replacement of five members of the 15-Nation Council Will Not Help The Palestinians In The First Step To Win The Full UN Membership

Addressing Jewish audience in New York, US Ambassador to UN Susan Rice says replacement of five members of the 15-nation council won't help Palestinians in gambit to win full UN membership.
NEW YORK - Security Council dynamics are no more favorable now to a Palestinian UN membership bid than they were last year despite a partial change in the council makeup, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday.

In the teeth of strong opposition from the United States and Israel, the Palestinian Authority applied to the council last September for UN membership. But a committee to consider the application failed to reach consensus, and the Palestinians have not so far requested a formal vote in the council.

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