NEWS: UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel brings to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory without delay and within the next 12 months.https://t.co/Vj0Ve1lLBi pic.twitter.com/2rKKvDNDqd
— United Nations (@UN) September 18, 2024
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories within a year. The resolution, based on an advisory opinion from the UN’s highest court, passed with 124 votes in favor, 14 against, and 43 abstentions. The court found that Israel’s presence in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip is unlawful under international law.
It stated Israel must end its “unlawful presence” and evacuate all settlers from the occupied territories. Since 1967, Israel has built about 160 settlements housing around 700,000 Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
un’s demand for israel’s withdrawal
PR @AmbHarishP delivered Indiaโs Explanation of Vote on the Resolution on Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israelโs policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. India underlined:
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— India at UN, NY (@IndiaUNNewYork) September 18, 2024
The court said these settlements violate international law, a claim Israel disputes.
The Palestinian- led UN resolution which calls for unilateral moves against Israel, will not end the conflict, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.ย
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— Israel ืืฉืจืื (@Israel) September 18, 2024
Israel’s prime minister dismissed the court’s decision as “lies” and said “the Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land.” The Palestinian Authority called the resolution’s passing a “pivotal and historic moment” that reflects a “global consensus that the occupation must end.”
The US voted against the resolution, warning it was “one-sided” and offered no path forward. The UK abstained, saying the resolution lacked “sufficient clarity” to advance a negotiated two-state solution.
The Palestinian-led UN resolution which calls for economic sanctions against Israel, will ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ who work in Israel. pic.twitter.com/sQ4YeVoexW
— Israel ืืฉืจืื (@Israel) September 18, 2024
British NGOs criticized the UK’s abstention. Oxfam called it “profoundly disappointing,” while Global Justice Now accused the government of disregarding Palestinian suffering under “military-enforced racial discrimination.”
The vote comes after almost a year of conflict in Gaza that has killed over 41,000 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Violence has also escalated in the West Bank, with more than 680 Palestinians and 22 Israelis killed in the same period.
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