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RAMALLAH - The Palestinians will press ahead with a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a senior official said on Monday, brushing off a request by Israel to halt the initiative.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has renewed his call for an immediate resumption of peace talks and has warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas against making any unilateral moves in the UN General Assembly.
"Yesterday I invited President Abbas to start direct negotiations without preconditions," Netanyahu told Reuters television in Jerusalem, a day after repeating an appeal to the Palestinian leader for renewed dialogue.
"Unfortunately, I have still not heard back from the Palestinian side.... I hope they won't go to one-sided action in the UN because that will only push peace back and will only produce unnecessary instability," he said.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has renewed his call for an immediate resumption of peace talks and has warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas against making any unilateral moves in the UN General Assembly.
"Yesterday I invited President Abbas to start direct negotiations without preconditions," Netanyahu told Reuters television in Jerusalem, a day after repeating an appeal to the Palestinian leader for renewed dialogue.
"Unfortunately, I have still not heard back from the Palestinian side.... I hope they won't go to one-sided action in the UN because that will only push peace back and will only produce unnecessary instability," he said.
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