Palestine’s status at the UN explained | UN News
WEB1 day ago · Palestine’s current status. Right now, Palestine is a “Permanent Observer State” at the UN, enjoying the status that allows it to participate in all of the Organization’s proceedings, except for voting on draft resolutions and decisions in its main organs and bodies, from the Security Council to the General Assembly and its six main committees.
State of Palestine - Wikipedia
WEBPalestine (Arabic: فلسطين, romanized: Filasṭīn), officially known as the State of Palestine (دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn), is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. It is officially recognized as a state by the United Nations and numerous countries.
US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United …
WEB1 day ago · CNN —. The United States on Thursday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would grant the observer state of Palestine full membership to the international body. Twelve ...
U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Full U.N. Member State - The New …
WEB1 day ago · 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 ...
US vetoes UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine …
WEB1 day ago · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and …
UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for …
WEB7 November 2023 Peace and Security. A month since Hamas militants killed 1,400 people in Israel, taking over 240 hostage, and as the Israeli offensive into Gaza continues which has led to thousands...
US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through …
WEB1 day ago · The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full ...
Israel-Palestine crisis: Security Council calls for urgent, extended ...
WEB15 November 2023 Peace and Security. The Security Council passed a resolution Wednesday calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and for urgent and extended humanitarian...
Palestine (region) - Wikipedia
WEBPalestine is a geographical region in West Asia. Situated in the Southern Levant, it is usually considered to include Israel and the State of Palestine, though some definitions also include parts of northwestern Jordan. Other historical names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEB3 days ago · On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750,000 Palestinians were displaced, and the territory was...
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