RAMALLAH, December 31, 2011 (WAFA) – The Palestinian leadership decided to complain about Israeli settlement plans to the United Nations Security Council, said a statement published by PLO Executive Committee on Saturday.

The Executive Committee, in a meeting chaired by President Mahmoud Abbas, also decided to call for a meeting of the Arab League Council to address the Israeli settlement activities that aim to completely isolate Jerusalem and divide the West Bank to cantons to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, said the statement.

The Palestinian leadership also called on the Quartet members to address the dangers of the unprecedented and systematic Israeli settlement expansion and to give it priority over negotiations that face failure due to Israeli settlement policy.

The Palestinian leadership has also decided to call for an urgent meeting of the new Central Election Commission to begin work to update voter registration in the West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as to reopen the commission offices in the Gaza Strip for registration and update the voter record.

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