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Three of the Republican frontrunners for the presidential nomination agree with President Obama that the United Nations should not vote this week to create a Palestinian state.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney called the expected vote “an unmitigated diplomatic disaster” in a statement on Tuesday, adding his voice to previous criticism from fellow candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachman (R-Minn.).

Palestinian officials are expected to request that the UN Security Council grant them a sovereign state this week in New York City. The Obama administration said it will veto such a request, but would like to avoid the event.

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