U.N. Votes to Give Palestinian Authority Higher Status

Applause breaks out as the great lie called the U.N. votes to change the Palestinian Authority's status to "non-member observer state."

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice condemned the U.N.'s approval to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's status.

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CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports from Ramallah, where people have taken to the streets in celebration of the U.N. vote.
 

The Palestine Authority expects broad support of the enhanced status amongst the international community, with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is claiming more than 130 countries now grant the Palestinians the rank of a sovereign state. To get Israel's perspective RT talks to Alex Selsky, press secretary for the Israeli Prime Minister.

It's crunch time for Palestinians eagerly anticipating a UN vote which may finally see them granted long sought-after statehood. The autonomy is hoping to be upgraded to the position of 'non-member observer state'. For more on the vote and how the situation in the Middle East is likely to pan out if the Palestinian bid proves successful - RT talks to [self-hating Jew]Norman Finkelstein, American political scientist and activist.

More from the Biased RT - Palestinians are eagerly anticipating the UN vote that could lead to the territory being granted statehood. The autonomy is hoping to be upgraded from 'observer' status to that of a 'non-member observer state'. And there appears to be international support for the proposal despite strong opposition from Israel and the United States.