The Palestinian Authority is pushing for global recognition of a Palestinian state by asking the UN Security Council to reconsider its request for full membership.
“We sincerely hope that after 12 years since we changed our observer state status, the Security Council will succeed in implementing the global consensus on the two-state solution by admitting the State of Palestine as a separate member whole,” said Riyad Mansour, President of the Security Council. The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations told reporters Monday.
The application is expected to be reviewed this month. Under international law, statehood requires a defined territory, a permanent population, a government and an ability to enter into international relations.
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