Singapore votes in favour of UN resolution supporting full Palestinian membership - CNA

The vote also represented Singapore's "heartfelt desire to see both parties resume direct face-to-face negotiations in good faith", he said.

Reflecting on the "heinous" Oct 7 attacks by Hamas and Israel's military response, which he reiterated had "gone too far", Dr Balakrishnan said that the request to consider Palestinian membership had come at a "particularly difficult moment".

However, he said that the status quo was no longer enough, and that a "restart of diplomatic efforts" was needed.

"Ideally, Palestine's UN membership should have been considered when hostilities were ceased, when all civilian hostages were released, and when Israelis and Palestinians were back at the negotiating table," he said.

"But frankly, we are now so far from those conditions that Singapore and many other countries had to consider how our vote today would help lay the groundwork for an end to hostilities that would hopefully lead to an enduring peace. Or at the very least a return to the negotiating table to talk about how to get there.

"The only viable solution – difficult as it may be now amid the rage, the disillusionment, the anger and the distrust from both sides – is to revive efforts towards a two-state solution."

Adblock test (Why?)

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5jaGFubmVsbmV3c2FzaWEuY29tL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItc2luZ2Fwb3JlLXZvdGVzLWZhdm91ci11bi1yZXNvbHV0aW9uLXN1cHBvcnRpbmctZnVsbC1wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1tZW1iZXJzaGlwLWJvZHktNDMyNzQ4NtIBAA?oc=5

2024-05-10 15:31:00Z
CBMijwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5jaGFubmVsbmV3c2FzaWEuY29tL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItc2luZ2Fwb3JlLXZvdGVzLWZhdm91ci11bi1yZXNvbHV0aW9uLXN1cHBvcnRpbmctZnVsbC1wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1tZW1iZXJzaGlwLWJvZHktNDMyNzQ4NtIBAA