If the U.S. does not veto the resolution, such abstention largely would be unprecedented. Traditionally, the U.S. has vetoed such resolutions, which have been deemed anti-Israel.
The senior PA official also told WND the U.S. signaled to the European Union it would not object if the EU follows the recent lead of Latin American countries in unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state outside of negotiations with Israel.
A draft of the U.N. resolution already has been circulated to all 15 members of the U.N. Security Council. It currently deems Israeli construction in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem as "illegal."
However, in a nod to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. has been trying to change the language to condemn the Jewish construction as "illegitimate."
Still, PA officials said they were told by the Obama administration that the U.S. will abstain, particularly if the language is changed to "illegitimate."
By Aaaron Klein - read more at WND:
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truth seeker
obama does not reflect the opinion of most americans. israe.l is our only friend any ally in the middle-east..we must cintinue to support and aid her defence of their freedom. to do less would be criminal and cause the lost eventualy of the entire middle-east. may god bless both america and israel..
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