Edith M. Lederer

  • UN Recognizes State of Palestine

    UN Recognizes State of Palestine

    The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a nonmember observer state at the United Nations was approved by a more than two-thirds majority of the 193-member world body — …

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  • Palestinians Certain to Win Recognition as a State

    Palestinians Certain to Win Recognition as a State

    The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state Thursday in a General Assembly vote that Israel and the United States warn could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian homeland through peace talks with Israel. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, mounted an aggressive campaign to head off the General Assembly vote, …

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