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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat attends a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 2, 2012. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet this week after more than a year of deadlock in peacemaking, officials said on Sunday, but both sides played down prospects of any imminent resumption of talks. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS)