UN: No consensus on full membership for Palestine

mozz , 2 months ago

Is this an update to this story?

The way it's written made it sound like the application was voted down or stalled somehow, but it's not real clear, and it looks to me like there wasn't a specific objection made (which would usually mean it continues). Right? Or am I misunderstanding?

BrikoX OP Mod , 2 months ago

Yes, it was basically a meeting to decide if the formal vote would pass. Two thirds of the members agreed with it, while 5 members disagreed.

It can still be brought to the formal vote by any Council member, but since the US is likely one of the countries that disagreed, and they have a veto power, it's doomed to fail.

mozz , 2 months ago

Got it. Yeah, I reread it and it finally started to click; IDK why they wrote it in such a convoluted manner. So presumably the exact breakdown of voting is secret for some reason, but we know 10 members voted yes, and at least one of the permanent members was in the 5 that voted no -- so it goes nowhere now. I wonder who might have done the veto.