U.S., ISRAEL WORK TO BLOCK UNILATERAL PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD DRIVE AT U.N.

The United States and Israel are working to block a renewed Palestinian Authority drive to become a member state of the United Nations.

"We are preparing to stop the initiative,” Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said.

The move would effectively hand the Palestinians unilateral statehood recognition outside the context of any final status agreement with Israel.

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