Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Palestinians under pressure to drop UN bid

The Palestinians have came under intense pressure to drop a bid for UN membership as diplomats worked behind the scenes to head off a looming clash.
Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian foreign minister, said he was "amazed" by the US efforts to persuade other countries to not to support the Palestinian bid.
"They have used different forms of pressure, threats, and many others, sending letters, sending ambassadors, etcetera, etcetera... Amazing," he told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/20119210543812752.html

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