Palestinians Rally To Support Its Bid For UN Observer State Status In West Bank

Palestinians hold posters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The Palestinians will request to upgrade their status on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan. <AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed>

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) delivers a speech in front of thousands of supporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 25, 2012. Thousands of Palestinians showed solidarity to Abbas on Sunday before his departure to the United Nations to bid for a non-member observer state at the UN General Assembly. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri>

Robert H. Serry (R), the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, inspects the rubble of a house destroyed in a recent Israeli airstrike during his visit to Gaza Strip in Gaza City on Nov. 25, 2012. <Xinhua/Yasser Qudih>