<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Quartet May Recognize Palestinian Statehood Without Peace&nbsp;Talks]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>PNN &#8211; Palestine News Network</p>
<p>19.04.11 &#8211; 12:53 Tel Aviv &#8211; PNN &#8211; On Tuesday American and European envoys said that the Middle East Quartet could recognize a state of Palestine if Israelis and Palestinians did not renew peace talks Los Angeles Times reported.<br />
The Quartet—consisting of the United States, United Natoins, the European Union and Russia—was recently blocked by one of its members from meeting to discuss a new negotation initiative. A US official claimed that the meeting would not result anything useful to reinitiate peace talks.</p>
<p>Both Israelis and Palestinians acknowledge Barack Obama&#8217;s target date of September 2011 for an peace agreement, but there have been no signs of progress since talks caved in last September, when Israel refused to stop settlement construction.</p>
<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the goal of statehood by September, claiming it would halt any further negotiations.</p>
<p>Meanwhile the Palestinian Authority has launched its own diplomatic project to achieve recognition in September, via the UN General Assembly.</p>
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