McGrath,

Since the UN requires that other member nations be recognized by , and accorded the rights of nations, and the Palestinian leadership has stated that they will NOT recognize Israel, a member of the UN, , and a state of war still exists between the state of Israel and those groups making up the proposed Palestinian state, I think that the question should be rather

what arguments can be advanced for the position that Palestine SHOULD become a member of the UN, when it has declared itself unwilling to abide by the UN charter?