Palestinians to Apply for UN Membership Sept. 23

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Palestinians to Apply for UN Membership Sept. 23
September 15, 2011

Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinians will apply for full membership at the United Nations on Sept. 23, risking a U.S. Security Council veto, the Palestinian foreign minister said

The Obama administration has said it will veto any Palestinian resolution in the Security Council seeking UN membership

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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-15/palestinians-to-apply-for-un-membership-sept-23-malki-says.html

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Egypt PM says peace deal with Israel not sacred
09/15/2011 19:11


CAIRO - Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Egypt's peace deal with Israel was not sacred and was always open to discussion or change if that would benefit the region or enhance peace, speaking in an interview with a Turkish television channel.

"The Camp David agreement is not a sacred thing and is always open to discussion with what would benefit the region and the case of fair peace ... and we could make a change if needed," he said in the interview, which was also broadcast on Egyptian state television.

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=238129

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Palestinians set to apply for UN statehood
Sep 23, 2011

Last-minute talks and the threat of a US veto have failed to divert Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas from his historic quest to seek state membership at the United Nations on Friday.
Abbas is to hand the application letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon at 11.35 am (1535 GMT), Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour told AFP, but the UN Security Council vote could take weeks, leaving time for more diplomatic wrangling

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http://www.asianage.com/international/palestinians-set-apply-un-statehood-816?

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PA: We have 8 of 9 votes needed in UN Security Council
09/29/2011

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said that the Palestinians have received approval from eight members of the UN Security Council in support of their bid for full membership to the United Nations, Ma'an News Agency reported Thursday.

If nine members of the Security Council vote in favor of the Palestinian state bid, the the resolution will pass unless one of the council's five permanent members uses a veto.

The US, one of those five, has said it would rather not be forced to veto the resolution

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=239934

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Report: PA Has Support of 9 Security Council Members
10/11/2011

PA negotiator Nabil Shaath said on Monday that the PA has gotten nine members of the UN Security Council to vote in favor of the PA’s request to obtain full membership in the UN, despite the pressures exerted by the United States and Israel.

In an interview with the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency, Shaath said the countries that support the statehood bid are Gabon, Bosnia, Brazil, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, China and Russia. Shaath also reiterated that despite the Quartet’s statements, the PA will be willing to return to negotiations with Israel only if construction in Judea and Samaria stops

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/222019