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As things now stand, the Palestinian Authority will petition the General Assembly for statehood and full de jure membership during its September session later this month.
Although the required two-thirds majority exists for passage, the jury is still out on what Israel, Washington and PA President Mahmoud Abbas will do when the moment of truth arrives.
Stay tuned. One or more future updates will discuss it.
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