And they have France to thank for it.

Via Beltway Confidential:

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be in Paris tomorrow to attend the first ever raising of the Palestinian flag over a United Nations building, a move opposed by the United States.

“This is the first time that the flag [of Palestine] will be flown at the headquarters of a UN institution,” a Palestinian diplomat told Taiwan News. The flag will be raised above the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris.