Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote
1 year, 11 months ago

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote

The Hindu  

Israel condemned and the Palestinians welcomed on Saturday a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of Justice to provide an opinion on legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Friday vote presents a challenge for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who this week took office at the head of a government which has set settlement expansion as a priority and which includes parties who want to annex West Bank land on which they are built. "The Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land nor occupiers in our eternal capital Jerusalem and no U.N. resolution can distort that historical truth," Mr. Netanyahu said in a video message, adding that Israel was not bound by the "despicable decision." "The time has come for Israel to be a state subject to law, and to be held accountable for its ongoing crimes against our people," said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority has limited self-rule in the West Bank.

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UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza
5 days, 8 hours ago

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what Israel’s obligations are in Gaza and the West Bank to provide humanitarian assistance essential for the survival of Palestinian civilians. In a nonbinding opinion in July, the court said Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on …

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA
1 week, 6 days ago

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA

Al Jazeera  

UN members voted overwhelmingly to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and in support of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. “Gaza doesn’t exist any more,” Slovenia’s UN Ambassador Samuel Zbogar …

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
1 week, 6 days ago

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Ambassador Riyad Mansour expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support for both resolutions Wednesday, saying the votes “reflect the resolve and the determination of the international community.” “We will keep …

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
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2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Associated Press  

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Five people were killed Wednesday by at least three Israeli strikes in different towns in the southern municipality of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state news agency said. “We’re …

UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state
3 weeks ago

UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state solution. In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting no, and seven …

Australia changes position to support vote demanding Israel end occupation of Gaza, East Jerusalem and West Bank
3 weeks ago

Australia changes position to support vote demanding Israel end occupation of Gaza, East Jerusalem and West Bank

ABC  

Australia has changed its position to support a UN resolution demanding "Israel bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible". The Occupied Palestinian Territory includes Gaza, which has been almost completely flattened by Israeli bombardment since the October 7 terror attack perpetrated by Hamas, and the West Bank. Ahead of the vote, …

It is time for Israel to be removed from the United Nations
1 month, 1 week ago

It is time for Israel to be removed from the United Nations

Al Jazeera  

There is a growing civil society movement in Palestine and around the world demanding Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations or suspension from its current session over its apartheid regime in the occupied Palestinian territory, ongoing war crimes in Gaza and other persistent violations of the UN Charter. Several special UN rapporteurs and many leading international NGOs, including Amnesty and …

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. Assembly President Philemon Yang told members at Wednesday’s informal meeting that Israel’s legislation “constitutes an intolerable affront to the authority of …

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban, as Hezbollah announces new leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban, as Hezbollah announces new leader

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US has criticised Israel’s …

Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from working within the country
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from working within the country

The Telegraph  

Israel has banned the UN’s Palestinian aid agency from operating within the country and the occupied areas under its control. Despite international concern over the move, Israeli politicians voted overwhelmingly for a bill that effectively prevents the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating in Israeli territory. Monday night’s move comes amid growing concern over conditions in Gaza, where …

Benjamin Netanyahu tells United Nations General Assembly there is 'no place' in the Middle East Israel's 'long arm cannot reach'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Benjamin Netanyahu tells United Nations General Assembly there is 'no place' in the Middle East Israel's 'long arm cannot reach'

ABC  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has used an address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn there is "no place" Israel's weapons cannot reach in the Middle East. Mr Netanyahu's speech came a day after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the General Assembly that the war in Gaza must stop immediately. Of people who believe Hamas should remain in power …

What to know from the UN: Netanyahu says no cease-fire, but other countries keep asking
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know from the UN: Netanyahu says no cease-fire, but other countries keep asking

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — After a day filled with hopes of a cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly meeting Friday was a harsh reality check. Right after mentioning Ukraine and Gaza, Prime Minister ALLAH MAYE HALINA of Chad told the world that “we can’t ignore the embargo on Cuba, which hurts its people and hinders its development.” On …

'Israel Must Be Stripped Of UN Membership': Palestinian President In UNGA Urges Nations To Stop Arming Israel
2 months, 4 weeks ago

'Israel Must Be Stripped Of UN Membership': Palestinian President In UNGA Urges Nations To Stop Arming Israel

ABP News  

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday said that Israel must be stripped of United Nations membership for failing to accept a two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and allowing the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes. Speaking in the United Nations General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to …

United Nations General Assembly votes to demand Israel end Palestinian occupation, Australia abstains
3 months ago

United Nations General Assembly votes to demand Israel end Palestinian occupation, Australia abstains

ABC  

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its "unlawful presence" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year. Foreign Minister Penny Wong later said Australia had "worked very hard in New York with others, including the Palestinian delegation, to seek amendments that would enable us to support" the …

U.N. Adopts Resolution Demanding Israel Urgently End Occupation Of Palestinian Land
3 months ago

U.N. Adopts Resolution Demanding Israel Urgently End Occupation Of Palestinian Land

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The United Nations overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Israel urgently end its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, a vote that comes just weeks before Israel’s military offensive that has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza reaches one year. Out of the U.N. General Assembly’s 193 member states, 124 of them voted in favor …

UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
3 months, 1 week ago

UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year. The General Assembly’s consideration of the resolution began Tuesday with Mansour stressing that any country that thinks the Palestinian people “will accept a life of servitude” — or that …

UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories
3 months, 1 week ago

UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the country. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, urged member nations to reject the measure, describing it as “an attempt …

US urged to mount pressure on Israel for Gaza truce
5 months ago

US urged to mount pressure on Israel for Gaza truce

China Daily  

An Israeli protester at Ben Gurion International Airport uses a megaphone as he rallies against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's departure to the US on Sunday. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS The United States as a staunch backer of Israel should seize the opportunity to urge visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to observe United Nations resolutions and international laws, experts said. They also …

Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation
5 months ago

Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation

The Hindu  

The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to sever relations with the body. The vote against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees is the latest step in a Israeli push against the agency, which Israeli leaders have …

Eye on the Middle East | Between an ICJ verdict and a Knesset resolution, the world sees two states, Israel sees one
5 months ago

Eye on the Middle East | Between an ICJ verdict and a Knesset resolution, the world sees two states, Israel sees one

Hindustan Times  

On July 18, the Israeli Knesset passed a resolution rejecting potential Palestinian sovereignty and the ‘two-state solution’ that envisions a stable prosperous Palestinian state alongside Israel. The establishment of a Palestinian state in the heart of the Land of Israel will pose an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilise the …

ICJ says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
5 months ago

ICJ says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Judge and President of the …

Top U.N. court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law
5 months ago

Top U.N. court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law

LA Times  

The top United Nations court, meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, said Israel’s settlement policy in the West Bank and East Jerusalem violates international law. The court said the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council — where staunch Israeli ally the United States holds a veto — should consider “the precise modalities” to end Israel’s presence in the …

ICJ says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful
5 months ago

ICJ says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful

Al Jazeera  

International Court of Justice says Israel’s policies in the occupied Palestinian territory amount to annexation. The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful and should come to an end “as rapidly as possible”. Israel’s “abuse of its status as the occupying power” renders its “presence in the occupied Palestinian territory …

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling
5 months ago

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling

Al Jazeera  

Activists say ICJ’s ruling will do little for Palestinians under occupation unless other states apply pressure to Israel to withdraw. The ICJ also ruled that Israel must stop all building of settlements in the West Bank and should compensate Palestinians for human rights violations in the occupied territory. The ICJ called on the UN – especially the Security Council and …

Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood
5 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood

Al Jazeera  

The resolution says the creation of a Palestinian state would pose an ‘existential danger’ to Israel. It said that a Palestinian state would pose “an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region”. Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the resolution on social media, saying the Knesset’s rejection “confirms the …

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes that hit a residential building and destroyed shops at Gaza's Old City market, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on July 4. With Israel's war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state's latest land appropriation in the occupied West Bank …

The question of Palestine’s UN membership
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The question of Palestine’s UN membership

The Hindu  

Israel’s war on Gaza has raised several ethical, political, and diplomatic questions. On May 10, the UNGA overwhelmingly adopted a resolution affirming Palestine’s eligibility to assume full membership in the U.N. When Mongolia’s membership application was stuck in the UNSC, the UNGA intervened with a resolution similar to what was done in the Palestine case, suggesting that Mongolia deserves a …

Palestine: Norway, Ireland, and Spain just made a gigantic symbolic move. Israel could have avoided this.
7 months ago

Palestine: Norway, Ireland, and Spain just made a gigantic symbolic move. Israel could have avoided this.

Slate  

The decision by Norway, Ireland, and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state is a symbolic gesture, but in the context of the war in Gaza, it delivers a huge blow to Israel and a modest boost to Hamas. Saudi Arabia’s rulers desperately want to “normalize” relations with Israel, which they see as a potent ally in their larger rivalry with …

Israel ostracizing itself from global community: China Daily editorial
7 months ago

Israel ostracizing itself from global community: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

People hold anti-war placards during a protest to call for a ceasefire in Gaza to mark 100 days since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Madrid, Spain on Jan 20. After the UN General Assembly passed a resolution on May 10 reaffirming the right of the Palestinians to self-determination and statehood, with an overwhelming vote of …

Ostracising Israel at the UN should be a priority
7 months ago

Ostracising Israel at the UN should be a priority

Al Jazeera  

A suspension of Israel’s rights and privileges by the United Nations General Assembly would put much more pressure on its government than Palestine’s full membership. When on May 10, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of Resolution ES-10/23 relating to Palestine’s membership application, some media qualified it as “support for Palestinian statehood”. The US decision not to …

Israel presses on after UN vote calling for Palestinian membership
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel presses on after UN vote calling for Palestinian membership

China Daily  

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7. In an act seen by many as symbolizing Israel's continued disregard for United Nations resolutions and calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the UN, shredded a …

143 countries snub US to vote in favour of Palestine at United Nations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

143 countries snub US to vote in favour of Palestine at United Nations

Hindustan Times  

In a major snub to the US support to Israel amid ongoing Gaza war, 143 countries voted in favor of a United Nations resolution to grant additional rights to Palestinians. In the vote at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, nine countries voted against the resolution, including the US and Israel, while 25 countries abstained. The results of a …

