(All photos via the Guardian, the New York Times and Indymedia)
Early November saw a huge surge in violence between Hamas and Israel:
A Palestinian man kisses the hand of a dead relative:
A Palestinian officer inspects an unexploded Israeli missile which landed in the Gaza strip:
Ibrahim Khamis, a Palestinian refugee in Ramallah. He says “If we are a country, then it will be recognised when we are occupied.”
“Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to end 8 days of intense violence:
Israelis supporting the UN resolution for Palestine’s UN status to be raised from “entity” to “non-member observer state”, Tel Aviv:
Protesters raise the Palestinian flag on US Consulate’s flagpole, Auckland:
NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully announces that New Zealand will vote in favour of the UN resolution:
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a rally supporting Palestinian statehood:
The UN General Assembly vote, held on the 65th anniversary of UN petitioning of Palestine into Jewish and Arab countries, passes with 138 votes in favor, 9 against and 41 abstentions. Ban-Ki Moon and Mahmoud Abbas:
