Palestinians backtrack on fresh bid for UN upgrade ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Middle East Online by Nasser Abu Bakr - August 30, 2012 - 12:00am Palestinian officials on Thursday appeared to backtrack on a pledge to make a fresh bid for upgraded UN membership on September 27. Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, said the date would be decided next week when Abbas meets the Arab League in Cairo. "The president will have Palestinian, Arab and international consultations to set a date for the UN bid to present the request for non-member state status for Palestine," he said. » Read more