Thursday-18-April-2024 {HMC} The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, is reported to have rejected a plan presented by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who asked him to stop the draft resolution that will be presented to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday for Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations, according to Axios, which is close to the White House.
Gaining full membership — the equivalent of the UN recognizing a Palestinian state — first requires nine votes to put the resolution before the 15-member UN Security Council for a vote.
The Council, which includes the United States, will need to approve the request, and then receive at least a two-thirds majority in the General Assembly to elevate Palestine from observer status to full UN membership.
US and Israeli officials said the Biden administration was trying to prevent the Palestinians from getting the nine votes so the US would not be forced to use the controversial vote it has used three times in a resolution calling for a cease-fire.
