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Israeli envoy denounces UN backing of resolution granting Palestine new rights, shreds copy of UN Charter | AP News

Israeli envoy denounces UN backing of resolution granting Palestine new rights, shreds copy of UN Charter | AP News

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.