International

US Breaks With Majority at UN Security Council Over Two-State Solution

The UK, France, Russia, and China backed a two-state solution, while the United States—also a permanent U.N. Security Council member—opposed the proposal.
US Breaks With Majority at UN Security Council Over Two-State Solution
The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question" at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
|Updated:
0:00
A U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Sept. 23 to discuss how to end the war in Gaza and resolve the Mideast conflict revealed a divide between most council members calling for a two-state solution and the United States, which rejects the proposals.
The session followed the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22, where France formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, which had announced recognition the day before.
Evgenia Filimianova
Evgenia Filimianova
Author
Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.