(New York Times/Reuters) - The New York City Council voted on Thursday to urge President Bush to close the Palestinian observer mission at the United Nations, accusing the Palestinian Authority of sponsoring terrorism in Israel. "As a government entity that shelters terrorist groups, the offices of the Palestinian Authority may pose a danger to New Yorkers,'' the resolution said, and it called on the U.S. government to add the Palestinian Authority to its list of terrorist organizations.
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