Palestinian bid for UN membership set for Security Council vote
A United Nations resolution granting the observer State of Palestine full membership at the international body would be an “important pillar in achieving peace in the region”, Ziad Abu Amr, UN special representative of the observer State of Palestine, has told the UN Security Council (UNSC) ahead of a vote.
“We are still longing to practice our right to self-determination, to live in freedom, security and peace in an independent state similar to other countries around the world,” Abu Amr said on Thursday, adding that Palestinians “made and continue to make great sacrifices to achieve this goal”.
The UNSC is set to vote later on Thursday on the Palestinian bid for full UN membership. The initiative, however, seems destined for failure given that a staunch Israeli ally, the United States, holds veto power.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan used his address to the UNSC to accuse the body of being politicised and of voting on a resolution that was a “prize to terrorists” involved in the October 7 attack staged by the Palestinian group Hamas, which governs Gaza.
“If this resolution passes – God forbid – this should no longer be known as the Security Council but as the ‘terror’ council,” he said. “The only thing that a forced unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state will do is to make any future negotiation almost impossible.”
Erdan called the Palestinian Authority (PA) a “genocide-loving entity that doesn’t deserve any status” in the UN, which requires new applicants to be “peace-loving” nations.
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LMAO you know the hypocrite American represntative at the UNSC will use the veto and right after that she will say "we support the two state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state but it has to be done through negotiations". And then if you go to Israel for talks to establish a Palestine on the 1967 borders Israel will say "you are a genocice loving terrorist for asking for a Palestinian state at this time".
And after that if you go back to the Americans and tell them "hey Israel doesn't want to have talks for the creation of a Palestinian state" the US will reply "our support for Israel is ironclad".