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“It remains the U.S. view that the most expeditious path toward statehood for the Palestinian people is through ... After an initial bid in 2011 for full membership that stalled in the Security ...
The US vetoed a bid to make Palestine a full-fledged member of the United Nations, rebuffing a Palestinian push to gain broader international recognition. Twelve of 15 Security Council members ...
The US vetoed it. The Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, sharply criticized the US veto, saying in a statement that it was “unfair, immoral, and unjustified, and defies the will of ...
April 19 (UPI) --The United States blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday to recognize the state of Palestine as a full member state of the United Nations, arguing its acceptance ...
The US has blocked a Palestinian bid to be recognised as a full member state at the United Nations. Twelve of the 15-member Security Council were in favour, Britain and Switzerland abstained ...
He also noted there was no unanimity as to whether the Palestinian Authority met the criteria for membership as a state in the UN. The US believes future statehood should be dependent on ...
Robert Wood, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, vetoes the Palestinian bid for admission as a member state of the United Nations at the U.N. Security Council ...
To be admitted as a full member, a state’s application must be approved by the Security Council with at least nine votes and no vetoes ... The US defended its veto, saying it was necessary to promote ...