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UNCOVERED: Security council to vote thursday on palestinian state un membership | History Defined

The Palestinians -- who have had observer status at the United Nations since 2012 -- have lobbied for years to gain full membership, which would amount to recognition of Palestinian statehood (Credit: AFP)

The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic sources have told AFP.

Amid Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the Palestinians in early April revived a membership application first made to the world body in 2011, though the veto-wielding United States has repeatedly expressed opposition to the proposal.

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