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| Palestinians to seek full UN membership on September 23 |
| 2011-09-16 |
| [Dawn] The top Paleostinian diplomat says the Paleostinians will submit a bid for full membership at the UN Security Council on September 23. Riad al-Malki told news hounds on Thursday in the West Bank capital of Ramallah that the bid would be submitted next Friday. His remarks appear to end the speculation over whether the Paleostinians would risk a threatened US veto of their statehood bid. The other option was to seek a lesser status as a non-member observer from the UN General Assembly, where the United States does not wield veto power. |
| Posted by:Fred |