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Senators threaten to cut Palestinian aid

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, and Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, threatened to withhold U.S. financial aid if the Palestinians seek to use an enhanced U.N. status against Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, listens as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a meeting on Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Palestinians are expected to win U.N. recognition as a state, even as the U.S., Israel's closest ally, mounts an aggressive campaign to head off the General Assembly vote.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, listens as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a meeting on Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Palestinians are expected to win U.N. recognition as a state, even as the U.S., Israel's closest ally, mounts an aggressive campaign to head off the General Assembly vote. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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