Palestinians rally for a state

Name: Rallying for statehood
Uploaded: 2011-09-17T16:02:25+00:00
Description: Hundreds gather at Qalandiya checkpoint in support of the PLO bid for statehood at the UN.

Hundreds gather at Qalandiya checkpoint in support of the PLO bid for statehood at the UN.

Qalandia rally - screenshot from Cal Perry package

Palestinians have shown their support for the PLO’s UN membership bid at a rally at the Qalandiya checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem.

As further demonstrations are expected in the build-up to the UN meeting, this was a test of how Israeli troops would handle increased unrest in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera’s Cal Perry reports from Qalandiya.

Source: Al Jazeera

Peaceful gathering gives way to rock-throwing by youths at Qalandiya checkpoint, as PLO bids for full UN membership.

PLO chairman says he will hand in request to Security Council for full recognition of Palestine at the United Nations.

Hundreds protest Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel and call on their government to shut down the Israeli embassy.

Whether the UN grants the PA status as a state or refuses to do so, either outcome will be in Israel’s interest.