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U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State [1]

['Yonette Joseph']

Date: 2024-04-18

The United States blocked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday from moving forward on a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a full member state at the United Nations, quashing an effort by Palestinian allies to get the world body to back the effort.

The vote was 12 in favor of the resolution and one — the United States — opposed, with abstentions from Britain and Switzerland.

The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, had described the bid for full-member status as an effort “to take our rightful place among the community of nations.”

After the vote, Mr. Mansour, visibly upset, delivered a passionate address asserting the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/world/middleeast/palestinian-statehood-un-veto.html

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