(AP-Washington Post) A Palestinian attempt to gain UN recognition without a peace agreement with Israel means "next to nothing" even if it succeeds, former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton said Friday. He said the General Assembly is certain to support the current Palestinian effort to win backing for a unilateral declaration of a state in September. But he said it will be meaningless without approval in the Security Council, where it almost certainly faces a U.S. veto. Visiting Israel on Friday, Bolton said Israel and the U.S. should not "take it so seriously....You don't want to invest authority and legitimacy in something that doesn't have authority and legitimacy."
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