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...
Since the outbreak of the latest conflict between Israel and Palestine on Oct 7, 2023, 14 resolutions have been proposed at the Security Council but only four have been passed. During these votes, the US exercised its veto power ...
The United States on Thursday vetoed a draft resolution recommending that the General Assembly admit Palestine to the UN. Britain and Switzerland abstained while the remaining members of the Security Council voted in favor. "It is regrettable that veto is used to impede an obvious international will...
The UN General Assembly on May 10 adopted a historic resolution, which saw 143 votes in favor of supporting the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member, with nine voting against, including the US and Israel, and 25 members abstaining, including the United Kingdom. Stating that Palestine i...