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While in mourning over the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on her Thursday MSNBC show, host Andrea Mitchell avoided talking to any Israeli officials and instead brought on former Palestinian Authority spokesperson Diana Buttu to denounce the victory of the Jewish leader.
Mitchell teed her up: "What prospect do you see of getting recognition for a Palestinian state now from the International Criminal Court, from the United Nations, from support in Canada and Europe, and from a large number of people in the U.S.?" Buttu replied: "Well, I think that it's become very clear that Prime Minister Netanyahu's clearly not interested in a Palestinian state....And so the Palestinians are gonna continue to push ahead for increased recognition."