ALBAWABA - Israeli foreign ministry spokesman stated that Israel will be summoning all ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership "for a protest talk" on Sunday.
On Saturday, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein said the ministry "will summon for a protest talk the ambassadors of the countries that voted in the Security Council in favor of upgrading the status of the Palestinians in the UN".
This statement comes after the United Nations Security Council saw 12 countries on the UN Security Council back a resolution recommending full Palestinian membership, whereas Britain and Switzerland abstained.
Meanwhile, Israel's ally, the United States, decided to veto the resolution blocking the long-awaited vote. The veto led the Palestinian Authority to reconsider its relationship with the US after blocking the Palestinian membership bid earlier this week.
"The ambassadors of France, Japan, South Korea, Malta, the Slovak Republic and Ecuador will be summoned tomorrow for a demarche, and a strong protest will be presented to them," Marmorstein said in a post on X.
The draft resolution proposed recommending to the General Assembly "that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations" instead of its current "non-member observer state" status, which it has held since 2012. 137 members of the 193 members of the United Nations have recognized a Palestinian State.
Reactions to the US veto
Following the US blockade of the vote, several countries have released statements reacting to the veto, including the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Norway, and other Arab and non-Arab nations.
Qatar
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced "deep regret" over the UNSC's "failure" to pass the resolution, describing it as "a sad day for justice and a setback for efforts to bring peace to the region".
Egypt
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed "deep regret" at the UNSC's failure to pass the resolution, saying that recognizing Palestine's quest to become a full UN member was a critical step and "an inherent right of the Palestinian people".
It said preventing Palestine from gaining full UN membership is a move that is "not consistent with the legal and historical responsibility" of the international community, which needs to aid all parties in reaching a "final and just solution to the Palestinian issue".
Norway
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide voiced his country's "regret" that the UN Security Council "did not agree on admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN".
"Norway is a staunch supporter of Palestine’s right to statehood," Eide added.
