Palestine status upgraded at UN

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN from “observer entity” to “observer non-member state” despite strong opposition by Israeli regime and the US.

According to Press TV, on Thursday, the 193-member assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions at the UN headquarters in New York for a resolution approving the upgrade. Nine states, including Canada, Zionist regime, and the United States, voted against it.
Speaking before the vote, the acting Palestinian Authority Chief, Mahmoud Abbas told the General Assembly that it was “being asked today to issue the birth certificate of Palestine…”
The vote is seen as a long-sought victory for the Palestinians, but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.
Having earned the observer non-member status, Palestinians enjoy access to UN agencies and the International Criminal Court where they could file complaints against Zionist regime. The upgrade also allows the Palestinians to participate in debates at the UN and improve their chances of joining UN agencies.
The United States and Zionist regime have spared no means for the past two years to stymie the Palestinians’ efforts towards upgrading Palestine’s status at the UN, arguing that it is only through negotiations with Israeli regime that Palestinian statehood ambitions can yield.
The US blocked Palestine’s full membership bid at the UN Security Council last year, using its veto power.
Hundreds of Palestinians have poured onto the streets of the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank to celebrate the upgrade.