More on the Palestinians and the U.N.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will petition the U.N. for independence in September even if negotiations resume with Israel.  This is change from the position previously taken that the U.N. would only be petitioned if peace talks did not resume. 

I believe this will be done by Abbas to continue to put pressure on Israel.  It will be interesting to see how many nations support the Palestinians.  Obviously the more that do, the more pressure Israel will be under.  The move in the U.N. will likely not go anywhere though due to the lack of support from the U.S.  It will however lead to more international pressure on Israel.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/07/27/palestinians-ask-for-un-independence-endorsement-even-if-negotiations-restart/