Abbas says Palestinian Authority will reconsider ties with US after UN veto
President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian Authority will reconsider ties with the United States after it vetoed a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership “in violation of all international laws.”
Washington on Thursday blocked a draft resolution that recommended to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership" of the UN.
The Palestinian president condemned the veto as "unfair, unethical, and unjustified."
He said in an interview with Palestinian news agency Wafa that the move "constitutes a blatant aggression against the rights, history, land, and sanctities of the Palestinian people.”
"While the world agrees on the application of international law and stands by the Palestinian right, America continues to support the occupation, refusing to compel Israel to stop its genocidal war.”
The Palestinian leader also accused Washington of having “reneged on its promises and commitments… by remaining silent on [Israel’s] theft of Palestinian funds.”
He said that Washington has “violated all international laws and abandoned all promises regarding the two-state solution and achieving peace in the region."
Palestine is currently a non-member observer state. An application to become a full UN member needs to be approved by the Security Council and then at least two-thirds of the UN General Assembly.
On Thursday, Britain and Switzerland abstained from the vote to grant Palestine full membership, but the remaining 12 Council members voted yes.
The Palestinian leader also condemned the administration of US President Joe Biden for providing “Israel with weapons and funds that kill our children and destroy our homes, and it stands against us in international forums, in positions that do not serve security and stability in the region.”
Abbas was referring to more than six months of siege, airstrikes and ground invasion that have destroyed much of the Gaza Strip and killed more than 34,000 people, including 13,000 children.
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