The vote will take place on Friday, and the Palestinians have so far 8 countries that support them. The Biden administration is trying to ensure that they do not get the 9th vote they need and thus avoid an American veto.
The Palestinians tried to promote a similar move in 2011 but failed to obtain nine votes from among the members of the Security Council to support the admission of Palestine. A year later, the Palestinians managed to pass a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly with a large majority that granted them the status of a non-member observer state. The Security Council is expected to hold a vote on the Palestinian request to be accepted as a member state on Friday. The imposition of a veto on the decision on this issue, especially against the background of the war in Gaza, will greatly embarrass President Biden both in the international arena and in the domestic political arena in the US during an election year. The Palestinian decision to move forward despite American pressure points to Abu Mazen's tension, frustration, and mistrust of the Biden administration. U.S. and Israeli officials have been trying to get the Palestinians to accept Palestine as a member of the United Nations for two weeks. A senior Palestinian official says the US has not offered to hold a meeting to discuss the issue. The Palestinians have the votes of eight of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, including Russia, China, Malta, Slovenia, and Guyana. The vote is expected to take place in the next few days, but no date has been set for when the vote will take place or when it will be delayed if the Palestinians refuse to accept the U.N. membership. The United States has said it will not back down from its position on the issue of Palestine's membership in the UN, which it says is in the best interests of the world's most impoverished people. It has also said that it will veto any resolution that does not include a Palestinian resolution.