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Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, said Friday's vote offered Palestinians a moment of hope for the future they seek.
Palestine's status on the world stage was significantly upgraded Friday in a vote at the United Nations that gives it additional powers at the global body-but not full membership and voting rights.
It was what the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, described as a "historic" step on the way to his people's inevitable political liberation.
It was also one that Israel's UN ambassador, referring to Hamas, warned in an angry address before the General Assembly "opened up the United Nations to modern-day Nazis."
"It makes me sick," said Gilad Erdan, who accused "many" UN members of being "Jew-hating."
The resolution, which was adopted by a tally of 143 votes to nine, with 25 countries abstaining, allows Palestinian representatives to the UN to sit with, co-operate with and debate with member states. The Palestinian flag will flutter in its alphabetically ordered place at UN buildings. Its representatives will be able to do most everything that UN member states can do, except vote on resolutions.
The United States, Israel, Hungary, Czechia and Argentina were among those who voted against the resolution.
Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany abstained from the vote.
With Israel now facing open criticism from the U.S. and other traditional allies over its prosecution of the war, the political momentum of Friday's resolution could be important.
This story is from the May 11, 2024 edition of Toronto Star.
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