Application for UN membership
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| Instead, the Israeli government focused on obtaining a "moral majority" of major democratic powers, in an attempt to diminish the weight of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |author=Somfalvi, Attila |title=PA to soften UN statehood bid? |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4110374,00.html |date=17 August 2011 |newspaper=Ynetnews |publisher=Yedioth Internet |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Keinon, Herb |title=EU split over UN recognition of Palestinian state |url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=217680 |date=24 April 2011 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Considerable weight was placed on the position of the [[European Union]],<ref name="susser"/> which had not yet been announced. EU foreign policy chief [[Catherine Ashton]] stated that it was likely to depend on the wording of the resolution.<ref name="ashton">{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |title=Palestinians see progress in EU stance on UN bid |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20110828-palestinians-see-progress-eu-stance-un-bid |date=28 August 2011 |publisher=France 24 |access-date=1 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011082...28-palestinians-see-progress-eu-stance-un-bid |archive-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> At the end of August, Israel's defence minister [[Ehud Barak]] said that "it is very important that all the players come up with a text that will emphasize the quick return to negotiations, without an effort to impose pre-conditions on the sides."<ref name="keinonaug">{{cite news |author=Keinon, Herb |title=Israel looks to influence text of PA statehood resolution |url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=235781 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=28 August 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011083...m/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=235781 |archive-date=31 August 2011 }}</ref> | Instead, the Israeli government focused on obtaining a "moral majority" of major democratic powers, in an attempt to diminish the weight of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |author=Somfalvi, Attila |title=PA to soften UN statehood bid? |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4110374,00.html |date=17 August 2011 |newspaper=Ynetnews |publisher=Yedioth Internet |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Keinon, Herb |title=EU split over UN recognition of Palestinian state |url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=217680 |date=24 April 2011 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Considerable weight was placed on the position of the [[European Union]],<ref name="susser"/> which had not yet been announced. EU foreign policy chief [[Catherine Ashton]] stated that it was likely to depend on the wording of the resolution.<ref name="ashton">{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |title=Palestinians see progress in EU stance on UN bid |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20110828-palestinians-see-progress-eu-stance-un-bid |date=28 August 2011 |publisher=France 24 |access-date=1 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011082...28-palestinians-see-progress-eu-stance-un-bid |archive-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> At the end of August, Israel's defence minister [[Ehud Barak]] said that "it is very important that all the players come up with a text that will emphasize the quick return to negotiations, without an effort to impose pre-conditions on the sides."<ref name="keinonaug">{{cite news |author=Keinon, Herb |title=Israel looks to influence text of PA statehood resolution |url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=235781 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=28 August 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011083...m/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=235781 |archive-date=31 August 2011 }}</ref> |
| Efforts from both Israel and the U.S. also focused on pressuring the Palestinian leadership to abandon its plans and return to negotiations.<ref name="susser">{{cite news |author=Susser, Leslie |title=Pressure mounts on Palestinians to abandon U.N. statehood gambit |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/201...n-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit |publisher=Jewish Telegraph Agency |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011080...n-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit |archive-date=6 August 2011}}</ref> In the U.S., [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed a bill denouncing the initiative and calling on the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration to veto any resolution that would recognize a Palestinian state declared outside of an agreement negotiated by the two parties.<ref>{{cite web |author=United States Congress |title={{USBill|111|hres|1765}}|date=15 December 2010|publisher=Library of Congress|work=111th Congress}}</ref> A similar bill was passed in the [[United States Senate|Senate]], which also threatened a withdrawal of aid to the West Bank.<ref>{{cite web |author=United States Senate |title={{USBill|112|sres|185}}|date=28 June 2011|publisher=Library of Congress|work=112th Congress}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Mozgovaya, N. |title=U.S. Senate passes resolution threatening to suspend aid to Palestinians |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...ening-to-suspend-aid-to-palestinians-1.370341 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=5 July 2011}}</ref> In late August, another congressional bill was introduced which proposes to block U.S. government [[United Nations funding|funding for United Nations entities]] that support Palestinian membership in the UN.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mozgovaya, Natasha |title=U.S. bill aims to cut funds to pro-Palestinian UN groups |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...t-funds-to-pro-palestinian-un-groups-1.381644 |date=31 August 2011 |newspaper=Haaretz |agency=Associated Press |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Several top U.S. officials, including ambassador to the United Nations [[Susan Rice]] and consul-general in Jerusalem [[Daniel Rubinstein]], made similar threats.<ref>{{cite news |author=Swaine, J. |title=US 'could withdraw funding from UN if Palestine state is recognised' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...from-UN-if-Palestine-state-is-recognised.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20...from-UN-if-Palestine-state-is-recognised.