The future of Palestine statehood: the UN voteAt the United Nations Security Council meeting in February 2011, the Security Council failed to adopt a text that would have described as "illegal" Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.Jo Coghlan...
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 ...
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 ...
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on Tuesday welcomed the expanding wave of recognition of Palestine's statehood. In a press release, the bureau warmly welcomes the recent recognition of the State...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
It changes nothing on the ground. It gives Palestine membership in UNESCO, which was a body the US was so unconcerned about for many years that it wasn’t even a member. Victoria Nuland: Well, I think you know that this administration is committed to UNESCO, rejoined UNESCO, wants to ...
Palestinians celebrate in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 29, 2012 after the General Assembly voted to recognise Palestine as a non-member state. The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state, giving a major diplomatic triumph to...
“Shame on you,” Erdan said. Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told the General Assembly after the vote that unilateral measures at the UN and on the ground will not advance a two-state solution. “Our vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood; we have been very...