Of potential greater concern to the administration is the possibility that the Palestinians, buoyed by the 107-14 vote in their favor at UNESCO, will apply for membership in other U.N. organizations that the United States values, like the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Akiwasilisha azimio hilo mbele ya wajumbe, Mwakilishi wa Kudumu wa Iraq na ambaye ni mwenyekiti wa kundi la nchi za kiarabu alisema kupeperushwa kwa bendera ya Palestina ni kielelezo cha utekelezaji wa matakwa yaliyomo ndani ya Katiba ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya kwamba, nchi zote na watu wake wako sawa na wana haki sawa.