US Ambassador: UN Membership for Palestine Won't Lead to Two-State Solution Immediately

The Palestinian Authority (PA) requested full UN membership, which would recognize Palestinian statehood, but US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated that this would not lead to a two-state solution with Israel.

She also mentioned that full membership does not guarantee statehood.

The PA has held observer status since 2012.

Israel opposes this recognition.

The UN Security Council was unable to make a unanimous recommendation on the Palestinian Authority's (PA) application for full UN membership due to opposition from the US.

Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, stated that a resolution in the Security Council may not lead to a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The PA applied for membership in 2011, but the application has not been put to a vote due to the US's threat to veto it.

The UN upgraded Palestine's status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-member observer state" in 2021, making it the only other entity besides the UN and Vatican City to hold this status.

US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, stated that President Joe Biden supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and is working towards implementing it as soon as possible.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is planning to present a draft resolution to the Security Council for a vote as early as Thursday, according to diplomats.