The Assembly vote — where the Palestinians are expected to get overwhelming support — was initially a mere procedural matter, since all resolutions that are vetoed in the Security Council are required to go to the Assembly for a new debate, according to an internal reform from 2022. However, Arab countries drafted a new resolution, shrouded in controversy, in which they propose that the Assembly grant Palestine certain rights that it currently lacks as an Observer State — a status that it only shares with the Vatican —, according to a draft of the project. These would include the right to sit among member states, propose laws or amendments on behalf of a group, ask to speak on issues not necessarily related to the Palestinian conflict, co-sponsor resolutions or — in the most controversial points — be elected to all Assembly committees and participate in all high-level UN sessions, where it would have the "right to vote". As diplomatic sources explained to the Spanish agency EFE, this inclusion of the right to vote for a country that is not a full member came as a surprise even to the non-Arab countries that most support the idea of a Palestinian State, and especially to the United States, which has been exerting all kinds of pressure to soften the resolution that will be voted on on Friday. The US deputy ambassador to the UN, Robert Wood, warned in recent days that such a resolution would amount to "making a mockery of the Security Council" and that it would create "a dangerous precedent" that would not respect the UN's founding charter, more specifically its fourth article, which establishes the conditions for membership. In turn, the Israeli ambassador, Gilad Erdan, went further and said that, if this resolution is approved, he expects "the United States to completely defund the UN and its institutions, in accordance with US law". The pressure was so great that the Palestinian representation to the UN confirmed on Tuesday, through its 'number two', Majed Bamya, on the X platform, that the final text will not include the right to vote for Palestine in the General Assembly, nor the right to run for UN bodies. Negotiations have been intense throughout the week because the Palestinians, and the Arab group in general, want the resolution to gather as much support as possible, beyond the 142 countries that already recognise the Palestinian State (74% of UN members), which would highlight the isolation of Israel and its unwavering US ally. But, at the same time, Arab countries are trying to ensure that Friday's vote achieves more than just symbolism, seeking to provide Palestine with prerogatives that will bring it closer and closer to full membership and allow it to overcome its current status. Palestine applied for membership in the United Nations in 2012, but the request was not even voted on in the Security Council, as it was rejected by the Admissions Committee. The case then went to the General Assembly, which gave Palestine (with the positive vote of 139 countries) the status of "non-member observer state", which it maintains to this day. Read Also: US supports permanent representation of Latin America at the UN (Portuguese version)