In any case, the political consequences overshadow legal or bureaucratic issues. Forcing the US to use its veto in the Security Council, or obtaining the support of more than 150 of the UN’s 193 member states in the General Assembly, would be a huge defeat for Israel and the US, which is why the Latin American votes are important.
为了成为完全的联合国成员国，安理会须由安理会提议将这一决议转交给联合国大会；但将巴勒斯坦权力机构的地位升级至与梵蒂冈相仿——从理论上说，这意味着允许巴勒斯坦权力机构加入众多联合国机构，包括国际刑事法庭——只需要联大三分之二多数赞成即可。无论如何，政治后果都会远大于法律或官僚问题。迫使美国在安理会投出否决票，或者获得联大193个成员国中150个以上的支持，将会是对以色列和美国的一次重大打击，这也是拉美如何投票至关重要的原因。