Among the 15-member security council, 12 nations were in favour of the motion, the US opposed and the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstained from voting The United States used its power of veto to block the Palestinian request to the United Nations Security Council for full UN membership. With this, the US blocked the international body’s recognition of the state of Palestine. Among the 15-member security council, 12 nations were in favour of the motion, the US opposed and the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstained from voting, The Guardian reported. While addressing the council after the voting, Deputy US Ambassador...