Evidently Palestine is attempting to circumvent US blocks to the main goal, by going around them in small ways. Also, this is nothing new, Palestine has been seeking recognition at UNESCO for two years now.

Anyway further to the Palestinian strategy of approaching smaller subsidiary bodies, this news just in:

http://newsthump.com/2011/10/06/us-attacks-palestine-bid-to-join-eurovision-song-contest/

"US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today described as 'inexplicable' Eurovision's decision to allow Palestine to put forward an entry for the qualifying stages of next year's Song Contest. "This is an outrageous attempt to derail the peace process," claimed Clinton this morning. "How can we expect Israel to return to the negotiating table when the Palestinians continue this campaign of musical aggression?"