The mini-Parliament of the PLO postponed a declaration of statehood until at least Nov. 15. The widely expected decision by the 129-member Palestinian Central Council to delay the declaration from the previously set Sept. 13 date came after a second and final day of meetings in the Gaza Strip.
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