![Erekat: Palestinian Authority will pursue UN statehood bid alone if necessary](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1388853460328342100.jpg)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat make a statement to the press after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
![Erekat: Palestinian Authority will pursue UN statehood bid alone if necessary](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1388853460328342100.jpg)
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In this Tuesday April 1, 2014, photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R), joined by Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, signs an application to the UN agencies in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
![Palestine negotiator: Door to talks with Israel open](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/palestine-abbas-un-conventions.jpg)
Palestine negotiator: Door to talks with Israel open
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is premature to talk about the failure of the latest round of US-backed Palestinian–Israeli peace talks, senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Asharq Al-Awsat. Erekat said the Palestinian negotiating team remains in contact with...Caption:
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat make a statement to the press after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
![In conversation with Saeb Erekat](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1388853460328342100.jpg)
In conversation with Saeb Erekat
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saeb Erekat has been at the forefront of negotiations between the Palestinians and the representatives of Israel and the US since 1991, leading Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to dub him “the memory of the negotiations.” A...Caption:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Sde Boker, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Netanyahu said that Israel would do all it could to keep world powers from striking a “bad and dangerous” deal with Iran over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/David Buimovitch, Pool)
![Debate: The Palestinians should withdraw from negotiations](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/netanyahu-israel1.jpg)
Debate: The Palestinians should withdraw from negotiations
It is difficult not to accept claims that the escalation in the Israeli government’s discourse regarding the basis for a negotiated settlement and its settlement activity on the ground are part of an attempt by Prime Minister Netanyahu to derail the ongoing...Caption:
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki listens during a press conference with Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy (unseen) in Ramallah on August 26, 2013. (AFP)
![Palestinian FM warns Israel over settlement building](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/maliki2.jpg)