UN General Assembly backs membership for Palestine — RT World News
On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly approved the resolution to accept Palestine as the 194th member of the global organization. But the United States previously used its veto power against the establishment of a Palestinian state in the Security Council.
Palestine has been a non-voting observer in the world body since 2012. The new resolution will grant it “New rights and privileges” As well as full membership if approved by the Security Council. It was approved by a vote of 143 to nine, with 25 abstentions.
US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said that his government opposes the resolution, indicating that Washington will veto Palestinian membership in the Council again – as it has already done. Last month.
Friday's decision included an expression 'Deep regret and concern' The General Assembly determined that the United States vetoed the admission of Palestine on April 18, and urged the Council to do so. “Reconsider it positively.” In line with the Charter of the United Nations and the decisions of the International Court of Justice.
The General Assembly expressed “Unwavering support for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on pre-1967 borders.”
Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan accused the General Assembly of “Shredding the United Nations Charter with this voteHe proceeded to feed a copy of the document through the paper shredder he had brought to the podium.
Although Israel nominally accepted the idea of a Palestinian state in the abstract, the government in West Jerusalem refused to implement it in practice. During a Security Council debate last month, Erdan described the Palestinian Authority, which rules the West Bank, as… “An entity that supports terrorism and does not deserve any status in the United Nations.”
Watch: Israel's ambassador to the United Nations @giladerdan1 A paper shredder was used to shred the UN Charter on the podium of the UN General Assembly before the vote that will grant new privileges to the Palestinians at the UN. pic.twitter.com/mWQ85c8uwK
– Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 10, 2024
Israel also pledged to completely destroy Hamas, the group that controls Gaza, after the October 7 attacks last year.
After using his veto last month, Ambassador Wood said that this was the American action He added, “This does not reflect opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state, but rather an acknowledgment that this will only come through direct negotiations between the two parties.” He added that Palestine cannot join the United Nations as long as Hamas continues to control Gaza.
Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, accused the United States of convening the Security Council “hostage” About events in the Middle East. He also said that the establishment of a Palestinian state and UN membership would do that “Settlement of the parties' initial negotiating positions.”
An estimated 1,200 Israelis were killed in the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas. More than 34,000 Palestinians were killed in the subsequent Israeli attack, which is currently targeting the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel continued the attack despite the reservations of the United States, announced at official levels.
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