[GEO.TV] The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state solution.
In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting no, and seven abstentions, the Assembly expressed "unwavering support, in accordance with international law, for the two-state solution of Israel and Palestine."
| Support is all the General Assembly can do. They’re a talk shop — all the power to actually do anything belongs to the Security Council. |
The Assembly said the two states should be "living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on the pre-1967 borders."
It has called for a high-level international meeting in New York in June 2025, to be co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, to breathe new life into diplomatic efforts to make the two-state solution a reality.
| That’s the conference French President Macron ws so enthusiastic about a few days ago, though that was before his prime minister’s government fell in a No Confidence vote He may be less sanguine about the probability that he will be able to attend by now. |
The assembly called for "realisation of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent state." |