United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Security Council to Reevaluate Palestinian UN Membership
The recently-passed resolution, which received 143 votes in support, 9 against, and 25 abstentions, urges the Security Council to reconsider the situation favorably. It emphasizes that the Palestinian Authority should be granted UN membership, emphasizing that "the State of Palestine is deserving of UN membership."
Prior to the commencement of the UNGA session, the US Mission to the UN stated that if the resolution were adopted and the membership application was submitted to the Security Council, the US would veto it again, claiming: "we anticipate a similar outcome as what occurred in April."
The US mission argued that the Palestinian Authority does not satisfy the conditions for UN membership and that the resolution does not address previously-raised concerns about Palestinian membership.
In April, the Palestinian Authority revived its bid for UN membership, and later that month, the US vetoed the Palestinian effort to attain membership status.
The Security Council vote yielded 12 members in favor and one against, in addition to the US veto. Israel praised the US veto, referring to the Palestinian request as a "shameful proposal." The Palestinian Authority presidency, however, labeled the veto "unfair, immoral, and unjustified."
In September 2011, the Palestinian Authority failed to attain UN recognition as an independent member state. One year later, the UN determined that the Palestinian Authority's "non-member observer entity" status would be changed to "non-member observer state," similar to the Vatican.
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The resolution, advocating for the Palestinian Authority's UN membership, garnered significant support in the Middle East, contributing to the overall vote count. Despite the world's varied stances on this issue, the Security Council's approval remains crucial for any potential membership change.
Source: edition.cnn.com
