U.S. vetoes UN membership for Palestine after 12 out of 15 on Security Council vote in favor

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…#unitednations #palestine #palestinians #israel #securitycouncil #unitedkingdom #switzerland #gaza #ungeneralassembly #194th
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