(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The Palestinian Authority failed on Saturday to gain full admission to the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Membership in the UPU is automatic to all UN members, but a non-member state requires the support of 2/3 of the countries to join - 128 countries. The Palestinian request to join the UPU was sent to all member states in April, and they were given four months to respond - with those not responding counted as abstentions. The results showed that the Palestinians were well short of 2/3 approval: 56 countries supported the bid, 7 objected, 23 abstained, and another 106 did not respond. The Israel Foreign Ministry had waged a campaign to prevent Palestinian membership.
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