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 ...
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...
Following the US veto of a Gaza cease-fire resolution on Dec 8, the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which Israel h...
“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,...
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...
The Palestinian Authority, recognized a decade ago by the United Nations as a nonmember observer state, welcomed the designation of Tell es-Sultan. President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement that it “testifies to the authenticity and history of the Palestinian people,"...
Palestinian militant group Hamas welcomed the resolution and said it stood ready to engage in an immediate swap of prisoners with Israel. Sabri Saidam, a member of the central committee of Fatah — the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization — told Al Jazeera that the consensus...
“Canada is strongly committed to the goal of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, including the creation of a Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with Israel. Canada’s longstanding position is that the status of Jerusalem can be r...
US threatens aid cut to UN over Palestine vote A US congresswoman introduced a new bill that proposes to stop US funding of United Nations agencies that supports the Palestinian bid to become an independent state. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ...