Arab League backs bid for UN nod to Palestine
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The Arab League on Sunday backed a Palestinian plan to ask the UN General Assembly to recognize a state of Palestine, but stopped short of setting a date for the bid, Palestinian officials said.
Instead, Arab League representatives meeting in Doha asked a committee to prepare the UN appeal and report back on Sept. 5, said Saeb Erekat, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, speaking by phone from Doha. (AP)
