While legally non-binding, a favourable vote in the UNGA would be a political boost for the Palestinians' cause - or so they hope. Full EU backing would give critical political weight to the Palestinians' claim. EU states are deeply divided on the issue of Palestinian membership of the UN ...
Representatives vote on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations" during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday...
The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution recommending to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." The draft resolution received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one vote against. A council resolution needs ...
But after the vote, Palestine is still not a formal member state. To become a member, Palestine needs the support of at least nine out of 15 Security Council members without any objections (反对) from the five permanent members (常任理事国...
The most important is his move away from statehood to "governance unit" as the object of nationalist desire. As he points out, the relevant unit of ... Brian,Porter - 《Journal of Interdisciplinary History》 被引量: 62发表: 2001年 加载更多研究点推荐 Palestine statehood ...
Today, the Simon Wiesenthal Center released the following statement on the UN’s vote to give “favorable consideration” to “Palestine’s” request to become the 194th member state:The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish human rights NGO, denounced today’s General Assembly vote which ...
The September UN Vote on Palestine: Will the EU Be Up to the Challenge? To bypass the US veto, the Palestinians plan to request recognition to the UN General Assembly, where they are sure to get the two-third majority of votes needed for the approval of the resolution. While legally non...
A Chinese envoy on Thursday strongly criticized countries that question Palestine's eligibility for UN membership under the UN Charter, emphasizing that statehood is an "inalienable national right" of the Palestinian people. During ...
"The results of the vote are so important because it backs the Palestinian rights," said the statement, adding "the vote isolated the United States and the state of the occupation and showed the world how the United States is fully biased to the Israeli occupation." ...
There are 193 members of the UN, all of them sovereign nations. A special category allows so-called observer states to participate in General Assembly meetings, but they cannot vote. The two observer states are the Holy See and Palestine. The Holy See, with the pope at its head, was gran...