(VOVworld) – Palestine will resubmit a resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an end to Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said at a meeting Sunday in Ramallah city that he had already discussed the issue with Arab allies, specifically Jordan. Palestine’s resolution demands an Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories by 2017.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Reuters)

Last month, Jordan, on behalf of Arab countries on the UN Security Council, submitted a document which was rejected. It needed at least 9 yes votes from the 15 council members.