RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 20 (UPI) -- A senior Palestinian official called on the Palestinian Authority to delay its bid for statehood for a year to avert damage to diplomatic relations.
Nabil Amr, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and a former minister, said the Palestinian Authority has climbed "a very high tree" with its plan to seek U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday.