spoke at the u.n., palestinian stone- throwers clashed with israeli troops in the west bank town of nabieh. and one man was killed in the town of qusra. but in ramallah, palestinians celebrated peacefully, anticipating their official bid for u.n. recognition of palestinian statehood. and later, at the u.n., palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas formally handed the request to secretary- general ban ki-moon-- seeking action by the security council. the u.s. opposed the move. but abbas won long applause before the u.n. general assembly. he charged that negotiating for statehood was meaningless, so long as israel continues building settlements in the west bank. >> ( translated ): this policy will destroy the chances of achieving a two-state solution upon which there is an international consensus, and here i caution, and i caution aloud: this settlement policy threatens to also undermine the structure of the palestinian national authority and even end its existence. >> suarez: under the circumstances, the palestinian leader insisted his people were left with no option except going to