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date=24 June 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=5 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S.: We will stop aid to Palestinians if UN bid proceeds |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...d-to-palestinians-if-un-bid-proceeds-1.380901 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> In the same month, it was reported that the Israeli Ministry of Finance was withholding its monthly payments to the PNA.<ref>{{cite news |author=Lapide, Joshua |title=Israel's increasingly bitter war against Palestinian seat in UN |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Isra...war-against-Palestinian-seat-in-UN-22508.html |date=31 August 2011 |newspaper=AsiaNews |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Foreign Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] warned that if Palestine took unilateral action, Israel would consider the Oslo Accords null and void,<ref name="susser" /> and would break off relations with the PA.<ref name="keinonaug"/> | Efforts from both Israel and the U.S. also focused on pressuring the Palestinian leadership to abandon its plans and return to negotiations.<ref name="susser">{{cite news |author=Susser, Leslie |title=Pressure mounts on Palestinians to abandon U.N. statehood gambit |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/201...n-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit |publisher=Jewish Telegraph Agency |date=21 June 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011080...n-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit |archive-date=6 August 2011}}</ref> In the U.S., [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed a bill denouncing the initiative and calling on the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration to veto any resolution that would recognize a Palestinian state declared outside of an agreement negotiated by the two parties.<ref>United States Congress (15 December 2010). "{{USBill|111|hres|1765}} - Supporting a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and condemning unilateral measures to declare or recognize a Palestinian state, and for other purposes". ''111th Congress''. Library of Congress.</ref> A similar bill was passed in the [[United States Senate|Senate]], which also threatened a withdrawal of aid to the West Bank.<ref>United States Senate (28 June 2011). "{{USBill|112|sres|185}} - A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid. ''112th Congress''. Library of Congress.</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Mozgovaya, N. |title=U.S. Senate passes resolution threatening to suspend aid to Palestinians |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...ening-to-suspend-aid-to-palestinians-1.370341 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=5 July 2011}}</ref> In late August, another congressional bill was introduced which proposes to block U.S. government [[United Nations funding|funding for United Nations entities]] that support Palestinian membership in the UN.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mozgovaya, Natasha |title=U.S. bill aims to cut funds to pro-Palestinian UN groups |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...t-funds-to-pro-palestinian-un-groups-1.381644 |date=31 August 2011 |newspaper=Haaretz |agency=Associated Press |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Several top U.S. officials, including ambassador to the United Nations [[Susan Rice]] and consul-general in Jerusalem [[Daniel Rubinstein]], made similar threats.<ref>{{cite news |author=Swaine, J. |title=US 'could withdraw funding from UN if Palestine state is recognised' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...from-UN-if-Palestine-state-is-recognised.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20...from-UN-if-Palestine-state-is-recognised.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date=24 June 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=5 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S.: We will stop aid to Palestinians if UN bid proceeds |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...d-to-palestinians-if-un-bid-proceeds-1.380901 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> In the same month, it was reported that the Israeli Ministry of Finance was withholding its monthly payments to the PNA.<ref>{{cite news |author=Lapide, Joshua |title=Israel's increasingly bitter war against Palestinian seat in UN |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Isra...war-against-Palestinian-seat-in-UN-22508.html |date=31 August 2011 |newspaper=AsiaNews |access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref> Foreign Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] warned that if Palestine took unilateral action, Israel would consider the Oslo Accords null and void,<ref name="susser" /> and would break off relations with the PA.<ref name="keinonaug"/> |
[[File mitry Medvedev in Palestine 18 January 2011-10.jpeg|thumb|alt=Photo of Mahmoud Abbas and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a joint press conference|[[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] of Russia reconfirmed its support for the State of Palestine in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writers |title=Russia recognizes Palestine |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/01/19/Russia-recognizes-Palestine/UPI-86851295444898/ |date=19 January 2011 |publisher=United Press International |access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>]] | [[Filemitry Medvedev in Palestine 18 January 2011-10.jpeg|thumb|alt=Photo of Mahmoud Abbas and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a joint press conference|[[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] of Russia reconfirmed its support for the State of Palestine in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writers |title=Russia recognizes Palestine |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/01/19/Russia-recognizes-Palestine/UPI-86851295444898/ |date=19 January 2011 |publisher=United Press International |access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>]] |
