Palestinian Authority Attempting To Enhance Its Legitimacy With Move To Win Leadership of Next UN General Assembly

The latest Palestinian attempt at establishing full UN membership was in May 2024, when the American alternate ambassador at the time, Robert Wood, vetoed it. He tells the Sun his position has not changed.

AP/Jennifer Peltz, file
United Nations headquarters, September 28, 2019. AP/Jennifer Peltz, file

In a move bound to further fray Turtle Bay’s relations with its largest financial backer, America, the Palestinian Authority is officially fielding a candidacy to preside over the United Nations General Assembly next year. 

The current leader of the Arab group at the UN, Jordan, has written a letter to the ambassador of Fiji in which it asks member states to support the candidacy of the Palestinian UN observer to be the next General Assembly president. 

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