India backs UN resolution supporting Palestinian bid for full membership.
On Friday, the resolution won a resounding majority of 143 votes in favor, including India’s support.
In a significant development, the United Nations passed a resolution endorsing Palestine’s full membership with a strong majority, as reported by CNN. The resolution garnered 143 affirmative votes, notably including India’s support, while nine countries, including the United States and Israel, opposed it. The resolution, spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates, extends additional privileges to Palestine as a non-member observer state. It urges the UN Security Council to reassess the Palestinian membership bid favorably. This move underscores India’s consistent advocacy for a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict, reiterating support for an independent and sovereign Palestine coexisting peacefully alongside Israel, within secure borders.
The resolution, backed by a substantial majority of 143 votes, including India’s support, marks a significant step towards Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations. Despite opposition from nine nations, including the United States and Israel, the resolution gained momentum. It was presented by the United Arab Emirates and aims to provide the Palestinian Authority with enhanced privileges as a non-member observer state. Furthermore, it urges the UN Security Council to reassess the Palestinian membership bid favorably, emphasizing that the State of Palestine meets the qualifications for UN membership.
My training data only includes information up to January 2022, and I don’t have access to real-time data. As of my last update, Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including the United States, the European Union, and Israel.
My training data only includes information up to January 2022, and I don’t have access to real-time data. As of my last update, Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including the United States, the European Union, and Israel.
The US has issued a warning, suggesting a likely veto in the Security Council against the Palestinian Authority’s request for full membership, echoing its previous veto in April regarding a similar request.
In response to the general assembly vote, US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood criticized the resolution, deeming it “unproductive.” He emphasized that achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East requires incorporating the two-state solution with other elements.
Wood highlighted concerns about Gaza being used as a platform for terrorism and emphasized the importance of preventing any Israeli reoccupation of Gaza or reduction in its territory.
He further argued that the United Nations is not the appropriate forum for addressing Palestinian statehood. Instead, Wood reiterated the US stance favoring direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian authority as the most effective path towards statehood and UN membership for Palestinians.