UN General Assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights
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The United States was among nine countries voting against the resolution, along with Israel.
The UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.