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Palestinians officially launch statehood campaign

The Columbian
Published: September 6, 2011, 5:00pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians have officially launched their campaign aimed at joining the United Nations as a full member state.

Palestinian officials and activists on Thursday announced the campaign in a letter delivered to the office of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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