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The United Nations General Assembly voted to allow the Palestinian flag to fly at the organization's headquarters in New York City, according to the Palestinian government’s Twitter account.
"It is a symbolic thing, but another step to solidify the pillars of the state of Palestine in the international arena," said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the U.N., ahead of the vote. There were 119 votes in favor out of 193 U.N. members.
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Raising flags of non-member Observer States at the #UN resolution adopted! The #Palestinian flag will fly! #PalFlag pic.twitter.com/c1AAVBYxp0
— State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN)
September 10, 201
The United States and Israel were among the eight countries that voted against the Palestinian-drafted resolution, which says the flags of non-member observer states like Palestine “shall be raised at (U.N.) Headquarters and United Nations Offices following the flags of the member states.”
Most of the 28-nation European Union were among the 45 nations that abstained, though France and more than half a dozen others voted in favor of the Palestinian resolution after the EU split on the issue.
Sweden voting in favor of historic GA res. to raise @Palestine_UN flag at #UN, supporting Palestinian statebuilding pic.twitter.com/PpzfGx2Bft
— SwedenUN (@SwedenUN)
September 10, 201
The measure Thursday dealt a blow to Israeli efforts to stop the raising of the flag at the U.N.'s headquarters. It comes just few days after the Israeli U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor issued a complaint letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last week. "Once again the Palestinians prefer to score easy and meaningless points at the U.N., simply because they can," Prosor wrote.
.@arableague_gs diplomats to @UN congratulate the #Palestinian Ambassador for the winning decision #Palestinianflag pic.twitter.com/goZbQrzAcg
— Alaa Malhas (@AlaaMalhas)
September 10, 201
The resolution says observer states' flags will be flown within 20 days. Palestinian diplomats say they expect their flag to be raised on Sept. 30, the day Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses world leaders at the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.
Witness the #historic moment #Palestine #flag will stand @UN. New phase in the #Palestinian long @AmbKawar pic.twitter.com/NzXR6qdk8j
— Ahmed Marii (@ahmed_marii)
September 10, 201
And the #Palestinianflag wins @Palestine_UN @palestine LIVE @UN from #NewYork pic.twitter.com/6tvqoqtAMQ
— Alaa Malhas (@AlaaMalhas)
September 10, 2015
Raising flags of non-member Observer States at the #UN resolution adopted! The #Palestinian flag will fly! #PalFlag pic.twitter.com/LCqG3wxMvo
— State of Palestine (@Palestine_UN)
September 10, 2015
