UNITED NATIONS-President Barack Obama’s backing of a key Palestinian demand on the borders of its future state will help win U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, Egypt’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday. Maged Abdelaziz linked Obama’s support for the borders that existed before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war to the Palestinian campaign to get two-thirds of the U.N. General Assembly — at least 128 of its 192 member states — to recognize Palestine as a state by September. He predicted the Palestinians would get support from at least 130 nations, which would be “a milestone,” and would keep pursuing additional recognitions. But for a newly created Palestine to become a member of the United…
Posted by
on May 19, 2011. Filed under News.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
Posted by
on May 19, 2011. Filed under