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UN committee to discuss Palestinian bid for full membership (www.africanews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Israel’s current right-wing government is dominated by hard-liners who oppose Palestinian statehood. ⠀

United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian Authority's U.N. membership hopes for now.

The U.S. is one of five permanent members who can veto any council action. Members of its U.N. delegation reiterated Monday that the Palestinian Authority needs to exert control over all of the Palestinian territories and negotiate statehood with Israel before it wins statehood.

The Palestinian Authority administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Its forces were driven from Gaza when Hamas seized power in 2007, and it has no power there.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The U.S. is one of five permanent members who can veto any council action. Members of its U.N. delegation reiterated Monday that the Palestinian Authority needs to exert control over all of the Palestinian territories and negotiate statehood with Israel before it wins statehood.

The fucking PA, which is under the israeli military's control nowadays and allows its settler colonialism.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

Of course the US will only allow negotiations with a "Palestinian" org under israel's control

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

PA, which is under the israeli military’s control nowadays and allows its settler colonialism

Violent resistance by armed organizations remains the only way for national liberation. Be it the Viet Cong driving out the US, Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini driving out US-backed Pakistan, or indeed Palestine's Hamas and PFLP driving out the US-backed settler colony.

Any other groups like the PA will simply be brought under control by the occupying force.