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UN Overwhelmingly Approves Raising Palestinian Flag
Arutz Sheva ^ | 11/9/15 | Elad Benari

Posted on 09/10/2015 3:53:54 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

The United Nations voted in favor of allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised at its headquarters in New York.

Unsurprisingly, the resolution passed with an overwhelming majority, with 119 countries voting in favor, 8 voting against, and 45 abstaining.

Among the countries that voted against were Israel, Canada, and the United States.

The draft resolution presented last week to the General Assembly would allow the flags of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and of the Holy See to be hoisted alongside those of the 193 member states.

Both the Vatican and "Palestine" have non-member observer status at the United Nations. But while the Vatican has largely supported the PA and even the concept of Palestinian statehood, it has vehemently and repeatedly opposed the PA's inclusion of the Vatican in its fight to have the flag raised in the UN.

The UN now has 20 days to implement the move, which would be in time for a visit by PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas on September 30.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: flag; hq; palestine; un
Had to do something to celebrate 911, and flying a small plane into the building just wasn't in it. Budget constraints, you know. So they agreed to raise a terrorist flag instead.
1 posted on 09/10/2015 3:53:54 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Maybe the GOP should make it official and give them nukes.


2 posted on 09/10/2015 3:56:58 PM PDT by chris37 (hearltess)
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To: Eleutheria5

May as well raise the ISIS flag. Morons, all of the UN.


3 posted on 09/10/2015 3:57:00 PM PDT by soycd
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To: Eleutheria5; RushIsMyTeddyBear; metmom; CynicalBear; SkyPilot; tuffydoodle; tang-soo; ...

Well, this is a puzzle piece of things to come. Not that we are surprised.


4 posted on 09/10/2015 3:58:50 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Eleutheria5

Betcha the ISIS is next.


5 posted on 09/10/2015 4:08:51 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: Eleutheria5

an open celebration of some of the worst murdering thugs and terrorist bombers on planet earth

it is LONG past time to get the whole sickening UN out of America! it pollutes our country ....


6 posted on 09/10/2015 4:20:31 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (up)
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To: Eleutheria5

Close the UN.


7 posted on 09/10/2015 4:23:05 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: ThePatriotsFlag
Other steps to celebrate 9/11:

1. Raise the Israeli and American flags and burn them;
2. Have CNN run a beheading video marathon, from Daniel Pearl to Boy Who Wouldn't Bow; call it Islamica's bloodiest Home Videos;
3. On CATV: Replay sanitized videos of 9/11 events over and over and over, with commentary about how it was really America's own fault;
4. Have exhibit in UN main lobby of pics of blown-out busses in Jerusalem from first and second intifadas;
5. Holiday sale on UN Charter toilet paper.
8 posted on 09/10/2015 4:25:38 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Palis didn’t cause 911. Saudi Arabian citizens did.


9 posted on 09/10/2015 4:26:00 PM PDT by grania
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To: grania

But they were the first to celebrate it.


10 posted on 09/10/2015 4:28:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: chris37

I will acquire one, wipe myself with it, and donate it to the nearest masjid!


11 posted on 09/10/2015 4:35:54 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Eleutheria5; SaveFerris
"For behold, in those days and at that time when I shall reverse the captivity and restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and will bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and there will I deal with and execute judgment upon them for their treatment of My people and of My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and because they have divided My land."

Joel 3:1-2



12 posted on 09/10/2015 4:42:41 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Eleutheria5

c4


13 posted on 09/10/2015 6:48:50 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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