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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/11/united-nations-delays-palestinian-statehood-vote
UN Vote on Palestinian State Put Off Amid Lack of Support
(Guardian-UK) Chris McGreal - The UN Security Council on Friday put off a decision on admitting Palestine as a state while the Palestinian leadership considers whether to press for a vote it is all but certain to lose. The Palestinians appear able to muster only eight of the nine votes they need to win approval after France joined Britain in saying it would abstain. The U.S. pledged to veto recognition of a state. Colombia, Portugal, Bosnia and Germany are also not expected to support the Palestinian application.