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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas threatened on Thursday that he will disband the PA unless there is Israeli movement toward renewing peace talks after Israels elections on January 22, AFP reported.Abbas said that if such a situation arises he will hand full responsibility for Judea and Samaria to the Israeli government.”If there is no progress even after the election I will take the phone and call Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu,” AFP quoted Abbas as having said during an interview with the Haaretz daily.”Ill tell him…Sit in the chair here instead of me, take the keys, and you will be responsible for the Palestinian Authority.””Once the new government in Israel is in place, Netanyahu will have to decide — yes or no,” Abbas told the newspaper.Since Netanyahu was appointed Prime Minister in 2009, Abbas has refused to come to the negotiating table and has continuously tried to impose preconditions on talks.

via Abbas Threatens to Disband PA – Middle East – News – Israel National News.

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