Frustrated Palestinians to appeal to UN for state (AP)

A Palestinian boy is seen next to posters with portraits of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally, marking the 21st anniversary of the  Palestinian Independence Day in the Village of Beit Furik near the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday Nov 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo / Majdi Mohammed)AP – A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone.

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