: Gaza rally called step toward unity for Fatah and Hamas . NEW YORK (AP) — Decree from Mahmoud Abbas renames Palestinian Authority as the `` State of Palestine '' Change comes after the U.N. upgraded the authority 's status to `` non-member observer state '' The authority had been classified as a `` non-member observer entity '' until the vote .
NEW YORK (AP) — Decree from Mahmoud Abbas renames Palestinian Authority as the `` State of Palestine '' Change comes after the U.N. upgraded the authority 's status to `` non-member observer state '' The authority had been classified as a `` non-member observer entity '' until the vote .