Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas watches as the Palestinian flag is raised at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The ceremony ...
follows an October vote in which Palestinians were given membership of the United Nations' cultural agency. The vote was a diplomatic victory for Abbas, who is pushing for recognition of the Palestinian state at the UN, a move opposed by Israel and the U.S.
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