BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Middle East peace talks seem to be running into more and more trouble. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that his entire negotiating team has resigned, over a lack of progress in the talks, and continued i settlement building.

Speaking to ’s CBC television, Abbas also talked about continuing negotiations at the UN, and whether there’d been any developments in the Palestinians’ bid for statehood recognition.

"The delegation has resigned. Either we try to convince them to return, and we are trying or we form a new delegation. There is no basis for negotiations, so we will wait. If a basis can be established then we will welcome that, but if not, we have nine months and once this time is up, we are free to do as we please," he said.

(Source: CNTV.cn)

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RAMALLAH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The fresh Israeli announcement Wednesday of planning to build additional 20,000 housing units in the Israeli settlements outraged the Palestinian leadership, which thought that the direct peace talks with Israel has reached a real deadlock.

However, Israel retreated as soon as chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned, in press statement to Xinhua, to suspend immediately the peace negotiations with Israel if it doesn 't immediately annul its decision of building more units in the settlements.  

JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Tuesday night to halt the recently announced plans to construct more than 20,000 housing units in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

In a meeting with Housing Minister Uri Ariel (from Jewish Home) on Tuesday night, Netanyahu asked him to "re-examine the potential construction," which he said doesn't help the settlements but damages it at this time.