Thursday 10th November 2011 in Lead articles, News

This article is part of Impact’s Israeli-Palestinian conflict series, which continues until the UN Security Council Vote on Friday 11th November 2011.

The landmark vote to accept Palestine as a fully-fledged UNESCO member sparked jubilation from some quarters, a contrast to the solemn, somber-faced Israeli and American delegations who were left pondering their next move. On Friday, the United Nations Security Council members will vote on whether they will allow the Palestinian Authority to go to the UN General Assembly to ask if they could become a full member state of the UN. Read more