The UN Security Council is expected to vote as soon as Thursday on a draft resolution.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN Security Council on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The council, which includes the U.S., would need to approve the application, and it would then have to receive at least two-thirds of General Assembly votes.U.S. and Israeli officials said the Biden administration is trying to prevent the Palestinians from getting the nine votes so the U.S. won't have to veto the resolution.
The committee presented its report on Tuesday and said the 15 council members are divided regarding the question of whether they should recommend accepting Palestine as a full member of the organization, according to a copy of the report., the Biden administration has been pressing Abbas and his advisers to back off from their request, U.S., Israeli and Palestinian officials say.
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