Palestinians pressured by US and Quartet to drop bid for UN status | World news | The Guardian
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The Palestinian leadership is under mounting pressure to abandon or modify its bid to win full UN membership, as a top Israeli diplomat admitted his country’s battle to prevent recognition of a Palestinian state was lost and warned of “violence and bloodshed” ahead.