"Obstacles and Hopes: Palestine's UN Membership Application Referred to Committee"

The Palestinian Authority has applied for full UN membership, reviving a longstanding bid, but faces potential US opposition and veto at the UN Security Council. If the application passes the UNSC, it would then need a two-thirds majority approval at the UN General Assembly, where it stands a better chance. Israel argues that granting full UN membership to Palestine without negotiations jeopardizes the prospects for a future Palestinian state, while the US maintains that the issue should be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.