Palestinian Authority officials have confirmed plans to seek full statehood recognition from the U.N. Security Council next week. The move comes in the face of relentless Obama administration pressure and threats of a veto. In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Palestinians for pursuing their bid at the United Nations.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We all know that no matter what happens or doesn’t happen at the U.N., the next day is not going to result in the kind of changes that the United States wishes to see that will move us toward the two-state solution that we strongly support. The only way of getting a lasting solution is through direct negotiations between the parties, and the route to that lies in Jerusalem and Ramallah, not in New York.”