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The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour and two abstentions – the UK and Switzerland.

The United States vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which recommended granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations. ⠀

The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the US veto was “blatant aggression … which pushes the region ever further to the edge of the abyss”. ⠀

The Palestinian armed group [Hamas] accused the US of standing “in the face of international will” by exercising its veto power and denying Palestinians full membership in the world body. ⠀

[Egypt's] Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “deep regret” over the inability of the UNSC to pass the resolution and said approving Palestine’s bid to become a full UN member was a vital step and “an inherent right of the Palestinian people”. ⠀

Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said that by exercising its veto, the US has demonstrated “what they really think of the Palestinians”.

Washington thinks “they do not deserve to have their own state”, and it only realises “the interest of Israel”, he added. ⠀

Saudi Arabia expressed regret over the failure of the UNSC to adopt the resolution, it said in a statement. ⠀

[Norway's] Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide expressed his country’s “regret” that the UNSC “did not agree on admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN”. ⠀

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz commended the US for vetoing the resolution, which he labelled a “shameful proposal”, in a post on X.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 46 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Who is the US to say who deserves and who doesn't deserves their own state?

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 48 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Being the world hegemon gives a state many abilities that some consider to be unnatural

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Actually, each of the five permanent UNSC members (China, France, Russia, the U.K., and the U.S.) has the power of veto, but I appreciate Star Wars reference.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it possible to learn such power?

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 27 points 8 months ago

Not from the Global South

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

The majority contributor to the UN. In both aid and military. This used to be a good thing when we didn't vote for dogshit or vote against the entire counsel.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 8 months ago

Hope that guy gets a good sleep tonight and forever and his conscience only troubles him always