'Palestinians set date for statehood showdown at UN'

By GIL SHEFLER 
08/13/2011 16:46 

September 20 marked for Palestinian UN statehood bid, AFP reports; PA foreign minister says Abbas “will insist on this historic initiative and Ban Ki-moon will present the request to the Security Council.”

The Palestinians on Saturday set the date for the much anticipated vote over Palestinian statehood at the United Nations for September 20, according to AFP.

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki wrote to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon informing him he would raise the issue on the first day of the UN's annual gathering at its headquarters in New York. Read the rest in: The Jerusalem Post