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              Palestinians Prepare UN Draft on Israeli Withdrawal

   by VOA News

   The Palestinian leadership at the United Nations is preparing a draft
   resolution for a Security Council vote that sets a deadline for
   Israel's withdrawal from the occupied territories.

   The Palestinian U.N. representative, Riyad Mansour, had said the plan
   for a two-year timetable for an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord would
   be introduced Wednesday in a form that could be voted on.  By early
   evening, however, the 15-member council had not voted, and Mansour said
   there was still room for negotiations on the measure.

   The United States, which holds veto power on the council, was widely
   expected to veto the resolution.

   U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who met Monday with Israeli Prime
   Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said it was important to avoid anything
   that might be perceived as interfering with Israeli elections set for
   March.

   The Palestinians would need the approval of nine of the 15 Security
   Council members, but any of the five permanent council members can veto
   a resolution.
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