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September 29, 2011

U.N. Security Council Committee Takes Up Palestinian Statehood Bid 
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The U.N. Security Council has taken its first step in evaluating the
Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations. The
application has been forwarded to a special committee that will review
the request in the coming weeks. The United States has pledged to veto
any resolution backing Palestinian statehood despite claiming to support
a two-state solution. The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations,
Riyad Monsour, urged the council's approval.

Riyad Monsour: "As you see, the process is moving forward step by step,
and we hope that the Security Council will shoulder its responsibility
and approve our application and to send a recommendation to the General
Assembly for the admission of Palestine to the United Nations."



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