UN General Assembly votes 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in favor of nonmember status for ‘Palestine’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has won the approval of the United Nations General Assembly for ‘Palestine’ as a nonmember state, a dramatic move that may have wide-reaching implications. Though Israel and the US vociferously opposed the move, it passed by a wide margin. The Times of Israel liveblogged developments from Jerusalem and New York. Read how the events unfolded here.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-goes-to-the-un-with-the-world-behind-him/