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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
Makes you wonder who leaked the cables and whyā¦
It makes me wonder who expected duplicity of this magnitude to remain secret.
Makes you wonder who ordered the cables and whyā¦