September 26, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
The UN Security Council begins consultations Monday on Palestine’s application for full membership of the world body, although a vote on the historic bid isn’t expected for weeks. The United States has already threatened to veto the move, insisting that only direct Palestinian-Israeli talks can set up a Palestinian state. US President Barack Obama says the UN bid is an unrealistic shortcut that will not produce real and lasting peace on the ground between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The mediating foursome of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia has been urgently trying to get both sides back to the negotiating table. On Friday,…
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