The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 21st April 2024

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The Hindu Vocab On Palestine Permanent Status In UN

Palestine should be granted full-member status of the UN for a start

As concerns about a conflict, by design or miscalculation, between Israel and Iran grow stronger, news of the United Nations Security Council resolution on granting Palestine full-member status at the UN, that was vetoed by the United States, has not received the attention it should have. The resolution, proposed (suggested as a possible plan or action for people to consider) by Algeria, was one more step at the world body to attempt (to try to do something, especially something difficult) to make good on the promise made in 1947, when the UN General Assembly originally adopted its resolution (an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted) partitioning the then-mandated Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. Only Israel became a full member of the UN in 1949. The “Question of Palestine” has been tossed around for decades, and even though the state of Palestine received permanent observer (a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it) status in 2012, and temporary powers of a full member during its tenure as Chair of the G-77 and China grouping, in 2019, it has not been recognised as a full member so far. In vetoing Thursday’s UNSC resolution, that was supported by 12 of 15 UNSC members, the U.S. said that it believed Palestine should not be granted the membership through the UN process, but through “direct negotiations (the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves) between the parties”. The Israeli Ambassador added that to give Palestine full member status at this time, six months after the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas, would be “the vilest reward for the vilest crimes”. It could also be argued that this is precisely the time to recognise Palestine’s long-denied right — in the aftermath of October 7, Israel has bombed Palestinians both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank indiscriminately. That it has continued its operations despite a UNSC ceasefire resolution that even the U.S. signed on, and now threatens (to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want) yet another offensive (unpleasant) on Rafah, shows the dire need for the Palestinian state to have a much stronger voice on the multilateral stage.

The U.S. must seriously reconsider (to think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it) such blanket protection (the condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss) for the Israeli position on all issues. The contention that Palestine could only be a state through “dialogue between the parties” has a flaw: it is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu who declared in January that he would never accept a Palestinian state, and intended to retain “full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan”. A Palestine in the UN fold would also ensure that the new state would be bound by the obligations (something that you must do) of all UN members. It is a gross injustice to all Palestinians to conflate them with terrorist acts perpetrated by Hamas — refusing to make a distinction between combatants and non-combatants only further marginalises the pain of all victims of violence (actions or words that are intended to hurt people). At a time when the international order is fracturing, the U.S., as a global leader, must endeavor (to try to do something) to build, not break consensus in order to favour one country. To do so is to run counter to the UN’s basic principle: sovereign equality of all, following instead the more primitive dictum that “might is right”.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 21st April 2024

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• Proposed: Suggested as a possible plan or action for people to consider.
• Attempt: To try to do something, especially something difficult.
• Resolution: An official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted.
• Observer: A person who watches what happens but has no active part in it.
• Negotiations: The process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves.
• Threatens: To tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want.
• Offensive: Unpleasant.
• Reconsider: To think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it.
• Protection: The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss.
• Obligation: Something that you must do.
• Violence: Actions or words that are intended to hurt people.
• Endeavor: To try to do something.

The Hindu Vocab Master 21st April with Synonyms & Antonyms

Read the Hindu Vocab Master Words on 21st April 2024 to know synonyms and antonyms of difficult words.

Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Proposed	Synonyms: Expected, Planned Antonyms: Discourage, Ignore
Attempt	Synonyms: Attack, Bid Antonyms: Retreat, Surrender
Resolution	Synonyms: Decision, Settlement Antonyms: Apathy, Indecision
Observer	Synonyms: Viewer, Watcher Antonyms: Participant
Negotiations	Synonyms: Agreement, Compromise Antonyms: Disagreement
Threatens	Synonyms: Menace, Scare Antonyms: Help, Assist
Offensive	Synonyms: Annoying, Abusive Antonyms: Agreeable, Delightful
Reconsider	Synonyms: Reassess, Revaluate Antonyms: Ignore, Refuse
Protection	Synonyms: Insurance, Conservation Antonyms: Destruction, Danger
Obligation	Synonyms: Agreement, Bond Antonyms: Asset, Disagreement
Violence	Synonyms: Assault, Attack Antonyms: Calm, Kindness
Endeavor	Synonyms: Effort, Aim Antonyms: Idleness, Inactivity