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| Other United Nations organs had previously expressed readiness to see a Palestinian state. In April 2011, the UN's co-ordinator for the Middle East peace process issued a report on the Palestinian Authority's state-building progress, describing "aspects of its administration as sufficient for an independent state".<ref>{{cite news |author=Office of the United Nations Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process |title=Palestinian State-Building: A Decisive Period |url=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/UN-Report-Palestinian-Building-April2011.pdf |publisher=United Nations |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=25 May 2011}}</ref> It echoed a similar assessment published the week prior by the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kershner |first=Isabel |title=U.N. Praises Palestinians' Progress Toward a State |newspaper=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/world/middleeast/13mideast.html |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref> The [[World Bank]] released a report in September 2010 that found the Palestinian Authority "well-positioned to establish a state" at any point in the near future. However, the report highlighted that, unless [[Private sector development|private-sector growth]] in the Palestinian economy was stimulated, a Palestinian state would remain [[International aid to Palestinians|donor dependent]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinians able to establish a state |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16267019.htm |publisher=Alertnet.org |date=17 September 2010 |agency=Reuters |access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> | Other United Nations organs had previously expressed readiness to see a Palestinian state. In April 2011, the UN's co-ordinator for the Middle East peace process issued a report on the Palestinian Authority's state-building progress, describing "aspects of its administration as sufficient for an independent state".<ref>{{cite news |author=Office of the United Nations Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process |title=Palestinian State-Building: A Decisive Period |url=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/UN-Report-Palestinian-Building-April2011.pdf |publisher=United Nations |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=25 May 2011}}</ref> It echoed a similar assessment published the week prior by the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kershner |first=Isabel |title=U.N. Praises Palestinians' Progress Toward a State |newspaper=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/world/middleeast/13mideast.html |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref> The [[World Bank]] released a report in September 2010 that found the Palestinian Authority "well-positioned to establish a state" at any point in the near future. However, the report highlighted that, unless [[Private sector development|private-sector growth]] in the Palestinian economy was stimulated, a Palestinian state would remain [[International aid to Palestinians|donor dependent]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinians able to establish a state |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16267019.htm |publisher=Alertnet.org |date=17 September 2010 |agency=Reuters |access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> |
| The effort to secure full UN membership was renewed in 2024 during the [[Israel–Hamas war]],<ref name="2024renewal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/...ut-u-s-is-almost-certain-to-block-the-request |title=Palestinians will seek full UN membership again, but U.S. is almost certain to block the request |work=[[PBS NewsHour]] |publisher=[[PBS]] |date=2024-04-03 |accessdate=2024-04-05 |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |language=en-US |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> with the United Nations Security Council holding a vote on the topic in April.<ref name="2024vote">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245...whether-to-admit-palestinians-as-full-members |title=What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members |department=Middle East |first1=Becky |last1=Sullivan |first2=Michele |last2=Keleman |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2024-04-18 |accessdate=2024-04-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> The vote was 12 in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against, with the United States vetoing the measure.<ref name="2024veto">{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/un-vote-palestinian-membership-us-veto-8d8ad60d8576b5ab9e70d2f8bf7e2881 |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |title=US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine |department=World News |language=en-US |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=2024-04-19 |accessdate=2024-04-19}}</ref> | The effort to secure full UN membership was renewed in 2024 during the [[Israel–Hamas war]],<ref name="2024renewal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/...ut-u-s-is-almost-certain-to-block-the-request |title=Palestinians will seek full UN membership again, but U.S. is almost certain to block the request |work=[[PBS NewsHour]] |publisher=[[PBS]] |date=2024-04-03 |accessdate=2024-04-05 |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |language=en-US |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> with the United Nations Security Council holding a vote on the topic in April.<ref name="2024vote">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245...whether-to-admit-palestinians-as-full-members |title=What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members |department=Middle East |first1=Becky |last1=Sullivan |first2=Michele |last2=Keleman |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=18 April 2024 |accessdate=19 April 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> The vote was 12 in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against, with the United States vetoing the measure.<ref name="2024veto">{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/un-vote-palestinian-membership-us-veto-8d8ad60d8576b5ab9e70d2f8bf7e2881 |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |title=US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine |department=World News |language=en-US |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=19 April 2024 |accessdate=19 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| ! colspan=3 | 18 April 2024 [[United Nations Security Council]] vote on Admission of new Member Palestine<ref name="2024veto"/><ref name="veto_list">{{cite web |url=https://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/veto |title=Security Council - Veto List |publisher=Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide}}</ref> | |
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| ! In favor | |
| ! Oppose | |
| ! Abstention | |
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| ===Non-member observer state status=== | ===Non-member observer state status=== |
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