Palestine seeks to be recognised in the UN General Assembly in the upcoming sessions as a sovereign nation. It also claims that it satisfies all the requirements of Statehood under the 1933 Montevideo Convention.
Like opening a can of worms?! Another problem in the Arab world?
Read: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/opinion/17abbas.html?_r=1&nl=opinion&emc=tya3