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U.S. Pushing Palestinians to Delay UN Bid
(AFP) Washington is pressing the Palestinian leadership to delay a fresh bid to seek upgraded UN status until after the U.S. elections, PLO Executive Committee member Saleh Raafat told Voice of Palestine radio on Wednesday. On Saturday, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said President Mahmoud Abbas would on September 27 make a fresh request to upgrade the Palestinians' UN status from that of an observer entity to a non-member state.