In a statement, the United Nations General Assembly supported Palestine's efforts to become a full member of the United Nations in order to recognize this country.
Publish dateSaturday 11 May 2024 - 13:03
On Friday, the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held regarding Palestine's membership in this organization.
With 143 votes in favor, 9 votes against and 25 abstentions, the Assembly approved a resolution based on which it does not become a full member of the United Nations, but recognizes this country as eligible for membership.
This assembly also advised the UN Security Council to review and recognize the request for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with a positive opinion.
The 193-member General Assembly's vote described a global poll of support for Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, a move that would formally recognize an independent Palestinian state.
Last month, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council vote on Palestinian membership.
"We want peace, we want freedom," Riyadh Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, said before the vote in the assembly.
Gilad Menashe Erdan Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, uses a small shredder to tear up copies of the organization's charter during a speech, chanting "shame on you."
The application for full membership of the United Nations must first be approved by 15 members of the Security Council and then by the General Assembly. If the measure is voted on again by the council, it is likely to face a US veto once again.
US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert Wood, said after the vote in the General Assembly that unilateralism at the United Nations will not advance the two-state solution.
He said that "our vote does not reflect opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state; We have been very clear that it is supported and we are looking forward to its meaningful development. It is between the parties."
Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, territories that were captured by Israel in 1967.
However, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday that if the General Assembly passes the resolution, he expects to cut aid to the United Nations.
In 2011, the United States cut funding to the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, after the Palestinian Authority joined as a full member.
On Thursday, 25 Republican US senators will introduce a bill to tighten contracts and cut off funding to any entity that grants rights and privileges to Palestinians.
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Source : news agency َAfghan News
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