• Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    Was curious what was the US’s perspective/reasoning behind not voting for it. From the article…

    U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the Security Council that the veto “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only come from direct negotiations between the parties.”

    The United States has “been very clear consistently that premature actions in New York — even with the best intentions — will not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people,” deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said.