Despite Biden’s pledge to support a two-state solution, cables argue that Palestine should not be granted U.N. member status.

Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s 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 “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified State Department cables obtained by The Intercept, is at odds with the Biden administration’s pledge to fully support a two-state solution.

While clarifying that President Joe Biden has worked vigorously to support “Palestinian aspirations for statehood” within the context “of a comprehensive peace that would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” 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 — and thereby its recognition as a sovereign nation — before the council’s open debate on the Middle East, scheduled for April 18.

“We therefore urge you not to support any potential Security Council resolution recommending the admission of ‘Palestine’ 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.”

  • HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The diplomatic cable includes a rationale for the administration’s opposition to the vote, citing the risk of inflaming tensions, political backlash, and potentially leading to the U.S. Congress cutting U.N. funding.

    “Premature actions at the UNSC, even with the best intentions, will achieve neither statehood nor self-determination for the Palestinian people. Such initiatives will instead endanger normalization efforts and drive the parties further apart, heighten the risk of violence on the ground that could claim innocent lives on both sides, and risk support for the new, reform government announced by President Abbas,” the cable says.

    These reasonings are all real possibilities.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
      297·
      3 months ago

      Yeah the PA with a 90% disapproval rate and virtually the entire Palestinian population claiming that they are israeli puppets, claim that a Palestinian state would be a bad idea.

      Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign

      This totally doesn’t reinforce the idea that the PA, which refuses to hold elections, is an israeli puppet regime trying to give away the West Bank to israel.

      We should never ever do anything to help Palestinians because that might upset israelis which could do very violent things with all the guns and bombs we give them to do violent things with.

    • مهما طال الليل@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      This reasoning has been going on for over 30 years. The US never wanted a Palestinian state and has been wasting time with the peace process while Israel continues stealing more lands.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
        26·
        3 months ago

        Bullshit, Clinton’s Camp David summit formalized longtime US policy of a two-state solution and that has been both the official policy and working policy goal of every administration since.

        • مهما طال الليل@lemm.ee
          71·
          3 months ago

          longtime US policy of a two-state solution

          longtime no Palestinian state yet… and wouldn’t you think that the two states in the two-state solution should be recognized? when the US is only recognizing one it is clear what scam they are trying to play and now we see how it turned out