" The president of the United Nations General Assembly said Friday there is no way that a Palestinian state could become a member of the United Nations without a recommendation from the Security Council. Joseph Deiss told a news conference that if the United States or any other permanent council member used its veto, the General Assembly would not be able to vote on membership for Palestine...."
Friday, May 27, 2011
Is this really relevant anymore? "US Veto means no UNSC recommendation .. No recommendation means no Palestine!"
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Is the planned September vote for UN recognition of Palestine also a vote for UN membership? Because the two are different! For example, Switzerland has always been recognized by the UN, but only became a member relatively recently. No country can be forced to be a UN member, but that country would still have to be recognized by the UN.
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