Palestine Welcomes the Best Time to Join the United Nations!
Objectively speaking, the Israel-Palestine conflict, which has continued for half a year, has significantly reduced in intensity as of the most recent days. Although Israel remains verbally strong, the current situation is much more subdued. For both Israel and Palestine, the more passive side is increasingly Israel! At the end of March, the United Nations passed the latest resolution for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, and this resolution is mandatory. The United States abstained from voting in that instance! This shows that even Israel's biggest supporter, the United States, is somewhat tired of Israel. As time moved into April, Israel took further steps towards extremism by bombing the Iranian Embassy in Syria. Israel attempted to provoke Iran further with this attack, dragging both the United States and Iran into the fray! However, Iran has maintained a certain strategic composure, choosing not to strike back, which has instead made Israel increasingly anxious. To prevent a surprise attack from Iran, Israel quickly withdrew its main forces from the Gaza Strip in Palestine! It can be said that Israel is currently in an unprecedented state of isolation in the international community! Palestine truly has the best opportunity to join the United Nations! Why do I say that? Let's continue.
The exact date of the establishment of Palestine is November 15, 1988. As of November 2023, out of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 138 (72%) recognize Palestine, while 55 countries do not. The countries that do not recognize Palestine are primarily led by the United States in the Western world and Israel! Palestine currently has a broad basis for recognition in the international community. Joining the United Nations would be an important symbol of collective recognition by the international community! If we look at the voting in the United Nations General Assembly, there should be no problem for Palestine to join the United Nations.
However, Palestine still needs to pass the nomination by the United Nations Security Council, especially the recognition by the five permanent members. Currently, both China and Russia are definitely supportive of Palestine joining the United Nations, while the UK and France, even if not very supportive, are unlikely to oppose it, and will most likely abstain. The United States would have definitely voted against it before! But after this deep conflict between Israel and Palestine, the United States' unwavering support for Israel has indeed wavered! So, the United States is also very likely to abstain. This would make Palestine's entry into the United Nations a foregone conclusion!
In summary, Palestine has been an established state for 36 years now! The main reason it has not yet joined the United Nations is due to the fact that the United States has been biased in the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades! This has not only caused widespread anger in the Arab world but has also elicited strong反感 from an increasing number of countries worldwide! Now, with the world becoming more multipolar, and the United States facing numerous crises and a declining trend, its influence in the Middle East is also on the wane. Justice may be delayed, but it will not be absent!
