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U.S. Slams UN Conference on Israel-Palestinian Issue
(Reuters) John Irish - The U.S. is discouraging governments from attending a UN conference next week on a possible two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. A U.S. diplomatic cable sent on Tuesday says countries that take "anti-Israel actions" following the conference will be viewed as acting in opposition to U.S. foreign policy interests and could face diplomatic consequences from Washington. "We are urging governments not to participate in the conference, which we view as counterproductive to ongoing, life-saving efforts to end the war in Gaza and free hostages," read the cable. "The United States opposes any steps that would unilaterally recognize a conjectural Palestinian state....This conference undermines...delicate negotiations and emboldens Hamas at a time when the terrorist group has rejected proposals by the negotiators that Israel has accepted."