United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian Authority's U.N. membership hopes for now.

The U.S. is one of five permanent members who can veto any council action. Members of its U.N. delegation reiterated Monday that the Palestinian Authority needs to exert control over all of the Palestinian territories and negotiate statehood with Israel before it wins statehood.

The Palestinian Authority administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Its forces were driven from Gaza when Hamas seized power in 2007, and it has no power there.

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[–] Kjev@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The UN Security Council being dominated by Genocidal or Genocide-Assisting states really makes things look hopeful huh.

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Perhaps. But the fact that is getting and catching attention is a step in the right direction. Most Americans could not find Palestine on a map months ago. They might still not but at least they have been made aware of it.

This is objectively a good thing.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I don't think that's the issue so much as the veto power being assholes would matter less if they couldn't stop anything they don't like