Argentina, Uruguay to recognize Palestinian state - Yahoo! News:
"'The Argentine government recognizes Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967,' Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said, reading a letter sent by President Cristina Kirchner to Abbas. Timerman said the recognition reflected a general consensus among members of Mercosur, the South American trade bloc. Uruguay announced soon afterward it will recognize a Palestinian state next year. 'Uruguay will surely follow the same path as Argentina in 2011,' deputy foreign minister Roberto Conde told AFP. 'We are working towards opening a diplomatic representation in Palestine, most likely in Ramallah.' Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay all make up Mercosur. Venezuela's membership is pending."

The tide is shifting...South!