The Palestinian bid for longed-for although indirect recognition as a state is expected to pass easily when presented to the 193-nation General Assembly in New York later.
There are dissenters, though; a handful of states, including Israel and the US, are expected to vote against.
US diplomats have made a last-ditch attempt to persuade Mahmoud Abbas to opt for dialogue with Israel.
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