Rice: Abbas statehood move at UN 'unwise'
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The US ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday called the Palestinian push for recognition by the world body "an unwise and diversionary gambit. There is no shortcut to statehood," said Susan Rice, who added that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should back away from his push for recognition by the UN.
Rice acknowledged in an interview on CBS's "The Early Show" that the US believes Abbas will proceed with his plan, nevertheless. But in an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America" Wednesday, the ambassador said the statehood effort "won't succeed" at the Security Council because Abbas would need "nine affirmative votes and no vetoes." (AP)
