Palestine takes up seat among UN member states in ‘historic moment’ at General Assembly opening session

Palestine granted seat among member states at UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly has upgraded the rights of the representative of Palestine by allowing the envoy a seat among member nations. The ambassador has observer status and has yet to be given full UN membership.

Palestine makes history by taking seat at 79th UN General Assembly session

Palestine was seated for the first time among UN member states on September 10 during the first session of the 79th General Assembly in New York.

Palestine makes history by taking seat at UN General Assembly

Palestine took a seat at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in a "historic moment" for the nation, amid strong resistance by Israel to Palestinian statehood. The Palestine Authority's envoy, Riyad Mansour, sat at a table marked 'State of Palestine' between UN member states Sri Lanka and Sudan. The Palestinian Permanent Mission to the UN shared a clip on social media of the Ambassador of Egypt and the President of the General Assembly confirming …

Palestinians take unprecedented seat at UN General Assembly

The Palestinian delegation joined member states' tables for the first time, a move Israel's UN deputy ambassador branded as 'a reward for terrorism'

Palestine takes seat at UN General Assembly in ‘historic first’

Israel’s ambassador strongly condemned ‘any action that improves’ the status of Palestinians at the UN

Palestine Takes Seat Among UN Member States At 79th General Assembly Session

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off in New York with the presence of the representatives of Palestine, who have been given a seat in the General Assembly Hall next to the UN member states. Palestine is not a full member of the 193-member UN body. The Palestinian Authority's envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, took his place on Tuesday afternoon at a table marked "State of Palestine" between Sri Lanka and Sudan. Palesti…