On May 10, 143 of the UN’s 193 member states supported a resolution that called to make Palestine a full member. However the United States, Israel, and seven small countries, representing just 5 ...

NEW YORK--Japan joined 142 nations at the U.N. General Assembly on May 10 in approving a resolution calling on the Security Council to reconsider accepting Palestine as a full member. Nine nations ...

Last month, the United States kept Palestine from full membership by exercising its veto powers within the Security Council.

UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the ...