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Russia to US: Don’t veto Palestinian membership

Russia to US: Don’t veto Palestinian membership

Russian authorities have called on Washington not to veto a Security Council vote on Palestinian membership at the United Nations. “We think it’s better for the two parties to sit to the negotiations table, but they are not willing to do so because they do not agree between themselves,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. The [...]

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Palestinians will submit U.N. membership

Palestinians will submit U.N. membership

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas informed U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon of his plans on Monday to submit an application for full U.N.membership, as behind the scenes efforts by key Mideast mediators intensified to try to bring the Israelis and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Any candidate for U.N. membership must submit a letter to the [...]

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