U.N. showdown over Palestinian statehood tests limits of U.S. influence

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One week before a United Nations showdown over Palestinian statehood, the Obama administration is confronting the stark new limits of its influence in the Middle East, including with its chief ally in the region, Israel.

U.S. officials have warned Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Palestinian leaders, that the diplomatic clash over the creation of a Palestinian state set for the United Nations next week could further destabilize a region already in political tumult.

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Joby Warrick 16 Sep, 2011

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