NY Times - A United Nations Security Council draft resolution that set a deadline to establish a sovereign Palestinian state was defeated after it failed to receive the nine votes that are needed for adoption in the 15-member body.
The United States and Australia voted against the measure. France, China and Russia were among the eight countries that voted for it. Britain and four other nations abstained.
The draft resolution, which was introduced by Jordan on behalf of the Palestinians, set a one-year deadline for negotiations with Israel; established targets for Palestinian sovereignty, including a capital in East Jerusalem; and called for the “full and phased withdrawal of Israeli forces” from the West Bank by the end of 2017.
The defeat could potentially lead Palestinian officials to seek recognition in other ways — including by joining the International Criminal Court.
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Seems "ironic" that Australia, "down under and extremely far away" should have such weight in this matter. But the international institutions are what they are, and the American domestic so-called consensus, once again, thwarts justice in the middle east by exploiting the copy cat propensities of this "tag-along" angloid partner with its minuscule population.
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