Palestinians, America and the U.N. ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Hanan Ashrawi - (Opinion) January 20, 2011 - 1:00am Palestinians are well within their rights to bring the issue of Israeli settlements and their illegality before the United Nations Security Council. Our decision to do so follows both Israel’s refusal to cease all settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory, and America’s failure to ensure Israel’s compliance with international law and existing agreements. The United States should support such a move, not block it. » Read more