where, in November 2012, they successfully upgraded their status from "UN observer" to "non-member observer state" by securing more than a two-thirds majority vote. This elevation in status enabled the Palestinian territories to join various UN and international organizations, such as the Internati...
in November 2012, they successfully achieved an upgrade of their status from "UN observer" to "non-member observer state" by securing more than a two-thirds majority vote. This elevation in status enabled the Palestinian territories to join various UN and international organizations, such as the...
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...
“We want peace, we want freedom. A yes vote is a vote for Palestinian existence (存在); it is an investment (投资) in peace,” said Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer of Palestine to the UN, before the vote. But after the vote,...
Finally, theun_roll_call_issuesdataset shows relationships betwen each vote and 6 issues: un_roll_call_issues#> # A tibble: 5,281 x 3#> rcid short_name issue#> <int> <chr> <chr>#> 1 3372 me Palestinian conflict#> 2 3658 me Palestinian conflict#> 3 3692 me Palestinian conflict#>...
The vote on April 18 for granting the Palestine state full membership at the United Nations Security Council underlines the quest of the Palestinian people for independ-ence and statehood. However, by vetoing the application from 13.5 million Palestinians, despite 12 "yes" votes and two abstention...
Last month, Ha’aretz reported that Israel is concerned about “the possibility of confrontations” with Palestinians following the expected vote in favor of Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly. So concerned, apparently, that the IDF is now training West Bank settlers and creating “re...
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UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitt...
The vote is considered an immediate response to the Monday remarks of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Israeli settlements in the West Bank don't contradict or violate international law, the Palestinian Authority said. During a session of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly,...