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US support "to Israel's right to defend itself is ironclad... and that's not going to change."

The US' "ironclad commitment to Israel's security... has never been stronger."

"Without humanitarian aid, even our best friends will find it difficult to support us for a long time."

"Israel has to be very careful, because you're losing a lot of the world, you're losing a lot of support."

"If [Israel] keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government... they're going to lose support from around the world."

Israelis "are facing major, possibly generational damage to their reputation."

"[U]nless Israel changes its course it will continue to lose support."

Israel is "burning through its reserves of international support."

"When all this is over... International sympathy will have expired and Israel will be forced to exist in an even greater state of siege."

Will Israel Lose International Support for Its Campaign in Gaza?

The UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday calling for Israel to "end without delay its unlawful presence" in Palestinian areas within 12 months.

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There were 124 votes in favor and 14 votes against the measure, along with 43 abstentions. Among those in opposition were Israel itself and its closest ally, the US.

Israel has been demanded to also evacuate all settlers and make reparations to Palestinians for damages, with calls for an embargo on arms that Israel might use in those areas.

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The resolution is the first to be put forward by Palestine since gaining additional rights and privileges to its observer status this month, and marks the first time since 1982 that the General Assembly supports sanctions against Israel.

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This comes as the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion in July declaring Israeli presence illegal in any area beyond the 1949 armistice line — including in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

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Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from Egypt in the 1967 Six Day War, and considers these territories in the so-called "Occupied Palestinian Territory" to be on disputed land rather than occupied.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has in the past virtually justified Hamas’s actions by citing Gaza’s “suffocating occupation.” This was evidence of the UN's systemic bias against Israel. Influenced by nations like Russia, China, and some Muslim-majority states, the UN often portrays Israel as an oppressor while downplaying atrocities committed by groups like Hamas.

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It is crucial that the international community holds Israel accountable for its occupation of Palestinian territories. Many countries continue to supply Israel with weapons used in civilian harm. This undermines global legal standards and perpetuates humanitarian crises. To protect Palestinian lives and uphold international law, states must now take decisive steps against Israel.

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There is 1% chance that any two countries out of the US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, or Australia will curtail diplomatic ties with Israel before 2025, citing Israel’s military actions in Gaza, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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UN Resolution Asks Israel to End 'Unlawful Presence' in Palestinian Territories

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The international community must hold Israel accountable for its occupation of Palestinian territories, and an arms embargo will prove crucial to safeguard global legal standards and cease humanitarian crises. It's time for nations to take decisive steps against Israel to protect Palestinian lives and uphold international law.

UN officials have in the past virtually justified Hamas' terrorism by pointing to an alleged "suffocating occupation" in a blatant show of a systemic bias against Israel. Influenced by nations like Russia, China, and some Muslim-majority states, the UN keeps portraying Israel as an oppressor while downplaying atrocities committed by groups like Hamas.

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