The UN General Assembly has decided to upgrade Palestine from an observer to non-member status. <br /><br />There was joy from many inside the Assembly in New York, especially from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. <br /><br />The 193 member states voted overwhelmingly in favour, with 138 in favour, 41 abstentions and nine voting no - the most prominent of which came from Israel and the US. <br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
