Palestinians to petition U.N. for statehood
Posted: November 16, 2009 at 2 a.m.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Palestinian officials said Sunday that they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel’s consent because they are losing faith in the peace talks.
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