TEXT: "In this Wednesday, June 30, 2010 file photo, U.S. Consul General of Jerusalem Daniel Rubinstein, right, shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, during a reception ahead of July 4 U.S. Independence Day celebrations at the American Consulate in Jerusalem. Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said the U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, Daniel Rubinstein told him Friday that the U.S. will take ""punitive measures"" to stop financial support if the Palestinians proceed with seeking U.N. recognition of statehood in September."