France said yesterday that it would abstain when the U.N. Security Council votes on whether to admit Palestine as a full member of the world body, the latest blow to the Palestinians’ push to gain majority support despite a promised U.S. veto. Earlier this week, France voted to approve a similar Palestinian request for membership in UNESCO.
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