"Our decision comes in respect of the Arab group decision to go ahead and in coordination with our Palestinian brethren," Jordan's UN envoy Dina Kawar told reporters after a meeting of Arab states.
As the sole Arab representative on the Security Council, Jordan formally requested the vote which is scheduled at 5 p.m. (GMT2200).
The draft sets the end of 2017 as the deadline for Israeli security forces to fully withdraw from the occupied territories.
It also names East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
The motion faces almost certain defeat as the U.S., one of five permanent members of the council yielding veto power, had announced it would not support it.
Jordan previously said that it preferred a resolution agreed upon by all 15 Security Council members.
The motion requires a “yes” vote from at least nine of the 15 council members to pass, but it can be vetoed by any of the council's five permanent members, which include the U.S., a staunch ally of Israel
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UN Security Council rejects Palestinian resolution ...
ReplyDeleteThe UN Security Council has rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years.
Jordan submitted the motion after it had been agreed upon by 22 Arab states and the Palestinian Authority.
Eight members of the 15-strong Security Council voted for it while the US and Australia voted against.
The resolution, condemned by Israel as a "gimmick", needed the support of at least nine members in order to pass.
Even if it had secured the required nine votes, the US would have used its veto power to stop the adoption of the resolution.
US envoy Samantha Power said after the vote: "We voted against this resolution not because we are comfortable with the status quo. We voted against it because... peace must come from hard compromises that occur at the negotiating table."
Jordan's UN ambassador, Dina Kawar, said the vote should not stop efforts to resolve the conflict.
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Russia, China, France, Argentina, Chad, Chile, Jordan and Luxembourg voted in favour
The US and Australia voted against
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