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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=287182
Abbas Ready to Resume Talks with Israel after UN Status Upgrade
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The Palestinians are prepared to resume peace talks with Israel after obtaining upgraded membership in the UN General Assembly, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told EU representatives on Tuesday in Ramallah where he tried to persuade them to support his new statehood bid. The statehood bid is designed to transform the Palestinian territories from the status of disputed lands to a state under [Israeli] occupation, Abbas explained.