UN Security Council Meeting 9923: The Palestinian Question

It's 9:40 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday morning and I am about to observe the 9923rd UN Security Council meeting here in New York on UN Web TV (cf. The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question: Briefing and Consultations | What's In Blue | Security Council Report). I have watched many UN Security Council meetings over the years, but this will be my first in a couple of months. While I am waiting for the meeting to start, this is a good opportunity for me to congratulate Mahmoud Daifallah Mahmoud Hmoud of Jordan, newly elected to serve as a judge on the International Court of Justice. He was elected without a single negative vote in either the Security Council or the General Assembly.