Palestinians will submit UN membership letter (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110919/ap_on_re_us/un_mideast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110918/capt.5b94f67c6b244325a6cc3a271e10abee-5b94f67c6b244325a6cc3a271e10abee-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=DzUCiCDEmOqHDHxAWf.lsA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, is greeted by Hanan Ashrawi, left, legislator and activist, as he arrives at his hotel in New York, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, to attend the 66th General Assembly session of United Nations, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 20. The United States and Europe scrambled Sunday, Sept. 18, for a strategy that would help avoid a showdown over whether to admit an independent Palestine as a new United Nations member. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Palestinians said they will submit an application for full U.N. membership on Friday, the first step in a process to a declaration of statehood that has already sparked a frenzy of diplomatic activity and vows of a U.S. veto in the Security Council.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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