The United States vetoed joining as a full member at the end of April. Now a resolution calls for granting “additional rights and privileges” that would make Palestine a historical oddity, somewhere between observer status and full statehood.
The UN General Assembly vote this Friday new status for Palestine that is considering improvements in its status as an observer state without becoming a member state, after the United States vetoed its full membership in the Security Council.
The meeting will analyze a draft resolution with which it intends to propose from 2:00 PM GMT (4:00 PM in Euskal Herria). political support to Palestine’s aspirations to integrate within the UN organization, by granting greater rights to representation and public disapproval of the United States for the veto applied.
After the veto in the Security Council, the main executive body of the UN, the General Assembly – all countries that are part of the UN are represented – is now trying to demonstrate that the North American position is a minority.
More than thirty countries support a resolution that, while not allowing Washington’s veto to be overridden, does propose “additional rights and privileges.” The new rights that Palestinians want to realize this Friday include: submit individual proposals or ask it on behalf of a group before the Assembly right of replymake statements or submit requests agenda changesamong other things.
If approved, it would upgrade Palestine’s status a historical rarityan intermediate point between the observer state (such as the Vatican) and the 193 full members.
The resolution further states that “the State of Palestine is eligible for membership” and “recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter,” although it cannot compel that body to do so. The text “affirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”, including their “right to an independent State of Palestine” and “the end of the Israeli occupation”.
However, the promoting countries have added a nuance to the articles to make it clear that this gesture is aimed at the Palestinians “extraordinary” and “does not set a precedent”, given the apparent fear of some powers that other areas whose sovereignty is still in question, such as Taiwan and Kosovo, could also claim a similar framework.
The General Assembly demanded a ceasefire in December, with more than 150 votes in favor. A similar or even higher result is expected for next Friday’s vote. Through on in each case of two thirds of a body that has 193 members. More than a hundred delegations have asked to speak at the session, including that of Spain.
Source: EITB
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