Palestinians Won't Stop Pressing for U.N. Seat

REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A top representative says the Palestinians won't stop pressing the U.N. Security Council until it accepts their bid for full U.N. membership.

Speaking in Iceland on Thursday, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki says if the Palestinians are rejected in their current bid for statehood, they will just keep trying.

"A fourth time, we might lose, and a fifth time we might lose, and we'll go again until we reach a point when we will win," Malki says.

The United States has threatened to veto the Palestinian bid, saying a negotiated settlement with Israel should come first.

Last month, Iceland became the first Western European country to recognize Palestine as an independent state. Malki was slated for more talks in Iceland on Friday.