パレスチナ加盟を支持　決議採択、日本など１４３カ国賛成―国連総会

　【ニューヨーク時事】国連総会（１９３カ国）は１０日、緊急特別会合を開き、パレスチナの国連加盟を支持し、安全保障理事会に再検討を求める決議を日仏中ロなど１４３カ国の賛成多数で採択した。総会決議に法的拘束力はないが、国際社会の総意として政治的な重みを持つ。
　反対はイスラエルや米国など９カ国にとどまり、英独伊など２５カ国が棄権。パレスチナ自治政府のアッバス議長はメディアを通じた声明で「対イスラエルで世界が結束した」と採択を歓迎した。
　パレスチナは現在、投票権を持たない「オブザーバー国家」として活動。正式な加盟国となるには安保理が勧告を出す必要があるが、イスラエルの後ろ盾の米国が４月、安保理で加盟勧告決議案に拒否権を行使した。
　これを受け、アラブ諸国を代表してアラブ首長国連邦（ＵＡＥ）が今回の総会決議案を提出。パレスチナが国連憲章の定める加盟資格を有するとして「加盟が認められるべきだ」と明記し、安保理に対し「好意的に再検討」するよう勧告した。（2024/05/11-06:54）

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday passed overwhelmingly a resolution that supports the request of Palestine to be a U.N. member and urges the U.N. Security Council to "reconsider the matter favorably."
   At an emergency special session of the assembly on the Gaza crisis, the resolution was endorsed by a majority vote, with 143 countries including Japan, France, China and Russia in favor. The resolution is not legally binding but apparently has significance as a consensus of the international society.
   While the United State and eight other countries voted against the resolution, 25 states including Britain, Germany and Italy abstained from voting. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement released through media outlets that the world showed unity against Israel.
   Currently at the United Nations, Palestine holds the status as an observer state without the right to vote. A bid to become a full U.N. member requires a recommendation from the Security Council.
   In April, a Security Council resolution that would have granted Palestine full U.N. membership was vetoed by the United States, a permanent member of the council. Following the rejection, the United Arab Emirates, representing Arab countries, submitted the latest resolution supporting Palestine's request to the assembly. The resolution recommends that the council reconsider Palestine's full membership application as the state meets requirements provided by the U.N. Charter.