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| Subject: US poised to thwart Palestinian pitch to UN Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:28 am | |
| UNITED NATIONS, New York: The anticipated showdown over whether to admit a Palestinian state as a full United Nations member in September has played out in the Security Council.
On Tuesday, supporters evoked the Arab spring, in which millions of people across the Middle East are seeking freedom from oppression, as a fitting backdrop for an endorsement of the Palestinian people's release from 44 years of Israeli occupation.
Opponents, Israel and the US, condemned the idea as an ineffective ''shortcut'' that would not budge deadlocked peace negotiations.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-poised-to-thwart-palestinian-pitch-to-un-20110727-1i09p.html |
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