Palestinian Flag Flies Over Washington

Palestinian diplomats unfurled a PLO flag for the first time ever outside their Washington mission office on Tuesday.

The U.S. granted permission for the symbolic event, which coincides with lobbying efforts aimed at convincing the U.N. to recognize a Palestinian state.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen blasted the move as another Palestinian "scheme" to manipulate public and international opinion.

"Palestinian leaders reject negotiations, they make excuses, and they seek shortcuts to statehood," she said.