UNGA Breaks Into Applause As India Backs UN Resolution Recommending Palestine's Full Membership
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UNGA Breaks Into Applause As India Backs UN Resolution Recommending Palestine's Full Membership

News 18  

India on Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that said Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as a full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council “reconsider” the matter “favourably”. The 193-member General Assembly met in the morning for an emergency special session where the Arab Group resolution ‘Admission of …

Israel envoy shreds UN Charter over Palestine membership vote; India backs resolution
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel envoy shreds UN Charter over Palestine membership vote; India backs resolution

Hindustan Times  

In a strong display of outrage, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan shredded a copy of the United Nations Charter at the General Assembly to protest over the passage of a resolution supporting full membership of Palestine. Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan while speaking during a special session of the UN General Assembly Read here: …

India votes in favour of UN membership for Palestine amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India votes in favour of UN membership for Palestine amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Live Mint  

The United Nations backed a Palestinian bid for membership on Friday with 143 countries — including India — voting for recognition. The resolution, introduced by the United Arab Emirates, says, "The State of Palestine is qualified for membership in the United Nations in accordance with Article 4 of the Charter and should therefore be admitted." While the passing of the …

UN General Assembly set to back Palestine’s bid for membership
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN General Assembly set to back Palestine’s bid for membership

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nonetheless, the US said late on Thursday that the …

UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid

The Hindu  

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and call on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The draft resolution “determines” that a state of Palestine is qualified for membership – dropping the original …

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. While Friday’s resolution gives Palestine some new rights and privileges, it reaffirms that it remains a non-member observer state …

U.N. assembly approves resolution granting Palestinians new rights and reviving U.N. membership bid
7 months, 2 weeks ago

U.N. assembly approves resolution granting Palestinians new rights and reviving U.N. membership bid

LA Times  

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, shown at a 2022 U.N. General Assembly session, first delivered the authority’s application for U.N. membership more than a dozen years ago. The 193-member world body approved the Arab- and Palestinian- While Friday’s resolution gives Palestinians some new rights and privileges, it reaffirms that it remains a nonmember observer state without full U.N. membership and …

UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?

Al Jazeera  

A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member. The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably”. Here is a …

United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
7 months, 2 weeks ago

United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

Al Jazeera  

Resolution does not give Palestine full UN membership, but recognises it as qualified to join and extends new rights and privileges. The United Nations General Assembly has backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably”. The vote by the 193-member UNGA …

Israel-Hamas war: Militant group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established, Hamas officials say
8 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: Militant group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established, Hamas officials say

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — Some Hamas officials are signaling that the militant group could give up armed struggle against Israel if the Palestinians get an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war. Basem Naim, …

US exposes itself by vetoing resolution on Palestine
8 months ago

US exposes itself by vetoing resolution on Palestine

China Daily  

Representatives from the United Nations Security Council vote on Thursday in New York on a draft resolution that recommended the UN General Assembly admit Palestine as a full UN member. MINLU ZHANG / China Daily The vote in the United Nations Security Council on Palestine's full membership on Thursday highlights the enduring, but unfortunately unsuccessful, quest of the Palestinian people …

Permanent status: on Palestine and the UN
8 months ago

Permanent status: on Palestine and the UN

The Hindu  

As concerns about a conflict, by design or miscalculation, between Israel and Iran grow stronger, news of the United Nations Security Council resolution on granting Palestine full-member status at the UN, that was vetoed by the United States, has not received the attention it should have. The “Question of Palestine” has been tossed around for decades, and even though the …

US betrays its conscience by vetoing Palestine's UN entry: Editorial flash
8 months ago

US betrays its conscience by vetoing Palestine's UN entry: Editorial flash

China Daily  

Representatives from the United Nations Security Council vote on Thursday in New York on a draft resolution that recommended the UN General Assembly admit Palestine as a full UN member. MINLU ZHANG / China Daily The vote on April 18 for granting the Palestine state full membership at the United Nations Security Council underlines the quest of the Palestinian people …

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
8 months ago

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

Hindustan Times  

The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. Before the vote, U.S. deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the United States has “been very clear consistently that premature actions in New York — even with the best intentions — will …

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
8 months ago

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the Security Council that the veto “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood but instead …

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it
8 months ago

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.S. has “been very clear consistently that premature …

U.S. blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians
8 months, 1 week ago

U.S. blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians

LA Times  

Despite U.S. opposition, there is overwhelming support on the 15-nation United Nations Security Council for the Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership. The U.S. vetoed a Palestinian membership application Thursday, ending the latest debate on the issue at the U.N. Security Council and again squashing Palestinian statehood aspirations, at least for now. “Recent escalations make it even more important to …

As Palestine applies for full UN membership, what’s in the way?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As Palestine applies for full UN membership, what’s in the way?

Al Jazeera  

History set to be repeated as the US prepares to wield veto, insisting Palestine must negotiate statehood with Israel first. The UN Security Council on Monday asked its membership committee to review the Palestinian Authority’s application to be made a full member state of the United Nations. “This is a historic moment again,” said Mansour on Monday, referring back to …

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