The universal recognition of Palestinian statehood still hinges upon the outcome of a successful peace process, which needs immediate attention.
Authors
Abhinav Mehrotra, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Amit Upadhyay, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
There are reports of a top Hamas Official confirming that the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestine State is established along pre-1967 borders. Historically, Palestine’s borders have arisen from the lines drawn by the armistice agreements that Israel signed with both Jordan and Egypt in 1949.
Although initially, it was on a de facto basis, these lines have been converted into de jure frontiers.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to ensure Palestine’s full membership of the United Nations (UN) due to a United States veto on a draft resolution that would have recommended granting such status to Palestine. A UNSC resolution required at least nine votes in favour to pass with no vetoes from its five permanent members.
Although the proposal submitted by Algeria received 12 votes in favour, it could not pass due to a negative vote from the United States cast, and Switzerland and the United Kingdom abstaining. Adopting the draft resolution would have led to the UNSC recommending the General Assembly admit the State of Palestine as a member of the UN.
Published in: The Daily Guardian
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