Palestinians cheer UN General Assembly vote
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="state">state</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="membership">membership</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>…(<span word="applause">applause</span>).”</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>. <span word="Forty">Forty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delegitimize">delegitimize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affirm">affirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimacy">legitimacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="principled">principled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="pronouncements">pronouncements</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="fade">fade</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="save">save</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="receded">receded</span>.”</p>
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