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October 26, 2011

South Africa Declares Support for Palestinian Statehood 
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In news from the United Nations, another member of the U.N. Security
Council, South Africa, has publicly declared its support for Palestinian
statehood. The government said in a statement, "South Africa looks
forward, sooner (rather) than later, to welcoming Palestine as the 194th
member of the United Nations." Meanwhile the United Nations body UNESCO
is preparing to vote as early as this week to grant Palestine membership
in the body. The United States has threatened to cut off U.S. funding
for UNESCO if it approves full Palestinian membership.



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