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BY JONATHAN KETZ

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes his bid official to the United Nations. He’s asking for Palestine to become separate from Israel.

Abbas made a speech to the General Assembly after the bid. But the question now, will the UN accept the bid? CNN’s Fareed Zakaria asks how Russia’s Foreign Minister will vote.

Sergei Lavrov: “I believe they deserve to be heard...to see what the international community thinks of their case.”
Fareed: “You will vote in favor?”
Sergei Lavrov: “Yes with no difficulty.”

Less than an hour later, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu took center stage. He says the Palestinians and Israel should set a peace deal first. Outside the UN building in New York, other Israeli supporters shared the notion. Al Jazeera reports.

Mike Hana: “Addressing the deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament who says Israel should annex West Bank settlements in retaliation for the Palestinian move."
Danny Danon: “The Palestinians will go at it unilaterally. We must go at it unilaterally as well.”

Another member already not in favor: the United States. President Obama has already stated the U.S. will not vote for Palestine. He says Palestine and Israel need to work things out together first.

As for how other members vote, at least six out of 15 will vote in Palestine’s favor. That’s Brazil, China, and India, among others. But the New York Times says the rest are still on the fence.

“...the five European members -- Bosnia...,Britain, France, Germany, and Portugal -- are all question marks. The positions of Colombia, Gabon and Nigeria are also murky.”

But if the UN accepts the bid, what parts of the West Bank would be Palestine’s? With Israeli soldiers still controlling West Bank streets, euronews says dividing the land may be difficult.

Reporter: “Looking at this map, we can tell that Israel’s cut the land into three parts...northern, middle, and southern. This is done in such a way that any Palestinian wanting to move between the parts...must pass through Israeli checkpoints...or go by tunnels.”

Palestine needs nine of the 15 security council votes to pass. The council’s expected to take the issue up next week.

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