The Palestinian Authority’s bid for UN membership officially went to the Security Council on Friday, after its admissions committee approved a report saying there is no consensus among the 15 council nations.
The Associated Press reported that the admissions committee report said the council is divided among those who support the bid, those who cannot support it and therefore would abstain, and those who believe the application doesn’t meet the criteria for membership and oppose it.
(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
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