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UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

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The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine

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  1. News Nation Now

    UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights (opens News Nation Now)

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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s…

  2. New York Post

    UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership (opens New York Post)

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    The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join.

  3. KVOA Tucson

    UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    UN General Assembly approves resolution backing Palestine's membership bid (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to favorably...

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.” The General Assembly on Friday also called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider

  6. Local News 8

    UN member nations vote overwhelmingly to back Palestinian membership bid (opens Local News 8)

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    By Richard Roth, Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a non-member observer state…

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    UN assembly grants Palestine new rights and revives its membership bid (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The U.S. in April vetoed a widely backed council resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine.

  8. Al-Monitor

    Thwarted by US, Palestinians look to UN General Assembly (opens Al-Monitor)

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    After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    UN General Assembly approves Palestinian membership bid – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The UN General Assembly has voted to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and requested the Security Council approve membership. The US is expected to veto the measure in the Security Council.

  10. WMUR

    UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights (opens WMUR)

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    The U.N. General Assembly voted to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called to reconsider its request to become a member of the U.N.

  11. The Boston Globe

    UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

  12. The Guardian

    UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership (opens The Guardian)

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    Assembly votes 143 to nine, with 25 abstentions, signalling Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.N. assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its U.N. membership bid (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions.

  14. Al Jazeera

    United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Resolution does not give Palestine full UN membership, but recognises them as qualified to join and extends rights.

  15. Al-Monitor

    UN votes symbolically in favor of Palestinian membership (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to grant the Palestinians some additional rights in the global body, after their drive for full membership was blocked by the United States.

  16. The Washington Free Beacon

    UN General Assembly Votes To Endorse Palestinian Membership (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably."

  17. RedState

  18. France 24

    General Assembly set to vote on more rights for Palestinians at UN (opens France 24)

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    After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already…

  19. WHDH Boston

    UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called

  20. Los Angeles Times

    U.N. assembly approves resolution granting Palestinians new rights and reviving U.N. membership bid (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

  21. Al-Monitor

    General Assembly votes to grant Palestine more UN rights short of membership (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By a significant majority, the UN General Assembly recommended the Security Council reconsider the Palestinian bid for full membership.

  22. NPR

    The U.N. General Assembly backs the Palestinians' membership bid (opens NPR)

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    The assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider the Palestinians' request to become a U.N. member.

  23. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The renewed push for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. comes as the war in Gaza has put the more than 75-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict at center stage.

  24. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights, reviving its membership bid (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The renewed push for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. comes as the war in Gaza has put the more than 75-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict at center stage.

  25. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    UN assembly OKs resolution granting Palestine new rights, reviving UN membership bid (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    While Friday’s resolution gives Palestine some new rights and privileges, it reaffirms that it remains a non-member observer state without full U.N. membership and the right to vote in the General Assembly or at any of its conferences.

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