The Palestinian leadership has not yet decided to which body of the United Nations it should submit a request to recognize the Palestinian as an independent state, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki said Wednesday.
"The decision to go to the Security Council first or the General Assembly would be made soon," Al-Maliki told the Voice of Palestine radio, adding discussions with the Arab states are needed before making the decision.
The Palestinians plan to submit their request in September, when the General Assembly convenes. "Going to the UN has become a fact and it aims to demand our rights," Al-Maliki said.
In their request, the Palestinians want an international recognition of their state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with its capital in east Jerusalem. Israel and the United States oppose the Palestinian move as a unilateral decision.
A recognition from the General Assembly would be symbolic, and a binding resolution from the Security Council is also likely to be vetoed by the United States.
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