Most of the World Agrees Israel’s Occupation of Palestine Must End. The U.S. Is Fine With It.
But the U.S. voted against a U.N. resolution that sets a 12-month timeframe to end Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
UN demands Israel end occupation of Palestine: How did your country vote?
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a resolution demanding an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of “occupied Palestinian Territory” within a year, with Palestine’s UN ambassador calling the vote a turning point “in our struggle for freedom and justice”.
UN members vote to demand Israel end occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months
The vote comes after the UN’s top court said in July that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal.
U.N. General Assembly demands Israel end occupation of Palestinian territory
The nonbinding resolution says Israel must end its “unlawful presence” within a year, pull out military forces, halt settlement expansion and evacuate settlers.
UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything?
Most countries have backed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that sets a deadline for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory amid rising international criticism of Israel.
UN General Assembly Widely Supports a Palestinian Resolution Demanding Israel End Its Occupation
The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year
U.N. Adopts Resolution Demanding Israel Urgently End Occupation Of Palestinian Land
The resolution supported by most of the General Assembly calls for Israel to withdraw from Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem within the next 12 months.
UN Members Demand Israel Withdraws From Palestinian Territories
The United Nations General Assembly demanded Wednesday that Israel withdraw from the Palestinian territories captured in 1967, end the settlement of the West Bank and allow displaced Palestinians and their descendants to return.
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