Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authorityās application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt āvetoā by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified State Department cables obtained by The Intercept, is at odds with the Biden administrationās pledge to fully support a two-state solution.
While clarifying that President Joe Biden has worked vigorously to support āPalestinian aspirations for statehoodā within the context āof a comprehensive peace that would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,ā a diplomatic cable dated April 12 details U.S. talking points against a U.N. vote for Palestinian statehood. The cable says that Security Council members must be persuaded to reject any proposal for Palestinian statehood ā and thereby its recognition as a sovereign nation ā before the councilās open debate on the Middle East, scheduled for April 18.
āWe therefore urge you not to support any potential Security Council resolution recommending the admission of āPalestineā as a U.N. member state, should such a resolution be presented to the Security Council for a decision in the coming days and weeks.ā
Just gotta hold out until itās too late.
I think itās fair to criticize the US for their role in the Palestinian genocide but I just think this article is a stretch. I legitimately think thereās an argument to be made that UN acceptance at this exact point in time would make things worse. Could the US intervene and mitigate that harm? Yes, definitely. But Israelis would be emboldened and it just increases Netanyahuās chances of reelection if you have the UN empower then rn.
Thereās also a separate argument about āwhat is Palestine,ā since thereās the Authority and the PLO
I think that our public-facing policy involves a two state solution, while our actual policy involves doing whatever Netanyahu wants. When a centrist says ānot nowā they mean ānot ever.ā