Joint URJ-CCAR statement on 'Upgraded Palestinian Status at the United Nations'
Year Adopted:
Background On November 29, 2012, the U.N. General Assembly voted 138-9 to recognize Palestine as a "non-member observer state," with 41 abstentions. This change was opposed by Israel, the United States and Canada, among others, which rightly held that any steps toward Palestinian statehood must come through direct peace negotiations...