Palestinian officials are ignoring the U.S.’s threat to veto their application for statehood in the United Nations Security Council. President Obama made a last-ditch effort to change the Palestinians’ minds during a speech to the U.N. on Wednesday. Obama met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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