Israeli Official: Palestinians Appear to Lack Majority in Security Council

The Mideast Update ^ | September 21, 2011 | Joshua Spurlock

[Tzfat]

UNITED NATIONS—The Palestinian bid to for full United Nations membership could be at risk before it even is launched, as they may not have the nine “yes” votes needed to pass a full membership resolution in the UN Security Council. The US has veto powers in the Council and has said they will veto the bid if it passes otherwise, but a lack of sufficient votes would be a huge blow to Palestinian efforts to win a symbolic diplomatic victory. An anonymous Israeli official, speaking by phone with The Mideast Update on Wednesday, said, “At the moment I think the

[C210N]

But zer0 wants to help the palee's so much... perhaps he can get the UN to make an exception. This one time.

... like he got for Chicago, when applying for the Olympics

[SJackson]

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