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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 ...
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 ...
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.
If a referendum were to be held, 58% would vote for the disengagement plan, while 29% would vote against it. [132] [133] Dov Weisglass was quoted in an interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz on October 6, 2004, as saying that the disengagement would prevent a Palestinian state for years to come (see above). This incident has bolstered 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 ...
It vetoed a draft resolution that recommended to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership" of the U.N. Britain and Switzerland abstained, while ...
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 ...
The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the ...