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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/us-un-assembly-palestinians-flag-idUSKCN0RU2P120151001
Palestinians Raise Flag at UN
(Reuters) Hugh Bronstein - Palestinian officials cheered on Wednesday as their national flag flew for the first time at UN headquarters in New York. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officiated at the ceremony, saying: "The day for raising this flag will come soon in Jerusalem, the capital of our Palestinian state." The General Assembly approved a Palestinian resolution this month saying flags of non-member states "shall be raised at (UN) Headquarters." The U.S. and Israel voted against the resolution, saying that symbolic moves like raising flags do nothing to move the peace process forward.