https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-law-could-force-biden-pull-un-funding-palestinian-recognition-bypass-succeeds-experts-sayfrom JI: Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan said earlier this week that the UNGA vote "goes against the U.N. Charter” – both procedurally, in that only the UNSC can recognize states, and substantially in that member states must be “peace-loving” – “and if it is authorized, I expect the U.S. to totally stop funding the U.N. and its institutions, as per American law."
The Biden administration has been unwilling to consider defunding the U.N. in talks with Israeli officials, an Israeli diplomatic source told JI.
The situation is the worst of both worlds, another Israeli diplomatic source told JI, in that the Palestinians will get the trappings of statehood in the U.N., but there will not be consequences in the form of a U.S. defunding because the Palestinians still technically will not be fully recognized as a state.
“The path toward statehood for the Palestinian people is through direct negotiations,” a State Department spokesperson said. “We are aware of the draft resolution and reiterate our concerns with any effort to extend certain benefits to entities when there are unresolved questions as to whether the Palestinians currently meet the criteria under the U.N. Charter. The United States is committed to intensifying its engagement…to advance a political settlement that will create a path to Palestinian statehood and membership in the United Nations.”
The State Department spokesperson did not respond to a question about whether Friday’s expected UNGA vote will trigger a spending freeze to the U.N.
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) and 24 Republican co-sponsors submitted a bill called the "No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act" to amend U.S. law such that any upgrade to the Palestinian Authority's U.N. status would trigger a withdrawal of American funding for the international organization. "The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization are deeply flawed, plagued by corruption, and incite terrorism through the egregious 'pay for slay program,'" Risch said. "This legislation will ensure taxpayer dollars are not used to give the PLO credibility."
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