Palestinians Pressured to Seek General Assembly Vote on Statehood ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Kirkpatrick - September 13, 2011 - 12:00am A top negotiator for the Palestinian Authority said Tuesday night that its leadership was weighing the strong urging of both the Arab states and the Europeans to turn to the General Assembly of the United Nations — and not its Security Council — in a bid to win international recognition as a state. » Read more

U.S. Scrambles to Avert Palestinian Vote at U.N. ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by David Kirkpatrick - September 14, 2011 - 12:00am The United States faced increasing pressure on Tuesday as the Palestinian quest for statehood gained support from Turkey and other countries, even as the Obama administration sought an 11th-hour compromise that would avoid a confrontation at the United Nations next week. With only days to go before world leaders gather in New York, the maneuvering became an exercise in brinkmanship as the administration wrestles with roiling tensions in the region, including a sharp deterioration of relations between three of its closest allies in the region: Egypt, Israel and Turkey. » Read more