A Palestinian girl waves a flag
during a rally supporting the
Palestinian U.N. bid for observer
state status, in the West bank city
of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov.
29, 2012.

The United Nations vote today to recognize a Palestine state, was real though symbolic victory toward a Free Palestine, not under the occupation of Israel and its US partner. More than two-thirds of the world body’s 193 member states approved the resolution upgrading the Palestinians to a nonmember observer state. It passed 138–9, with 41 abstentions.

As expected the United States, Israel and a few allies condemned the vote. Liberal and conservative politicians in the United States are against this move and vote. However, to the people of Palestine who are resisting Israeli’s occupation of their country this is a great victory and a reason to rejoice.
Although Israel with US money will continue to occupy and control Palestine it is a great symbolic victory for the overwhelming majority of countries in the world vote for this move to freedom for Palestine.

I found myself today in the Middle Eastern store run by Palestinian brothers. Although we say nothing about this historic vote the greeting I received by the brothers rang with more warmth and joy than normal. I was in the store to purchase some products for a meal I was cooking tonight for friends in our Breaking the Silence group. A middle eastern dinner with friends was a good compliment for this day that the cause of Free Palestine moves on.

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