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Security Council to vote on Palestinian UN membership on Friday
[GEO.TV] The United Nations...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... Security Council has scheduled the vote in the 15-member council for Friday on a draft resolution put forth by Algeria seeking membership for the State of Paleostine, Rooters quoted diplomats as saying. The voting is set to happen at 3pm (19:00 GMT). The draft resolution tabled by Algeria recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Paleostine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", diplomats said. The resolution needs at least nine votes in favour to pass the Security Council and no vetoes from the US, Britannia, La Belle France, Russia or China. Diplomats told Rooters the measure could have the support of up to 13 council members, but the US is expected to block the effort because it would effectively recognise a Paleostinian state. The US, Israel’s top ally, has long maintained that establishing an independent Paleostinian state should happen through direct negotiations between the Paleostinians and Israel and not at the UN. Paleostinians are currently a non-member observer state at the UN. Posted by: Fred 2024-04-18 |
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