Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat says politicians are making a mistake to ignore the Palestinian issue: “Ignoring facts doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” (Associated Press)
** FILE ** In this Sept. 27, 2010, file photo Israeli earth-moving equipment works in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Netafim, near the West Bank village of Salfit. Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, that Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council in the coming days to condemn Israeli settlement construction. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh, Files)
