Israel asks UN to reject Palestinian attempt to raise flag

Israel on Tuesday urged U.N. leaders to reject a Palestinian attempt to raise their flag at U.N. headquarters as early as this month’s gathering of world leaders there.

 

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor accused the Palestinians in letters to the United Nations secretary-general and General Assembly president of “attempting to swiftly change longstanding U.N. tradition in order to score political points.”

 

The flags of all 193 U.N. member states fly outside U.N. headquarters in New York and other U.N. offices — but not the flags of the two non-member observer states, Palestine and the Vatican.

 

The Palestinians are seeking General Assembly approval of a draft resolution that would allow non-member observer states to raise their flags.

 

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour told The Associated Press that he expects a revised draft to be circulated on Thursday and a vote on Sept. 10, though a General Assembly spokeswoman said no date had been set.

 

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