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UN Security Council starts talks on Palestinian bid

A Palestinian protester holds a sign depicting caricatures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left), US President Barack Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) during a protest calling on the leaders to support the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the UN in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday (Reutes photo by Mohamad Torokman)
A Palestinian protester holds a sign depicting caricatures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left), US President Barack Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) during a protest calling on the leaders to support the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the UN in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday (Reutes photo by Mohamad Torokman)

The UN Security Council on Monday embarked on tortuous negotiations on the Palestinian bid for UN membership as major powers stepped up pressure for new Palestinian-Israeli talks.

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