. It is not an act of terror and not a unilateral act." Abbas's plan to seek U.N. recognition was criticised by both Netanyahu and Obama in speeches in Washington last week. In a major policy speech, however, Obama said a future Palestinian state should be based on the borders as they existed on the eve of the 1967 Middle East, with land swaps mutually agreed with Israel. Netanyahu swiftly rejected the proposal saying it would leave Israel with "indefensible" borders. But Abbas described the idea as "a foundation with which we can deal positively." Palestinians and Israelis alike saw little prospect of a fresh start to stalled peace talks arising from Netanyahu's speech, despite its enthusiastic reception by Congress. Netanyahu had pleased core supporters while offering nothing new, in the assessment of most Israeli commentators. He won standing ovations for extolling Israel's democracy and military self-reliance while rejecting any Palestinian state based on Israel's pre-1967 borders. He ruled out dividing Jerusalem and urged Palestinian Abbas to "tear up" last month's pact with the Islamist Hamas movement, promising to be "generous" with West Bank land if Abbas would make peace. But he pledged to keep control of the Jordan Valley. Palestinians said it was a familiar offer of "leftovers" that could not divert them from seeking majority United Nations recognition of Palestinian statehood at the General Assembly. Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said Netanyahu's speech revealed "the real face of the occupation ... the real face of arrogance backed by the Americans." "We must quit this illusion called negotiation," he said. INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR OBAMA Obama, currently on a visit to Europe, has won international support for the principles he set out in a major policy speech last week to revive the moribund Mideast peace process. Israel's daily Maariv published a poll showing about 57 percent of voters believe Netanyahu should have supported Obama's initiative, rather than opposing the president. But the poll also showed Netanyahu was still Israel's most popular political leader. "Netanyahu knows very well that the conditions that he set yesterday for a peace process are a complete non-starter," wrote Maariv's Ben Caspit. "There is no Palestinian in the world who will accept them, there is no Arab state in the world that will support them, there is not a single person in Europe who will take them seriously, and they will only make Barack Obama angry." (Reporting by Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Douglas Hamilton and Tom Perry; editing by Matthew Jones) World United Nations Israel Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (7) Jetro wrote: Clearly the Israelis under the Netanyahu regime are not partners for peace and the US is a biased mediator, so I think the only option left is for the Palestinians to take it before the UN where it looks like a vote on recognizing Palestine will pass easily, including the 2/3 majority needed to override the expected US veto. May 25, 2011 7:40am EDT -- Report as abuse acetuna46 wrote: Mr Abbas was quite right to say that Israel was offering nothing to build on in the way of peace.Of course Netanyahu would get a standing ovation from the Jewish controlled US congress,but this mean little and Obama should be more firm with his Israeli ‘allies’. The Israeli’s clearly do not want peace and a return to the pre 1967 borders,but rather to continue their occupation and illegal land grabs of more and more Palestinian lands May 25, 2011 7:44am EDT -- Report as abuse Mosamania wrote: ofcours he is just trying what other past israeli leaders did. Trick the world yet again and so far he has succeded by getting standing ovations for promising an continued occupation. 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