Palestine: No Time Delay for Palestinian Statehood ����The Palestinians will declare an independent state on May 4 as Israel's settlement expansion and suspension of a recent peace deal that have left them with no alternative, a senior Palestinian official said. ����"There has been no change in the policy of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on this matter," PNA Planning Minister Nabil Sha'ath was quoted Wednesday by The Jerusalem Post as saying. ���� WorldNews 1999-01-07 Page6 Full Story in Chinese