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submitted 8 months ago by juicy@lemmy.today to c/world@lemmy.world

Approval requires at least nine votes in favour, with no vetoes. The UNSC’s five permanent members – the US, Russia, China, France and Britain – hold vetoes.

But the US has indicated that its opposition to Palestinian member status in the UN, in the absence of a broader deal with Israel, stays intact.

“Our position has not changed,” Robert Wood, US deputy ambassador to the UN, said last week.

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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee -3 points 8 months ago
[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca -2 points 8 months ago

Yeah. This guy is just desperate to save face for zionists.

I'm seeing more of that on lemmy, now.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I was off-handedly lauding the PLO and you call me a Zionist. The PLO, contains armed faction, btw, hence the "brand new sentence" thing.

Yep, both of you really don't know what you're talking about.

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