PLO, PA Compete on UN Statehood Bid
The Palestinian Authority officially began its bid for statehood at the United Nations Thursday. The PLO raced to deny the campaign launch.
By Chana Ya'ar
First Publish: 9/8/2011, 4:01 PM
United Nations
Flash 90
History is about to be made, one way or the other, with the Palestinian Authority tentatively beginning itsjourney on the path of no return at the United Nations.
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas submitted the entity's formal request Thursday for assistance in achieving “the Palestinian people's just demands” in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, according to a report by the Associated Press.
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas submitted the entity's formal request Thursday for assistance in achieving “the Palestinian people's just demands” in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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