Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority may win a non-member observer state status at the United Nations on Thursday, but it will end up being a loser nonetheless.

"Despite the fact that the Palestinians are guaranteed a majority in the vote, they will ultimately come out as the big losers,” said Lieberman before he left for visits in Washington and New York. “This process only increases the divisions and keeps the sides apart,” he added.