US Is Lobbying Against UN Palestinian Statehood Resolution, Leak Reveals
Full UN membership is crucial for a two-state solution or another outcome allowing for Palestinian self-determination.
The U.S. is lobbying fellow UN Security Council members to vote against an upcoming resolution that would recognize Palestinian statehood, leaked documents obtained by The Intercept show, severely undercutting the White House’s stated position of supporting a two-state solution. The State Department cables reportedly show that U.S. officials are pressuring fellow Security Council members like...