Justice is not late! A few days ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its emergency special session, which affirmed that the State of Palestine met the membership status of the United Nations as stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations and should be admitted to the United Nations, and recommended that the Security Council reconsider the application of Palestine for membership in the United Nations.
The draft was submitted by the United Arab Emirates, and 143 countries voted in favor, the United States, Israel and other 9 countries voted against, and 25 countries abstained. The passage of the resolution, on the one hand, represents the will of the international community and supports the accession of Palestine to the United Nations, and on the other hand, it also puts pressure on the United States to pressure the Biden administration not to be an obstacle anymore.
So, what role can the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution play?
First, the situation in Palestine will be improved like never before. In the past, Palestine faced serious existential problems under Israeli oppression, and more and more illegal Jewish settlements appeared in the Palestinian territories.
However, due to the strong military strength of the Israeli army, the political asylum of the United States, and the implementation of the "appeasement policy" by a number of Middle Eastern countries, the living space of the Palestinians has been continuously compressed. But now the situation has changed, and all countries around the world are paying attention to this small and weak country and are beginning to offer support.
In addition, South Africa urgently requested the International Court of Justice to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah, and Colombia also called on the Security Council to send troops to Gaza.
In addition, the process of promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia by the United States has been disrupted, which has prevented Palestine from becoming an outcast in the Middle East. More crucially, after this war, Israel's goal of occupying Palestine in its entirety and disappearing as a subject of the State will not be achieved.
Second, the US-Israel contradiction is further amplified, which will prompt the Biden administration to change its mind. Despite the fact that Israel's representative to the United Nations, Erdan, is as arrogant as ever, threatening that the United States will stop funding the United Nations if it agrees to Palestinian "accession."
U.S. lawmakers have also introduced a bill in Congress that would require the U.S. to stop funding the U.N. if Palestine is admitted to the U.N. However, this only represents the opinion of some people in the United States, not the whole of it.
Biden
Instead, the Biden administration is trying to distance itself from Israel. In fact, the current Biden administration has suspended the supply of weapons to Israel. Following the adoption of the UNGA resolution, the Biden administration submitted an assessment that Israel's use of U.S.-supplied weapons in its military operations against Gaza may have violated international humanitarian law.
The US side expressed deep regret over the collapse of the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire talks. The Biden administration has more than once raised its opposition to Israel's large-scale military operation in Rafah. More critically, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict affected Biden's re-election, which also changed the White House's view of the war.
Finally, Palestine has taken a major step towards becoming a full Member of the United Nations, and the two-State solution has been further operationalized. At present, more than 140 countries have recognized Palestine.
EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell
EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said that EU countries such as Spain and Ireland will recognize the State of Palestine on May 21, and more countries such as Belgium are ready to follow suit.
The United Kingdom, on the other hand, has publicly stated its support for a two-state solution and is considering recognizing a Palestinian state. In fact, the Biden administration also supports the two-state solution. That is, Israel has de facto become the only opponent. But with both US and Western positions being captured, Israel's opposition will not change much.
In the final analysis, Israel is too ugly to eat this time, and the United States wants to withdraw from the Middle East. When the interests of the United States and Israel diverge, the more Israel opposes, the more it pushes the United States in the direction of supporting Palestinian statehood. At present, Palestine has come to the closest moment to joining the United Nations.
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