As a result of Palestineís new non-member state observer status at the UN, the Palestinian Ministry of Information has asked media outlets to begin using the title The State of Palestine instead of Palestinian Authority. President Mahmoud Abbas has also authorized the creation of new passports bearing the new title. Al Jazeera reports on the presidential decrees as well as how the new passports could create complications for Palestinians at Israeli checkpoints.

As a result of Palestineís new non-member state observer status at the UN, the Palestinian Ministry of Information has asked media outlets to begin using the title The State of Palestine instead of Palestinian Authority. President Mahmoud Abbas has also authorized the creation of new passports bearing the new title. Al Jazeera reports on the presidential decrees as well as how the new passports could create complications for Palestinians at Israeli checkpoints.