Vatican praises new UN status for Palestine

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican praised a United Nations vote making Palestine a non-member observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region...Such a solution would require "effective commitment to building peace and stability, in justice and in the respect for legitimate aspirations, both of the Israelis and of the Palestinians". Of course, the Palestinians are quite clear about their "aspirations" - the extermination of Israel as a country. In the video, the complex position of the Palestinians is made clear.