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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably."

The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member, a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state after the U.S. vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month.

The assembly adopted a resolution with 143 votes in favor and nine against including the U.S. and Israel while 25 countries abstained.

The resolution "determines that the State of Palestine should therefore be admitted to membership" and it "recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter favorably."

Under the founding UN Charter, membership is open to "peace-loving states" that accept the obligations in that document and are able and willing to carry them out.

An application to become a full UN member first needs to be approved by the 15-member Security Council and then the General Assembly.

The General Assembly resolution adopted on Friday does not grant the Palestinians full UN membership but recognizes them as qualified to join. If the measure is again voted on by the council, it is likely to face the same fate: a U.S. veto.

International reactions

Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdulaziz Alwasil, said that "the resolution presented today is fully in line with those resolutions. It seeks to implement the will of the international community and contribute to building true peace in the Middle East based on the two-state solution."

"It is high time for the international community to re-establish the truth because the world can no longer ignore the suffering of the Palestinian people that has lasted for decades," he said after the vote.

The United Arab Emirates' permanent representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Abushahab, addressed the General Assembly before the vote, emphasizing the broad recognition of the legitimacy of Palestine's bid.

He stated, "The vast majority of countries in the General Assembly are fully aware of the legitimacy of the Palestinian bid and the justness of their cause, which faces fierce attempts to suppress it and render it meaningless today."

He further noted that granting Palestine full membership would send a "powerful message" in support of the two-state solution, adding, "Fulfilling the UN's historic obligation towards the Palestinian people is long overdue, but it is never too late."

Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram, told the General Assembly that there will come a day when Israel will be held accountable for crimes committed against Palestinians, especially in Gaza.

The insults hurled today are "the arrogance of the aggressor" reflecting the impunity of the occupier, he said, explaining his delegation's position ahead of the vote on the draft resolution.

Israel's permanent representative to the UN, Gilad Erdan, criticized the assembly after the vote. He said the assembly trampled on the UN Charter, and he then destroyed a copy of the charter with a small shredder while at the lectern.

Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told the assembly after the vote that unilateral measures at the UN and on the ground will not advance a two-state solution.

"Our vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood; we have been very clear that we support it and seek to advance it meaningfully. Instead, it is an acknowledgement that statehood will only come from a process that involves direct negotiations between the parties," he said.

The UN has long endorsed a vision of two states living side by side within secure and recognized borders. Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, all territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war with neighboring Arab states.

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This is unprecedented, Israel has been dealt another blow.

Israel is becoming a pariah state and the same time making more countries to support Palestinian cause

They are wasting their time. On the mandate of the Israeli Government we stand!!!

After the Ottoman Empire lost WWI, the British received a mandate to manage Palestine. The British promised the Jewish people a country in the Balfour Declaration and also promised the Palestinians independence. Israel declared independence in 1948 after the British handed the mandate off to the UN.

The same UN is still playing this silly game decades late.

Is Ukraine not a full member and yet the country is collecting it wotowoto? Full membership changes nothing. It will mount to Israel taking more actions that will hold every of their rebels leader responsible and this imply that Israel can directly attack West Bank for offense committed by Gaza under HAMAS.

It won't see the light of the day. Palestine will never become a nation. USA will always veto the idea

Ok

This is obviously not the first time. A single vote against it by any of the Security Council members (which is always the US) automatically nullifies it.

Israel has every right to defend itself against Hamas terrorist group.

US veto

Dead on arrival , next news please

Q

Nigerian Jews, hide your faces

Chimarto:
Is Ukraine not full member

Hahahaha 🤣

Ceremonial because US will veto it

Lol better

Nice one




Let's allow Humanity guild us


Humanity should be above Islam and Christianity



How people support Israel because of Christianity


How People believe Israel is Gods first son

The General Assembly is toothless


US will veto it.


You can't recognise a terrorist country run by terrorist groups

ThiefnubuBandit:
They are wasting their time. On the mandate of the Israeli Government we stand!!!

Let me ask you, why does Isreal not want Palestinians to have a country of theirs?

God1000:
This is unprecedented, Israel has been dealt another blow

"recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter favorably."

US abstained

Dead on arrival, eyyah

God1000:
Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, all territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war with neighboring Arab states.

I am waiting for Russia to veto this, else return Crimea etc to Ukraine.

God1000:
This is unprecedented, Israel has been dealt another blow

Which blow?
Tell me how this will stop Israel from desproying the whole of palestines,if Hamas repeats the oct7th incident?

Emeskhalifa:
Let me ask you, why does Isreal not want Palestinians to have a country of theirs?

Why does Nigerian Government don't want Biafra. You sef, oya use your head


Meanwhile, no lefelendum, no erection

If 143 votes in favor of the Palestinians and 9 against including the U.S. and Israel this should resonate on the heart of every reasonable person that humanity is on the right path of sanity, the 25 countries that abstained did that out of pressure from the U.S government who have been infiltrated by zionist.

Votes in favor = 143
Vote against = 9 (including U.S and Israel)
Abstained = 25

Emeskhalifa:
Let me ask you, why does Isreal not want Palestinians to have a country of theirs?

You really do not know what Hamas is after do you?..
What hamas wants is the entire Israel.
The entire landmass of Israel.
If they really wanted a country,what have they been doing in Gaza since 2005 when Israel left?

Na UN security council still get the final say

general111:
Which blow?
Tell me how this will stop Israel from desproying the whole of palestines,if Hamas repeats the oct7th incident?

U dey mind the muumuu wey no no anything.

Even the palestinas never support the two states, what dey want is Israel to b gone

CrownedPhoenix:
East of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza strip, areas captured during the 1967 'war'.

I am waiting for Russia to veto this, else return Crimea etc to Ukraine.

Which they will never get.
Because those lands belongs to Israel.
What palestines needs is to remove Hamas from power and elect for themselves,sensible people who really wants the development of Gaza.
Build for themselves roads,schools,hospitals,engineering facilities etc.
Not arming children and using them as hideouts after attacking Israel.

general111:
You really do not know what Hamas is after do you?..
What hamas wants is the entire Israel.
The entire landmass of Israel.
If they really wanted a country,what have they been doing in Gaza since 2005 when Israel left?

Forget this kids, they won't read but come on nairaland with yeye opinion.

God1000:
This is unprecedented, Israel has been dealt another blow

Makebelive strategy by the west and others,you will still come back soonest to insult them.