Diplomats from mostly Arab and Muslim countries submitted a resolution to the United Nations that would grant the Palestine Liberation Organization all the privileges of a member state except for the right to vote and run for office. The resolution sparked intense U.S. and Israeli efforts to lobby against it.
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