Ramallah, Safar 28, 1432, Feb 01, 2011, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that the Palestinian leadership has decided to go to the United Nations Security Council to halt Israeli settlement activities, stressing that the month of September will be crucial to the peace process. In a meeting with a number of Palestinian officials and chiefs of security here on Monday, President Abbas said that the Palestinian leadership has decided to go to the UN Security Council to halt the settlements with the support of Arab, Islamic and non-alignment groups. --SPA 12:15 LOCAL TIME 09:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/861066