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Palestinians celebrate in front of portraits of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (B-L) and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Hebron on late November 29, 2012, after the General Assembly voted to recognise Palestine as a non-member state. The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state, giving a major diplomatic triumph to president Mahmud Abbas despite fierce opposition from the United States and Israel. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)