America vetoed the resolution of Palestinian membership in the United Nations

As expected, the United States vetoed the resolution proposed by Algeria for the full membership of Palestine in the United Nations.

Before the start of the Security Council meeting, the Deputy Spokesman of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that his country will vote against this resolution.

In voting on the draft resolution for the full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, out of a total of 15 member countries of the Security Council, 12 countries including Russia, China, France, Malta, Slovenia, Ecuador, Guyana, Russia, Japan, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Algeria They voted in favor of this resolution.

On the other hand, two countries, Britain and Switzerland, abstained from this resolution, and the United States of America vetoed it with its dissenting vote.

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The Palestinian Authority condemned the veto of the resolution on full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, calling the US action “immoral and unfair”. On the other hand, the foreign minister of the Zionist regime praised the action of the United States in using its veto power to prevent this resolution from coming to fruition.

After vetoing this resolution in the Security Council, the representative of Russia in the United Nations said that the absolute majority of the world community agrees with Palestine’s membership in the United Nations and said: “With this veto, America showed that it only recognizes the interests of Israel.” .”

The Hamas resistance movement, in a statement strongly criticizing the biased position of the United States in the Palestinian issue and its support for the occupation, demanded the pressure of the international community to overcome the will of the United States and support the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people for autonomy.

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