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December 31, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/a-stinging-defeat-for-abbas-but-no-great-victory-for-israel/

UN Palestinian Vote Gives Israel Some Breathing Space

(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - After many months and innumerable headlines, the Palestinians' bid to impose terms for statehood upon Israel via the UN ended in embarrassing failure on Tuesday. At the last minute, Nigeria surprisingly abstained, leaving the Palestinians one vote short. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the leaders of Rwanda and Nigeria before the vote; Rwanda also abstained, as did Britain, South Korea and Lithuania. Mustering the opposition only of the U.S. and Australia, however, hardly suggests widespread international empathy for Israel's concerns. The eight votes for the resolution included Jordan, Chad, Chile, China, Russia, Argentina, Luxembourg, and France. Israel got some breathing space, nothing more.

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