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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read In UN week, Saudi says to ease Palestinian crisis 19 Sep 2011 UPDATE 1-S&P cuts Italy ratings one notch, outlook negative 19 Sep 2011 Defunct NASA satellite to crash to Earth this week 19 Sep 2011 Scientists find way to "disarm" AIDS virus 19 Sep 2011 Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes | 19 Sep 2011 Discussed 141 Number of poor hit record 46 million in 2010 129 Obama to propose $3 trillion in deficit cuts 72 Geithner’s ”succinct” message irks Europeans Watched Series of earthquakes hit Guatemala Mon, Sep 19 2011 Scarlett's naked pics, Tyler Perry is highest paid Wed, Sep 14 2011 Singapore scientists create world's smallest gear Mon, Sep 19 2011 Abbas presses Palestinian U.N. bid despite warnings Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion How to prevent a depression The superpower vacuum Related Topics World » United Nations » Israel » Related Video Palestine to push for U.N. membership Mon, Sep 19 2011 Abbas in NY as U.N. row looms 1 of 2. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sits at a table as he meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (not pictured) at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 19, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi By Ali Sawafta and John Irish UNITED NATIONS | Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:37pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. chief on Monday he would seek full membership for a Palestinian state at the United Nations, a move the United States and Israel warn could dash hopes of resuming peace talks. Abbas told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon he would press ahead with plans to ask for a Security Council vote on Friday on Palestinian membership. Washington has threatened to veto any such move. Ban told Abbas he would send any application submitted to the Security Council and called for the Israelis and the Palestinians to resume talks "within a legitimate and balanced framework," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said. The Palestinian crisis has overshadowed this week's meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and sparked hectic talks aimed at averting a confrontation that carries risks for the Palestinians, Israel and the United States. Senior diplomats from the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations -- the Quartet of Middle East mediators -- are meeting throughout the week in hopes of finding a way forward. The Quartet has for months been trying to put together guidelines for future peace talks, thus far without result. A senior U.S. official described the talks as "productive" on Monday but said he could not predict whether they may succeed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to launch direct negotiations but has not made any concession on key issues the Palestinians say prevent talks from resuming. RISKY MOVES Abbas, speaking to reporters on his plane to New York, acknowledged his decision could have repercussions for his Palestinian Authority, the fragile government-in-waiting that depends on international financial aid for its survival in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "We decided to take this step and all hell has broken out against us," he said, adding he would not be swayed. "From now until I give the speech, we have only one choice: going to the Security Council. Afterwards, we will sit and decide." The White House underscored its threat to veto any Palestinian move at the Security Council and said it would focus on trying to nudge the two sides back to negotiations. "We've made our position clear, which is that we oppose actions to achieve a Palestinian state through the United Nations," Obama's deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters. Rhodes said Obama had no meeting planned with Abbas while both are in New York but said there was always the possibility of a change in the schedule. U.S.-backed talks between Abbas and Netanyahu collapsed nearly a year ago when the Palestinians pulled out after Israel declined to extend a partial moratorium on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank. The two sides remain divided on borders, the status of Jerusalem, the future of Palestinian refugees and whether Israel should be acknowledged as a Jewish state. The Palestinians say they will not resume talks unless the moratorium on building is reinstated. Israel says talks should resume without preconditions with the aim of producing two states. The Palestinian decision to go to the United Nations has caused consternation in Washington, where some U.S. lawmakers say they will try to cut the roughly $500 million in U.S. aid per year to the Palestinians if they refuse to back down. The Palestinian Authority's central bank chief warned this could doom current efforts at self-government. "Really, the risk of PA collapse is very real under the financial strain," Jihad al-Wazir told Reuters. Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would pay the Palestinian Authority $200 million, which could help in the short term but would not fully replace lost U.S. funding. A SECOND ROUTE With little hope of success in the Security Council, the Palestinians may ask the U.N. General Assembly to upgrade their standing from an "entity" to a "non-member state" -- a move they believe is likely to pass with support from at least 126 members of the 193-member body. Abbas is scheduled to meet French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Tuesday. He met on Monday with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, who warned that both Israel and the Palestinians were courting disaster. "The only solution is to resume talks," Juppe said at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York in comments echoed by Britain. A U.S. veto in the Security Council would carry diplomatic risks for Washington, which could find itself isolated alongside its longtime ally Israel during a period of unprecedented political turmoil across the Middle East. It would also raise tensions between the Palestinians and Netanyahu's government, which has already seen traditionally steady ties with key neighbors Egypt and Turkey deteriorate quickly, adding to regional uncertainty. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged Turkey's foreign minister not to do anything to worsen Ankara's ties with Israel, which lurched into crisis after a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Turkish aid flotilla. Clinton, asked if there was any progress on the broader Palestinian impasse, said work continued. "It's early in the week. A lot of people are not even here yet and there's been an enormous number of meetings," she said. "But I think that everyone knows our position, and obviously our goal is a two-state solution and that's what we're going to keep working toward." (Additional reporting by Daniel Bases, Tom Perry, Matt Spetalnick, Arshad Mohammed; Writing by Andrew Quinn; Editing by John O'Callaghan) World United Nations Israel Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (6) Mildheadwound wrote: Israel could go choke on their own lying tongue, and people would still blame their lack of security. Obamer, it’s simple, 2 states, yes or no? If you veto, you say no. Period. Stop choking on the truth. Sep 19, 2011 11:17pm EDT -- Report as abuse miller57 wrote: “Despite warnings”? Warnings from whom? Jews and their American henchmen? These groups already treat Palestinians poorly. What have they got to lose? A majority of Europe and Asia sides with Palestinians on their issues with Israel. At worst they will be able to solidify their support and make the undecided in the U.S. take notice. At best they might get statehood which is certainly justified. Sep 19, 2011 11:30pm EDT -- Report as abuse RudyVon wrote: A smart non-violent move by the Palestinians. Since Obama along with most of Congress have been bought by the Jewish lobby AIPAC, the U.S. will veto it in the Security Council. This will put on record for the world to see the true U.S. biased position. Ironically, the U.S. established a second route via the General Assembly when the Soviets constantly vetoed recognition of South Korea. It provides a “non-member status” short of full recognition, but with rights to its land, sea, & air and can bring charges to the International Court against foreign occupiers. This route should be followed after shaming the U.S. in the Security Council. Many General Assembly countries are sympathetic to their plight and haven’t been corrupted by Israel. If the Palestinians maintain a non-violent civil rights/Gandhi approach, they should prevail. The other option is to call all of Palestine Israel and provide full citizenship to the Palestinians. The Palestinians will outnumber the Jews and through democracy those radical Jewish politicians will be out of power. Sep 19, 2011 11:35pm EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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