GENEVA/RAMALLAH, West Bank - Switzerland and Denmark on Wednesday joined a growing list of European countries that back an upgrade for Palestinians to non-member status at the United Nations, a victory that would be a diplomatic boost to their aspirations for statehood.
With overwhelming support from the developing world, the Palestinians appear certain to earn approval in the 193-member UN General Assembly for a status upgrade to "observer state" on Thursday.
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France said on Tuesday it would vote in favor of non-member status and Switzerland and Denmark have now followed suit.
