Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on the U.S. not to block Palestine’s bid for full membership in the UN.
Ishtaye made the call during a meeting with Hady Amr, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli
and Palestinian Affairs, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement from the the prime minister’s office.
“We seek to move the political file again by requesting full membership in the UN in the absence of
political initiatives to solve the Palestinian cause,” Ishtaye said, calling on the U.S. not to disrupt the
endeavour.
“It is necessary to bring the promises of the U.S. administration regarding Palestine into effect and
to support the Palestinian approach to request a full UN membership,” he added.
The call came after media reports in Israel that if Palestine’s bid would be brought to the UN
Security Council, the U.S. would use its veto.
The U.S. administration urged the Palestinian authorities not to advance the voting process in
the UN Security Council, according to the media reports.
In 2012, the UN General Assembly granted Palestine a non-member observer status.
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