Palestinians seek EU support for statehood

The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to aback their plan to accept the U.N. Security Council admit an absolute Palestinian accompaniment after Israeli consent.The abstraction of gluttonous U.N. action has been accepting beef in the Arab apple as the impasse in peacemaking drags on. The Palestinians seek a accompaniment in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories Israel captured in 1967.We will seek the abutment of all associates of the all-embracing community," Saeb Erekat, a top adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told reporters in Ramallah. Besides the EU, they additionally plan to seek U.S. approval, Erekat said.The plan appears to be abundantly symbolic, accustomed that the U.S., Israel's arch ally, would acceptable veto such an action at the United Nations. It additionally would not abolish the 500,000 Israelis active in West Bank settlements and east Jerusalem neighborhoods.