UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a victory decades in the making for the Palestinians after years of occupation and war. It was a sharp rebuke for Israel and the United States....
Un Vote Recognizes State Of Palestine; Us Objects
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press
Thu, 11/29/2012 - 6:43pm
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