The vote at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday was decided by 138 votes in favour, 41 abstentions, and 9 against.RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian president returned triumphantly to the West Bank on Sunday, receiving a boisterous welcome from thousands of cheering supporters at a rally celebrating his people's newRAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian president returned triumphantly to the West Bank on Sunday, receiving a boisterous welcome from thousands of cheering supporters at a rally celebrating his people's new acceptance to the United Nations. An IsraeliLast night, a few hours after the United Nations General Assembly voted to give Palestine nonmember observer status in the international body, the Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, flew coach from New York toPalestine is no longer an “entity,” but a state – or, to be precise, a non-member observer state of the UN. Israeli leaders are furious, and have already begun to retaliate by expanding settlements on occupied Palestinian
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