U.N. votes to recognize state of Palestine

Well-wishers greet Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki, right, prior to a vote on a resolution on the issue of upgrading the Palestinian Authority’s status to non-member observer state in the United Nations headquarters on Thursday. The U.N. voted overwhelmingly in favor of the resolution...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.

The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a nonmember ...

Published: 11/30/2012