The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Associated PressSEP 12 2024
The UN General Assembly Wednesday voted by a record 124-14 (43 abstentions) for a resolution calling for Israel to vacate all Palestinian land and assets seized since 1967.The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Wednesday voted by a record 124-14 for a resolution asking Israel to vacate all Palestinian land and assets seized since 1967.
The nonbinding resolution, which Palestine hailed as “historic,” asked Israel to end its "unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months.
It asks member states to stop importing products made in Israeli settlements and exporting weapons to Israel if they may potentially be used in occupied Palestine.