USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member

143 countries, representing the vast majority of the world, voted at the UN General Assembly to support giving Palestine full membership. They were opposed by the US, Israel, and seven other small states, representing just 5% of the global population. Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics. Sources and links here: Topics 0:00 Intro 0:56 Map of UN vote on Palestine membership 1:44 Countries that oppose Palestine 3:13 Europe is divided 3:35 Ukraine supports Israel & opposes Global South 5:11 Global South supports Palestine 5:44 Biden is allied with Hungary's Viktor Orbán 6:20 UNGA resolution 6:47 Venezuela's voting rights taken away 8:02 Read the UNGA resolution 9:02 Hypocrisy of US “two-state solution“ rhetoric 10:29 Most Democrats condemn Israel; Republicans support it 11:11 Countries with bilateral relations with Palestine 11:47 Palestine's rights as UN observer state 13:04 China supports Palestine 13:46 Russia supports Palestine 14:11 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at Patreon: Podcast: Newsletter: