Will Palestine be able to become a full member of the United Nations on 18 April?
On the 18th of this month, the Security Council will vote on whether to approve Palestine as a full member of the United Nations, which is currently an observer state. According to the rules, if it can be approved by the nine members of the Security Council (out of a total of 15 members) and no permanent members oppose it, it can be submitted to the UN General Assembly for a vote.
Judging from the current situation, if the United States does not vote against it in the Security Council, the establishment of a Palestinian state can be adopted in the Security Council, and once it is put to a vote in the UN General Assembly, there will be no suspense.
Thirteen years ago, in 2011, the Security Council voted on the establishment of a Palestinian state, but it was vetoed by the United States. The reason is that Hamas and other internal Palestinian factions do not agree with the establishment of a state in the Middle East and want to drive Israel out of the Middle East region.
Obviously, if the United States is not to vote against it, Hamas and other organizations must make a clear commitment to "recognize Israel," or the United States will still veto it on April 18.
On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted 33 in favour and 13 against to adopt Resolution 181 on the establishment of a state for Jews and Arabs in Palestine. In accordance with this resolution, the Jews established the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.
However, on May 15, 1948, the day after the founding of the State of Israel, the Arab armies composed of Egypt, Jordan and other Arab countries launched an attack on Israel, and the first Middle East war broke out. Since then, four major wars and thousands of Palestinian-Israeli conflicts have erupted. The establishment of a Palestinian state has thus been delayed.
Seventy-six years have passed since the establishment of United Nations Resolution 181 for Jews and Arabs in Palestine, and 75 years since the establishment of Israel, and Palestine is still an observer state.
