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UN General Assembly Grants Palestine Status as Nonmember Observer State; United States Votes No

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 224 - 225
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2013

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References

1 Colum Lynch & Anne Gearan, Palestinians Set to Gain Observer Status at the U.N., Wash. Post, Nov. 28, 2012, at A11; Michael R. Gordon & Mark Landler, U.S. and Israel Look to Limit Impact of U.N. Vote on Palestinian Authority, N.Y. Times, Nov. 29, 2012, at A14; Colum Lynch & Joel Greenberg, U.N. Votes to Grant Palestine the Status of Non-Member Observer State, Wash. Post, Nov. 30, 2012, at A7.

2 UN Press Release GA/11317, General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in United Nations (Nov. 29, 2012), at http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/ga11317.doc.htm.

3 Id. ; Scott Sayre & Christine Hauser, France to Vote in Favor of Palestinians U.N. Bid, N.Y. Times, Nov. 28, 2012, at A8.

4 See Cerone, John, Legal Implications of the UN General Assembly Vote to Accord Palestine the Status of Observer State, Asil Insights (Dec. 7, 2012) [Find Full Text] [Google Scholar].

5 Tim Hume & Ashley Fantz, Palestinian United Nations Bid Explained, CNN, Nov. 30, 2012, at http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/28/world/meast/un-palestinian-bid/index.html?hpt=hp_c3.

6 Joel Greenberg, Abbas Heads to UN Seeking Higher Status for Palestinians, Wash. Post, Sept. 25, 2012, at A11; Joel Greenberg, Palestinians Stay Firm on UN Statehood Bid, Wash. Post, Nov. 14, 2012, at A12.

7 U.S. Dep't of State Press Release, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Foreign Policy Group's 2013 Forum (Nov. 29, 2012), at http://translations.state.gov/st/english/texttrans/2012/11/20121130139341.htmlaxzz2DjebC8GW; see also U.S. Mission to the United Nations Press Release No. 2012/270, Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Following UN General Assembly Vote on Palestinian Observer State Status Resolution (Nov. 29, 2012), at http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/201226.htm.