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| Netanyahu warns Palestinians against unilateral acts | |
| 2010-10-25 | |
| [Al Arabiya] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Paleostinians on Sunday not to take unilateral steps towards statehood, saying Israel was working closely with Washington on ways to restart peace talks. "We expect the Paleostinians to fulfill their commitment to hold the direct talks. I think that any attempt to circumvent them by going to international bodies is not realistic and it will not advance the real diplomatic process," he said. Peace talks that began in Washington on Sept. 2 are in limbo over Paleostinian demands for a freeze of Israeli construction on land they want for a state and Netanyahu's refusal to re-impose limits on building in settlements in the occupied West Bank. The impasse has raised speculation the Paleostinians might abandon negotiations with Israel and launch a diplomatic campaign to seek recognition of a Paleostinian state by the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society or other international organizations. Last week, Paleostinian Authority front man Ghassan Khatib said that if peace efforts with Israel failed, Paleostinian aspirations for statehood should not be "held hostage" to Israeli consent. "Peace will be achieved only through direct negotiations and I hope that we will return to this path with full force in the very near future," Netanyahu said, addressing his cabinet in public remarks.
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