UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership | REUTERS

in favor 143 against nine abstentions 2 the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member Friday recommending the UN Security Council reconsider the matter favorably the vote serves as a global survey of support after the United States V told the idea in the UN Security Council a month prior the Palestinian push for full un membership come 7 months into a war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip and as Israel is expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank which the UN considers to be illegal we want peace we want freedom Palestinian un Ambassador Riyad mansor spoke to the assembly before the vote a yes vote is a vote for Palestinian existence it is not against any state it is an investment in peace and thus empowers the forces of Peace meanwhile Israel's ambassador to the United Nations galad Ordon who spoke after Monsur accused the Assembly of shredding the UN Charter you are shreding the UN Charter with your own hands yes yes that's what you're doing shredding the UN Charter shame on you the vote by the general assembly Friday does not give the Palestinians full un membership but simply recognizes them as qualified to join in application to become a full UN member first needs to be approved by the 15 member Security Council and then the general assembly if the measure is again voted on by the council it is likely to face the same fate a US veto

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Published: Fri May 10 2024