Just under three-quarters of the United Nations membership voted in favor of Gaza, pushing the Security Council to admit a Palestinian state.

In an overwhelming majority vote, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution to provide new “rights and privileges” to a Palestinian state and push the Security Council to reconsider their admission as the 194th member of the U.N. The vote does not guarantee membership.

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143 countries supported the resolution, nine voted against it, and 25 abstained. …

9 countries voted against the resolution:

Argentina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, United States, Papa New Guinea, Nauru, and Palau. …

The vote comes after passionate speeches. …

The U.N. delegate of Israel, Gilad Erdan, shredded a copy of the U.N. Charter on stage, claiming the push to include a Palestinian state would be in violation of the body’s charter.

According to U.N. procedure, the Security Council must recommend a member to the General Assembly for final approval via a two-thirds majority vote. …

Currently considered as a U.N. nonmember observer state since 2012, Palestinian ambassadors have long pushed for full U.N. membership and the recent war in Gaza and subsequent humanitarian crisis has reignited the urgency for membership. The U.N. Charter states that membership is open to “all peace-loving States that accept the obligations…and are able to carry out these obligations.”

In April, the United States, which sits on the 15-member Security Council, vetoed a majority-supported resolution that pushed for Palestine’s membership. As one of five permanent members of the Security Council, the U.S.’s veto can shut down a resolution. …

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(Excerpt from Newsweek. Photo Credit: Nikolas Gannon on Unsplash)