US Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Making Palestinian Authority Full Member UN State

The Palestinian Authority currently has nonmember observer status at the U.N.

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Iran's recent attack against Israel, at U.N. headquarters in New York City on April 14, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

The United States exercised its permanent veto on April 18 of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would make the Palestinian territories a U.N. member state.

Currently, the Palestinian Authority has nonmember observer status at the United Nations that limits its participation at the international body such as casting votes on resolutions.