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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/western-diplomat-un-statehood-bid-will-harm-u-s-palestinian-authority-ties-1.377993

Western Diplomat: UN Statehood Bid Will Harm U.S.-PA Ties

(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Cooperation between the U.S. and the Palestinian Authority will be harmed if the PA goes through with its plan to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state at the General Assembly session in September, a senior Western diplomat told Israeli journalists on Wednesday in Tel Aviv. "If the PA will go to the UN in September, it will make it harder for us to have the same relations with them as we had before when it comes to aid and security training," the diplomat said. "We are trying very hard to make clear to the Palestinians that only direct talks can achieve their goals," the diplomat said. "We told the PA that going to the UN is a bad idea and avoiding talks will not produce any results for them."

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