CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘State of Palestine’ Takes Historic New Seat in UN General Assembly Despite Lack of Full Membership [#StateOfPalestine #UNGeneralAssembly]
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘State of Palestine’ Takes Historic New Seat in UN General Assembly Despite Lack of Full Membership [#StateOfPalestine #UNGeneralAssembly]
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Watch as Palestine gains a seat among member states at the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, where it still holds observer status while pushing for full membership.
Palestinians took a place among member nations at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a new entitlement granted to the Palestinian Authority’s delegation despite the fact that it is not a full member of the organization.
In May, an overwhelming majority of the General Assembly declared that Palestinians deserved full membership, a move that has been thwarted by the United States, which, like Israel, believes that recognition of Palestinian statehood must be achieved through a peace accord.
In a resolution, the General Assembly granted the delegation new rights, but it remains unable to vote or serve on the Security Council.
Beginning with the 79th General Assembly session on Tuesday, Palestinians will be able to submit proposals and amendments while sitting among member nations.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Authority’s representative to the United Nations, took his seat on Tuesday afternoon at a table labeled “State of Palestine” between Sri Lanka and Sudan.
Israel condemned the measure, as it had done during the resolution’s adoptoon.
In April, amid the war in Gaza sparked by Hamas’ October 7 terror attack in southern Israel, the Palestinians, who have enjoyed “non-member observer state” status since 2012, revived their full membership application.
Full membership would require not only a vote by the General Assembly, but also a Security Council recommendation.
The United States, Israel’s staunch ally, vetoed a Security Council recommendation on the issue on April 18.
NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
The Times of Israel
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