Few talking after shoving match at UN assembly – AP

Laaska News  Sept. 27,2011
By JONATHAN M. KATZ
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This much is agreed: Last Friday at the United Nations, as all eyes were on the Palestinian president’s speech asking for

UN Security Council to consider Palestinian statehood bid

Laaska News  Sept. 26,2011
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council is scheduled to begin consultations on Monday afternoon over Palestine’s application for full UN membership.

Ban receives Palestinian application for UN membership – UN News

Laaska News  Sept. 23,2011

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) submits application to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Palestine to become a UN Member State – Photo: UN.

UNITED NATIONS, 23 September 2011 –Palestinian Authority President

Palestine:Abbas says UN bid aims at recognizing Palestine as occupied state

Laaska News  Sept. 4,2011
RAMALLAH, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Recognizing a Palestinian state is aimed at moving the status of occupied territories to a “state under occupation,”