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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on April 19 on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel’s ally the US is ...