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Saturday, May 01, 2010

'Palestinian Authority to Press UN for Palestinian State'


The Palestinian Authority is to call on the United Nations to recognize the Palestinian state, "marginalizing" the US so-called peace efforts, an Israeli paper claims.

The Israeli government is becoming increasingly fearful that the PA pushes through a new related UN Security Council Resolution, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The resolution, which is yet to be voted on, would oblige Israel to retreat behind the borders it invaded in 1967.

Upon implementation, it would also avalanche Israel with the Palestinian refugees which would invoke their right to return. Some 750,000 Palestinians were displaced and forced to live in refugee camps in the aftermath of Israel's occupation of Palestine in 1948.'

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