Popular satirist and host of The Daily Show implies that the Palestinian UN bid is legitimate because ongoing negotiations with Israel have not borne fruit.

The host of a popular satirical news show in the United States weighed in on the Palestinian bid for United Nations membership on Thursday night, deriding U.S. President Obama’s suggestion that Palestinian statehood could only come as a result of negotiations with Israel.

	Cover of book ‘A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race’ by Jon Stewart.
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