RAMALLAH, Muharram 21, 1434, Dec 5, 2012, SPA - The Palestinian leadership decided Tuesday to complain about Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied Territory to the United Nations Security Council, according to a statement issued following a meeting in Ramallah. It said it wants the Security Council to issue a binding decision that would force Israel to stop all forms of settlement activities, according to a report of Palestine News and Information Agency "WAFA." “The leadership will work through all political and popular means to stop this belligerent act by the (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s government on the day after the UN decision,” said the statement. The statement was referring to an Israeli decision to build 3000 housing units in what is known as E1 project on the outskirts of occupied East Al-Quds (Jerusalem) that would eventually divide the West Bank in half and kill any chance for the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state. “The future of peace and security is now facing a grave and unprecedented danger as a result of these Israeli decisions,” said the leadership. It has decided to ask the Security Council “in the name of the State of Palestine” to issue a decision that will be binding to Israel to stop the “destructive expansionist decisions and all forms of settlement activities.” Palestine became a non-member state in the United Nations on Thursday following an overwhelming vote that upgraded its status from observer entity to non-member state observer. The leadership also said that it will fight Israel’s punitive measures, including freezing its funds, because they are a violation of international law. “Israel’s war crimes, whether they are stealing land of the State of Palestine, attempting to divide it geographically and surrounding Jerusalem (Al-Quds) with a belt of settlements, or stealing Palestinian money, should be dealt with and responded to because of their grave dangerous consequences,” it said. --SPA 13:54 LOCAL TIME 10:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1055773