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US vetoes bid for Palestinian state at UN Security Council

Of the 15 members of the council, 12 voted for a Palestinian state

April 19, 2024 07:33
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Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on March 25, 2024 (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

ByJC Reporter, (Jewish News Syndicate)

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As expected, the United States vetoed the Palestinian bid for full UN membership during a vote at the UN Security Council on Thursday afternoon.

Of the 15 members of the council, 12 voted for a Palestinian state, including Japan, South Korea, France and Slovenia which don’t currently recognise a Palestinian state. The United Kingdom and Switzerland abstained on the Algeria-drafted resolution.

As one of the five permanent members of the council, Washington has veto power.

Washington has “long been clear that premature actions here in New York, even with the best intentions, will not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people,” Robert Wood, deputy US ambassador to the United Nations, told the Security Council on Thursday.