Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prays during a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) central council in the West Bank city of Ramallah December 15, 2009. Abbas on Tuesday said the Palestinians would resume suspended peace talks with Israel if it halts settlement building and recognises pre-1967 borders as a basis for a Palestinian state.
REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)