After Trump Jerusalem Declaration, Palestinians Want UN Membership as State

The Palestinians are pledging to push the United Nations until it accepts them as a full member state in reaction to President Trump’s declaration two weeks ago, saying that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.“We will go once again and many times to get full membership,” Palestinian Authority Chairman Mhmoud Abbas was quoted as saying on Monday evening. “We are a state and an authority, and we have borders and we have the right to get the world’s recognition of us.”Abbas also said the Palestinians would join 22 international organizations that would help to strengthen the legal status of the “State of Palestine” globally.  He said every week they would join more international organizations.

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