US vetoes Palestine's bid for full UN membership

NEW YORK, USA - APRIL 18: US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood votes against a resolution allowing Palestinian UN membership at United Nations headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024, during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The United States vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and 'recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations,' received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one against. The membership was blocked with a vote of 12 in favor and two abstentions, including the UK and Switzerland. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)