UN committee to discuss Palestinian bid for full membership | Africanews
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Any application for UN membership is considered by a committee, then it must pass a vote at the Security Council where 5 states wield a veto, then the General Assembly votes.

Israel’s current right-wing government is dominated by hard-liners who oppose Palestinian statehood. ⠀

United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian Authority’s U.N. membership hopes for now.

The U.S. is one of five permanent members who can veto any council action. Members of its U.N. delegation reiterated Monday that the Palestinian Authority needs to exert control over all of the Palestinian territories and negotiate statehood with Israel before it wins statehood.

The Palestinian Authority administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Its forces were driven from Gaza when Hamas seized power in 2007, and it has no power there.

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  • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    35·
    8 months ago

    I guess the US is just gonna veto it again like it’s been doing to every pro-Palestinian UN resolution.

    As always, the primary barrier towards peace remains the US government.

      • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
        14·
        8 months ago

        At this point, they should just add a Star of David to the 50 stars of the American flag

        • yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml
          13·
          8 months ago

          Making Israel a state before Puerto Rico, Guam, DC, The Virgin Islands and other US Territories is exactly the kind of bullshit I can see happening in this timeline.