Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Arab League supports Palestinian bid for statehood at UN


The Palestinian envoy to Egypt says Arab League (AL) member states have supported the Palestinian appeal to the United Nations (UN) to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

Jamal al-Shobaki said on Tuesday that the 22-members of the league had agreed to push the idea in the UN Security Council (UNSC) and other regional and international groups.

Al-Shobaki noted that Arab foreign ministers are also discussing a draft resolution to back efforts by the president of the Palestinian national unity government, Mahmoud Abbas, to present an international ultimatum to Israel .... http://www.presstv.ir