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On Thursday, the United States used its veto power in the UN Security Council to prevent the issuance of a resolution that would open the door to granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations.
The draft resolution submitted by Algeria, which “recommends to the General Assembly, consisting of 193 countries, that the State of Palestine be accepted as a member of the United Nations,” was supported by 12 members, with two members abstaining from voting, Britain and Switzerland, while the United States, which has veto power as one of the five permanent member states, opposed it. In the Security Council.
The first reactions to this step were as follows:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Zionist entity, Yisrael Katz, said that he congratulates Washington for using its veto against the proposal, which was described as twisted, and he considered that the proposal to recognize the Palestinian state half a year after the October attack is a reward for terrorism, as he said.
The Palestinian presidency condemned the American move and said in a statement that “the American veto is ‘unfair, immoral, and unjustified’ and reveals the contradictions of American policy, which on the one hand claims to support the two-state solution, while preventing the international institution from implementing this solution.” The Palestinian Authority also considered that the American position It involves “flagrant aggression” that pushes the region to the “brink of the abyss.”
Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin expressed his disappointment with the result of the vote, and said that his country supports Palestine’s membership in the United Nations and that the time has come for it to take its rightful place among the countries of the world.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret at the Security Council’s inability to issue a resolution enabling the State of Palestine to obtain full membership in the United Nations, and considered that recognizing the Palestinian state and approving its full membership in the United Nations is an inherent right of the Palestinian people, and obstructing the recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to recognize their state. It is not consistent with the legal and historical responsibility placed on the international community.
Careful status
According to Reuters, the Palestinians currently have the status of a non-member state with observer status, which is a de facto recognition of the existence of a Palestinian state that was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. However, the application for full membership in the international organization requires the approval of the Security Council and then some approval. Not less than two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly.
The Palestinian attempt to gain full membership in the United Nations comes six months after the outbreak of war between the Zionist entity and the Palestinian resistance led by Hamas, and at a time when the Zionist entity is expanding its settlements in the occupied West Bank.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said before the Security Council on Thursday that “the recent escalation makes supporting good-faith efforts even more important to achieve a lasting peace between the Zionist entity and a fully independent, viable and sovereign Palestinian state.”
Guterres added, “Failure to make progress towards a two-state solution will only increase volatility and risk for hundreds of millions across the region, as they will continue to live under the constant threat of violence.”
2024-04-21 02:14:45