‘Blatant aggression’: Reactions to US veto of Palestine’s UN membership bid
Al Jazeera
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour and two abstentions – the UK and Switzerland.
The United States vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which recommended granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations.
The veto on Thursday by Israel’s main political and military backer had been expected ahead of the vote. Twelve countries voted in favour of the resolution, which was introduced by Algeria, while the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstained.
Here are some international reactions:
The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the US veto was “blatant aggression … which pushes the region ever further to the edge of the abyss”.
In a statement, the presidency called the US veto “unfair, unethical and unjustified”.
