On April 18, 15 countries of the United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution on whether to make Palestine a full member. The United States voted only against, Switzerland and the United Kingdom abstained, and 12 other countries voted in favor.
Since the United States is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations and has a veto power, the draft resolution could not be adopted.
As for the United States' vote against it, I think the vast majority of countries in the world can imagine that Israel has repeatedly opposed this matter in advance, and the United States has no choice but to stand for Israel at this time. U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wood also said that the establishment of a Palestinian state should be discussed with Israel, not at the United Nations. That's the truth.
The establishment of a Palestinian state did not meet the expectations of all parties, who knew in advance that the United States would inevitably exercise its veto power. The real reason is that Palestine and Israel are still in a state of conflict, and it is impossible for Israel to let Palestine enter the United Nations. What is now Palestine is the equivalent of an autonomous republic under Israel, and Israel certainly has power.
Once Palestine enters the United Nations, these Palestinian refugees will lose their refugee status and will not have such great assistance. Once Palestine enters the United Nations, it will be like the action of October 7, and Israel will have no problem fighting Hamas. Let them enter the United Nations, then it is a bit of a sprout. In 2011, Palestine became an observer state of the United Nations, but 13 years have passed, and there has been no progress. This time, it is even more undesirable to try to enter by attacking. Israel's Erdan scolded him, and this is not a punishment, but a reward.
Palestine still has a long way to go to become a full Member State. How to make refugees self-reliant, how to help them become self-reliant, that's what matters, not a vote. Palestinian statehood is a long-term process, and it is not only a problem for Hamas, but also for the Palestinians to change their thinking.
On the U.S. side, Blinken keeps saying that he supports the two-state solution, and on the other hand, he vetoed Palestine's entry into the United Nations. In fact, most countries know this, but they always have to take a stand.
What will happen if there is no vote in favor this time? There will be no more aid to Palestine, and most of the refugees will be directly left without food. The war between Israel and Hamas will be a war between two countries. It would be irresponsible or shirk to allow Palestine to enter the United Nations directly.
If Palestine does not need international assistance to function independently, to survive on its own, to join the United Nations sooner or later. Someone is going to raise the bar again, and Palestine is now encroached upon by Israel and is only left with disconnected residential areas, and of course cannot live alone, so is it okay to go back to the 1967 borders?