India's U.N. vote supports Palestine's full membership, drawing fire from Israel. UAE introduces the resolution at UNGA, with 143 votes in favor. Palestine gains the right to speak and participate in U.N. meetings. Israel's ambassador tears up the U.N. Charter in protest, likening the move to admitting "modern-day Nazis." India's move may strain its historically strong ties with Israel.
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00:00 India voted in favour of a draft resolution at the UNGA that calls for Palestine to be
00:06 granted full membership in the organisation.
00:10 At the emergency meeting of the 193 members of the UN General Assembly on Friday, the
00:15 United Arab Emirates, in its capacity as the main chair of the Arab group, introduced the
00:20 resolution on the admission of new members to the UN.
00:24 There were 143 votes in favour of the resolution, including one from India, nine against and
00:29 25 absentations.
00:31 After the vote, there was a chair in the UNGA hall.
00:42 The resolution concluded that the State of Palestine should therefore be admitted to
00:45 the membership in the United Nations since it satisfies the requirements of Article 4
00:50 of the UN Charter.
00:52 And so as a result, Palestine now has the following rights.
00:55 First, the ability to speak on behalf of the group, including representatives of significant
01:01 groups.
01:02 Second, the ability for members of the State of Palestine delegation to be elected as officers
01:07 in the General Assembly's main committee and plenary.
01:11 And third, the ability to fully and actively participate in the UN conferences as well
01:15 as the other international conferences too.
01:18 Israel however did not warmly embrace this move.
01:21 Israel's UN ambassador Gerard Erdan tore up a copy of the UN Charter during the General
01:26 Assembly in a show of extreme disapproval over the adoption of the resolution endorsing
01:32 Palestine's full membership.
01:49 Erdan called the resolution a clear violation of the UN Charter and claimed that it overrode
01:53 the US veto in the Security Council last month.
01:57 He continued by saying that he is holding up the mirror for the member states while
02:01 simultaneously dismantling the UN Charter.
02:04 "This day will be remembered forever.
02:06 Today, I want to hold up a mirror so you can see exactly what damage you are causing to
02:11 the UN Charter with its vote.
02:13 I want the entire world to remember this moment, this immoral act.
02:17 With your own hands, you are tearing up the UN Charter," he declared.
02:21 On social media, a video of Erdan shredding the copy of the UN Charter, the organization's
02:25 founding document, with a tiny shredder has gone viral.
02:30 Israel compares this move to the UN admitting modern-day Nazis into the assembly.
02:36 Israel obviously is furious over the development but what worries Israel more is probably that
02:41 its dependable allies are also endorsing the Palestinian bid to join the UN.
02:46 According to the Abraham Accord, the UAE, which proposed the resolution by allowing
02:50 Palestine to join, is an ally of Israel.
02:52 But if we discuss the Israel-India relations, it is well known that Netanyahu and Modi have
02:58 a great rapport.
03:00 Despite this, India voted for the Palestinian bid, which is indeed a shocker.
03:05 But one must note that for most of independent India's history, New Delhi had no diplomatic
03:10 relation with Israel.
03:12 Yet 40 years ago, India even issued a postage stamp depicting the Indian and Palestinian
03:16 flags flying side by side and the words "Solidarity with the Palestinian People."
03:22 India was also among the first non-Arab states to recognize the Palestinian Liberation Organization
03:26 in 1974 and considered it the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
03:32 The country was also the first one to acknowledge the existence of the State of Palestine in
03:36 1988 and 1996 when Delhi opened the representative office to the Palestinian Authority in Gaza,
03:43 which was later shifted to Ramallah in 2003.
03:46 But today, India and Israeli flags are displayed together at rallies demonstrating solidarity
03:51 with Israel after Hamas's October 7 attack.
03:56 The two countries have developed significant military ties.
03:59 Their leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu, share similar worldviews,
04:04 talking about the dominant role of their respective religions, Hinduism and Judaism, and what
04:10 they should play in their countries.
04:13 Indian and Israeli media, using Netanyahu's nickname, have dubbed their relationship as
04:18 Modi-Bibi bromance.
04:20 India's relationship with Israel also runs deep and goes beyond several decades.
04:25 The ties extend beyond defense and homeland security and even cover technology and agriculture.
04:30 The defense trade between the two nations is also very deep.
04:34 Yet, India decided to vote for Palestinian bid.
04:37 This move may bring turbulence in the India-Israel relations.
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