UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations 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 United States vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month.

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

It does not give the Palestinians full UN membership, but simply recognizes them as qualified to join.

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.

“As long as so many of you are ‘Jew-hating,’ you don’t really care that the Palestinians are not ‘peace-loving,'” Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, who spoke after Mansour, told his fellow diplomats. He accused the assembly of shredding the UN Charter — as he used a small shredder to destroy a copy of the charter while at the lectern.

“Shame on you,” Erdan said.

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[maximusmeridius]

The u.n. needs to relocate to babylon.

[sandmasterflex]

Man, these comments are hurting bad 😂

[budgiethebirdiebreadkiller]

Even if the US defunds, the UN has to move on for humanity. That is the only way to stop weapon brokers. The whole world has to stand alone before we can genuinely stop imperialism and stay free and prosperous! Long Live the UN!

[kristennoelle]

Why tf is it soooo dark in that place?? Super creepy 😳

[TheEdibben]

The UN is like “Women’s Basketball”… nobody takes them serious anyhow.

[lindapryor]

Did you forget that slogan? From the river to the sea! Pfffttt

[Tobyyy]

Having to beg the world to let you into their club 😂😂

[lindapryor]

Big mistake. Nothing like a hamas (isis) country asking for UN help destroying its enemies!

[Kat-puls]

How can a region that’s never been a state or country be a UN member? Just a legitimate way of funneling money to Hamas and the Palestinian authority otherwise known as Hamas

[Liberty]

What a joke!

So they what our enemies to join now😡

[FredWilliams-je]

I assume they will be getting money from IRan now.

[TTOS]

Wow ok can i join? My country is called fck-around-find-outia

[BaysideLocal]

This is how you will be surrounded O Yisrael 😢 but Mighty is He who defends you never forget this

[rogergriffin]

What did they expect the rest of the World to do? Every other country is finally losing patience.

[djhplaya]

Maybe this will do something to slow down or stop the genocide that Israel is conducting against the Palestinian people. All Palestinian people are not Hamas, and to say so shows your ignorance and bigotry.

[Prof.DrObad]

It is a wise decision, it will make peace for all in the region, Independent Palestine is the key for Israel peace .

[_Make_America_Native_Again_.]

Majority of the world supports PaIestine ❤