This time he is asking the General Assembly for a lesser upgrade, from "observer" to "non-member observer" state, like the Vatican.
The UN General Assembly is set to upgrade the Palestinians' status to that of "non-member observer state".
Mr Netanyahu froze the transfers last year after the Palestinians gained non-member observer state status at the UN.
The General Assembly voted by 138-9 to recognise the Palestinians as a non-member observer state, with 41 states abstaining.
The controversial project was revived as part of Israel's response to the UN General Assembly's decision to grant the Palestinians the status of non-member observer state.
Israeli plans to build in the area had been on hold for years until the Palestinians succeeded in December in having their status upgraded at the UN from an "entity" to that of a "non-member observer state".
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Israeli plans to develop the E1 area had been on hold for years until the Palestinians upgraded their status at the UN from an "entity" to that of a "non-member observer state", a move condemned by Israel and the US as a violation of peace accords.
Mr Meshaal this year strongly supported Mr Abbas's move in upgrading Palestinian status at the United Nations to that of a non-member "observer state".
Turkey - which attended the meeting as an observer, since it is not an Arab state - said it would act in accordance with the Arab League sanctions.
Syria has agreed to extend the mandate of the Arab League observer mission by a month, Syria's state-run news agency Sana reports.
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Syria's information minister said "armed terrorist groups" have committed more than 1, 300 violations of a cease-fire since April 12, said the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency, known as SANA. It also reported four Russians will be part of an observer advance team, but that could not be immediately confirmed.
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