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Netanyahu Calls for Peace Talks

UNITED NATIONS

As Palestinians continue push for U.N. recognition.

Published Sep. 19 2011 6:11PM EDT

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for renewed direct peace negotiations with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, even as Abbas prepared to submit a statehood bid to the U.N.