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    Abbas to Kerry: Draft Resolution to be Submitted to UNSC Today

    Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas notified US Secretary of State John Kerry last night (Sunday) by phone that the draft resolution calling for the "end to the occupation" would be submitted to the UN Security Council today (Monday). "We won't be changing our minds," Abbas told Kerry. 

    Palestinian officials estimate that the vote on the draft resolution will take place this coming Wednesday.