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So it’s official. The Palestinians are going to the U.N. Security Council next week to seek full membership of the United Nations for a Palestinian state.

They know they will face a U.S. veto and will have to take their case to the U.N. General Assembly, which cannot grant statehood. The 192-nation General Assembly would have to consider upgrading the Palestinians’ representation from an “entity” to a “non-member state” â€" a measure certain to be approved.

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