Palestinians See Friendly UN for Statehood, Unswayed by U.S.
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As the Palestinian leaders prepare to plead their case for statehood recognition at the United Nations, they see it as an encouraging sign that Arab nations will be heading both the Security Council and the General Assembly.
“The stars are aligned in our favor and this happy coincidence just proves history is on our side,” Riyad Mansour, the Palestinians’ UN envoy charged to rally support for a resolution upgrading Palestinian UN status, said in a Sept. 9 interview in New York.