Palestinian officials signaled that they remain committed to pursuing a declaration of non-member statehood in the United Nations. Diplomats from the United States, the European Union, and Israel have all urged Palestinian leaders to suspend their unilateral campaign, which violates decades of Palestinian commitments to pursuing peace with Israel in a bilateral framework. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is also known to be against the move, and was even rumored to have resigned in protest of the pursuit. Fayyad is known to be concerned that Palestinian unilateralism will trigger withdrawals of American and Israeli financial support, causing severe economic contractions in the West Bank.

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