Palestinians resist US pressure on statehood bid 09/06/11
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The
Palestinians say they will not surrender
to American pressure to drop their bid
for statehood at the United Nations,
taking a tough position ahead of a
meeting with a senior U.S. delegation.
Two senior White House
envoys, David Hale and Dennis Ross,
arrived in the region on
Tuesday(09/06/11) for talks
with Israel and Palestinian officials.
The U.S. has been trying to persuade
the Palestinians to drop their plan to
ask the U.N. this month to approve
their independence. Instead, it wants
the Palestinians to resume peace talks
with Israel.