This week, the UN recognised Palestine as a “non-member observer state”. The vote in the UN General Assembly was 138 in favour and 9 against, with 41 abstaining. Singapore was one of the countries abstaining. Several readers have asked me why. As SMS (Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs) Masagos Zulkifli has explained our stand to someone who had asked him the same question, I thought I would share his reply with all of you. - LHL
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