In remarks before the vote, Palestinian ambassador Riyad ... that the most expeditious path toward statehood and UN membership for the Palestinian people is through direct negotiations between ...

The United Nations Security Council was scheduled to vote Thursday night on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the ...

Why today’s vote has the world’s most powerful nations worried The US has long made clear its opposition to Palestinian membership of the UN on the grounds that it should not precede a bi ...

The hardline promise came after a UN General Assembly ... just as it did in an April vote. “This resolution does not resolve the concerns about the Palestinian membership application raised ...

While a General Assembly vote cannot confer UN membership, the approved resolution does endow the Palestinian Authority with new procedural rights and privileges. Only member states can vote ...

The United Nations Security Council is poised to vote on Friday regarding the Palestinian Authority's request for full membership in the UN, a move that has sparked sharp reactions from Israel and ...