UN vote to recognize Palestinian independent state "If we assume the Palestinians are not looking for a confrontation with the U.S., that the Israelis dont want to be isolated [by the UN], and that the Europeans know that if one separatist group could go to the UN for recognition others could too, people are not that enthusiastic about [a UN vote].

---David Makovsky, senior fellow and director at the Washington Institute, as quoted by Stewart Ain (7/26/11, The Jewish Week)

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