The Christian Broadcast Network website reports today (December 23, 2010) that the Palestinians have prepared a draft resolution condemning Israeli building on their biblical heartland -- Judea and Samaria on the West Bank -- and they intend to present the resolution to the United Nations Security Council.
The move comes after the U.S. backed down on its demand that Israel renew a freeze on building in Judea and Samaria earlier this month.
In response to the Palestinian draft resolution, Israeli ambassador to the UN Meron Reuben said Palestinian "attempts to bypass this road only move us further away from returning to the negotiation table and reaching a two-state solution."
During the past month, Palestinians have been urging countries to recognize "a state of Palestine" within the 1967 boundaries; that is, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Eastern Jerusalem. At least two Latin American countries -- Argentina and Brazil -- have already recognized "a state of Palestine."
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