Meanwhile, word is out that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final rejection of another NTP patent, following the first such rejection, which occurred earlier this week.

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So too, such a position would have prepared Israel to cogently explain its rejection of the final resolution without sounding hypocritical.

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Nevertheless, a final joint statement set out several points of agreement, including the rejection of foreign intervention in the conflict-stricken country.

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