143 Countries Just Gave Palestine a Bigger Cubicle: Inside the UN’s Latest Diplomatic Promotion
The world woke up last week to the headline that 143 of the 193 card-carrying members of the United Nations General Assembly had decided, in their infinite collective wisdom, that “Palestine” ought to be seated a little closer to the front of the classroom. Not quite full statehood—more of a diplomatic bar-mitzvah, really: you get…