Re: “US vetoes broadly supported decision backing full UN membership for Palestine” [April 18, Nation & World]:
The U.S. veto of Palestinian statehood is disappointing and shameful. It’s only due to the U.S. that the statehood vote failed.
How would granting Palestine full membership on the United Nations, much like what different nations world wide get pleasure from, injury the prospect of peace between Palestinians and Israelis? The U.S. ostensibly helps a Palestinian state however requires that it negotiate with Israel to acquire statehood. Why ought to any individuals have to barter with a neighboring state to realize sovereignty and acquire UN membership? No current UN member needed to meet this check. It’s unprecedented and nonsensical.
Our blind and unconditional assist of the Israeli place on Palestinian statehood isolates us from the world neighborhood and compromises our personal nationwide safety. The U.S. should lengthen to the Palestinians the identical assist that we lengthen to their Israeli neighbors.
Lee Daneker, Seattle
