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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state, reflecting the deepening decline in support for a two-state solution among ...
The Palestinian Authority foreign ministry condemned the Knesset vote, saying it was time “the international consensus on the two-state solution (was) translated into practical steps to resolve ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. UN Security Council Chamber in New York City, United States From 1967 to 1989 the United Nations Security Council adopted 131 resolutions directly addressing the Arab–Israeli conflict, with many concerning the Palestinians; Since 2012, a number of resolutions were issued dealing directly with the ...
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security ...
But the resolution also makes plain that "the State of Palestine, in its capacity as an observer State, does not have the right to vote in the General Assembly or to put forward its candidature to United Nations organs". The resolution passed with 143 countries voting in favour, 25 abstaining, 16 non-voting, and nine voting against.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. UN Security Council Chamber in New York City, United States Part of a series on the UN Security Council resolutions Permanent members China France Russia United Kingdom United States Non-permanent members Lists of resolutions Resolutions 1 to 1000 (1946–1995) 00 1 to 0 100 (1946–1953) 101 to 0 ...
In September 2011, the Palestinian Authority failed to win UN recognition as an independent member state. A year later, the UN decided that the Palestinian Authority’s “non-member observer ...
However, many others—such as Norway and Russia—endorsed the plan, as did Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who stated: "UN members are entitled whether to vote for or against the Palestinian statehood recognition at the UN." [50] President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil formally recognized the State of Palestine in December 2010. [51]