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Israeli UN Ambassador Danon: PA Drops Plan for UN Membership Approval by Security Council
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The Palestinians have ditched a plan to apply for full UN membership through the UN Security Council, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Sunday. PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said last week he planned to submit a request to the Security Council for full UN membership in January. Danon led a diplomatic effort to thwart the membership campaign, arguing among friendly countries on the Security Council that the PA does not meet the fundamental conditions of permanent membership in the UN because of its clear policy of paying salaries to terrorists and the public incitement campaign it leads against Israel in textbooks and social networks. One condition for UN membership is that a candidate state must be "peace loving." A Palestinian move for full UN acceptance failed in 2011 when the PA was unable to get the necessary support of nine states on the Security Council.