(AP-Ha'aretz) Arab foreign ministers say they will back Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to lobby the UN to set a deadline for Israel to withdraw from the West Bank within three years. Washington hinted that it would veto the plan should it come before the UN Security Council. The Palestinian ambassador to Egypt, Jamal al-Shobaki, said Monday that if a veto happens, the Palestinians will pursue their bid for joining the International Criminal Court, where they could pursue war crimes charges against Israel. Abbas also would bring his plan for a vote in the General Assembly, but General Assembly resolutions are not binding.
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