For the first time in 25 years, Israel abstained from a U.N. vote on aiding the Palestinian people. Israel said it abstained Wednesday due to new language in the resolution that called for implementation of the “road map” peace plan. Israeli officials said they considered the language irrelevant to the issue at hand.
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