@tparsi The UN General Assembly will vote tomorrow on a resolution that may effectively make Palestine a member state of the UN. As you may recall, Biden vetoed a resolution at the UNSC earlier this year that sought to admit Palestine as a member.

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@Kutch2Kibithu

Should the US "defund" the UN & China steps into "fund" the shortfall, it would be a win-win for China. In fact, that will shift the leverage on the UN with China.... Remember China wants to change the "rules based" order!!

@madmediax

Meanwhile

U.S. and U.K. oppose an independent investigation into mass graves in Gaza.

Disgusted.

@itsmeagain4126

The US defunding the UN would start the long process of relocating the organisation somewhere else, if not in name but in practice, and leaving China as its main bankroller.

@InkDilettante

Not sure the US is ready to stop funding the UN - even for Israel. The UN moving to a neutral country elsewhere in the world would be a major blow in terms of power and influence- not to mention the 10s of thousands of jobs in the US and the billions it brings to the economy.

@Xanav_I

The US defaulted on its payment to the UN anyway...

@Richard_Worldxx

Would be great if the US (as its dominant funder) defunds the UN...

This essentially shuttering of the UN would make finding a replacement - based on international law, w/out a veto, etc - an vital imperative.

So that must be good. The UN is impotent and corrupt.

@PopRelics

US law also requires that it not supply arms to countries that commit war crimes, but it's ignoring that one so there's precedent to just keep on ignoring others.

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Based on a draft of the resolution I have reviewed, I do believe that this resolution may become a big deal.

It does three important things. It reiterates that a Palestinian state must be created based on the 1967 borders and, by that, rejects the "facts on the ground" Israel has manufactured through its settlement project to render a Palestinian state impossible.

Second, it expresses "deep regret and concern" over Biden's veto at the UNSC last month on this issue and recommends that the Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably."

And thirdly, it appears to grant Palestine the full rights and privileges of a member EVEN if the UNSC fails to admit Palestine. This would be an unprecedented decision designed to circumvent Biden's veto at the UNSC.

The draft that I have seen points out that this is done "on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent." This language is there in order to alleviate concerns that this could become a new tool that would be used on a regular basis to admit states such as Kosovo or Taiwan.

If it passes, it will further show how isolated the US is on this matter.

US law requires that the US defunds global institutions that admit Palestine as a member (remember the US's "commitment" to the two-state solution?)

If Biden chooses to defund the UN as a result, it will only further undermine the US's standing.

It is truly inescapable: Biden's support for Israel is coming at a massive cost to the US itself...