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Palestine statehood bid 2012

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Palestinian boy in traditional clothes waves a Palestinain flag during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 29 to support a resolution at the U.N. to upgrade their observer status to "non-member state."  (Marko Djurica / Reuters)
Palestinian boy in traditional clothes waves a Palestinain flag during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 29 to support a resolution at the U.N. to upgrade their observer status to "non-member state." (Marko Djurica / Reuters)
The UN General Assembly voted on Nov. 29, 2012, to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status - a move strongly opposed by Israel and the US. The assembly voted 138-9 in favor of the resolution, with 41 nations abstaining. - BBC News

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