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Palestinian urges boycott of Israeli settlements
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian U.N. envoy urged the world Tuesday to boycott products from "illegal" Israeli settlements as part of a stepped up campaign to help Palestine become independent.Riyad Mansour told a U.N. meeting Tuesday that the Palestinians are ready and willing to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel, which appeared in recent days to be headed for collapse, before they are scheduled to end on April 29.
But he warned that if the Israelis aren't prepared to negotiate "in good faith," the Palestinians will be forced "to move into the next stage of holding them accountable for all of their illegal behavior in all fronts, politically, diplomatically and legally."
Israel has accused the Palestinians of not being serious about reaching a peace deal and says they are responsible for breaking off negotiations.
Under the terms of the talks, which were renewed in July under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel had promised to release 104 long-held Palestinian prisoners in four groups.
in full:http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Palestinian-urges-boycott-of-Israeli-settlements-5386287.php