UNGA passes resolution calling on Security Council to reconsider Palestinian membership
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the Security Council to reconsider Palestinian membership in the U.N.
The motion passed overwhelmingly with 143 countries in favor, nine against and 25 abstaining.
"Granting Palestinian membership requires a recommendation from the Security Council. At the same time, the Assembly determines that the State of Palestine is qualified for such status and recommends that the Security Council 'reconsider the matter favourably,'" the U.N. said in a statement.
Despite broad support, the U.S. voted "no."
"President Biden has been clear that sustainable peace in the region can be achieved only through a two-state solution, with Israel’s security guaranteed, where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side with equal measures of freedom and dignity. It remains the U.S. view that unilateral measures at the UN and on the ground will not advance this goal," Ambassador Robert Wood said in a statement Friday.
If approved, the new status would not take effect until the General Assembly opens in September.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky