FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2009 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the Fatah conference with a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the background, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. With paths to Palestinian statehood blocked, President Mahmoud Abbas is warning he’s fast-tracking his retirement and hinting he will announce dramatic policy changes at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 30, 2015 including a more-confrontational relationship with Israel’s right-wing government. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)