UN Security Council to discuss Palestinian Statehood on July 26: If the Palestinians #Israel #TCOT #P2
Labels: Unilateral» unilateralism» UNSCIf the United States or any other permanent council member used its veto, the General Assembly would not be able to vote on membership for Palestine. The UN Security Council plans to discuss in July the possibility of Palestine becoming a United Nations member state, the Security Council president said on Tuesday. Any recommendation for admission must receive the affirmative votes of 9 of the 15 members of the Council, provided that none of its five permanent members — China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America — have voted against the application. ...The Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators - the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - are expected to meet on July 11. The meeting, expected to take place in Washington, will come amid a US push to revive peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. UN Security Council to discuss Palestinian Statehood on July 26 h/t Challah ...