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US Vetoes Resolution , to Grant Palestine , Full UN Membership.<br/>On April 18, the United States vetoed a United Nations <br/>resolution that would have allowed Palestine <br/>to become a full United Nations member. .<br/>Associated Press reports that the <br/>widely-supported resolution was backed <br/>by 12 of 15 Security Council members. .<br/>The United Kingdom and Switzerland <br/>both abstained from the vote, <br/>while the U.S. opposed the measure.<br/>AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the <br/>growing international concern for Palestinians facing <br/>a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza.<br/>AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the <br/>growing international concern for Palestinians facing <br/>a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza.<br/>The resolution would have made Palestine <br/>the 194th member of the United Nations. .<br/>Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood stressed to the <br/>Security Council that the U.S. veto of the resolution... .<br/>... “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood <br/>but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only <br/>come from direct negotiations between the parties.”.<br/>Similarly, deputy State Department <br/>spokesman Vedant Patel said that the U.S. has...<br/>... “been very clear consistently that premature actions <br/>in New York — even with the best intentions — will <br/>not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people.”.<br/>In response to the failed vote, Palestinian U.N. <br/>Ambassador Riyad Mansour told the council that <br/>the decision would not deter the Palestinian people.<br/>The fact that this resolution did not <br/>pass will not break our will and it <br/>will not defeat our determination, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press.<br/>We will not stop in our effort. <br/>The state of Palestine is inevitable. <br/>It is real. Perhaps they see it as <br/>far away, but we see it as near, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press