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UN overwhelmingly approves Palestinian statehood resolution
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The UN General Assembly approved a resolution advanced by France and Saudi Arabia on Friday, which supports the advancement of an "irreversible" path to Palestinian statehood.
The resolution was approved by a majority of 142 countries, with 10 voting against and 12 abstaining, on the "New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution."
The declaration endorsed by the resolution says the war in Gaza "must end now" and support the deployment of a temporary international stabilization mission mandated by the UN Security Council.
The United States described the vote as "yet another misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt" that undermined serious diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
"Make no mistake, this resolution is a gift to Hamas," US diplomat Morgan Ortagus told the General Assembly. "Far from promoting peace, the conference has already prolonged the war, emboldened Hamas and harmed the prospects of peace in both short and long term."
Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon responded to the resolution, stating, "This one-sided declaration will not be remembered as a step toward peace, only as another hollow gesture that weakens this Assembly’s credibility…This is not diplomacy. It is theatre.
"The only beneficiary is Hamas…When terrorists are the ones cheering, you are not advancing peace; you are advancing terror.”
The resolution calls for the Palestinian Authority to assume leadership of a Palestinian state with appropriate international support and demands Hamas end its control of Gaza.
The seven-page declaration condemns the attacks by Israel against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, siege and starvation, "which have resulted in a devastating humanitarian catastrophe and protection crisis."
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the resolution secured the international isolation of Hamas.
"For the first time today, the United Nations adopted a text condemning it for its crimes and calling for its surrender and disarmament," he said in an X post.
The issue of Palestinian statehood gained new momentum over the past two years as numerous countries voiced their criticism of the war in Gaza.
Israeli authorities have been vocally critical of plans to recognize a Palestinian state, arguing such a move would reward Hamas for its terrorism and perpetuate future violence.
International bodies have expressed a preference that the Palestinian Authority would take over leadership of a Palestinian state, despite having been ousted from the Gaza Strip nearly 20 years ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that the PA would not have a role in governing the Strip.
The resolution was approved by a majority of 142 countries, with 10 voting against and 12 abstaining, on the "New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution."
The declaration endorsed by the resolution says the war in Gaza "must end now" and support the deployment of a temporary international stabilization mission mandated by the UN Security Council.
The United States described the vote as "yet another misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt" that undermined serious diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
"Make no mistake, this resolution is a gift to Hamas," US diplomat Morgan Ortagus told the General Assembly. "Far from promoting peace, the conference has already prolonged the war, emboldened Hamas and harmed the prospects of peace in both short and long term."
Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon responded to the resolution, stating, "This one-sided declaration will not be remembered as a step toward peace, only as another hollow gesture that weakens this Assembly’s credibility…This is not diplomacy. It is theatre.
"The only beneficiary is Hamas…When terrorists are the ones cheering, you are not advancing peace; you are advancing terror.”
The seven-page declaration condemns the attacks by Israel against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, siege and starvation, "which have resulted in a devastating humanitarian catastrophe and protection crisis."
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the resolution secured the international isolation of Hamas.
"For the first time today, the United Nations adopted a text condemning it for its crimes and calling for its surrender and disarmament," he said in an X post.
The issue of Palestinian statehood gained new momentum over the past two years as numerous countries voiced their criticism of the war in Gaza.
Israeli authorities have been vocally critical of plans to recognize a Palestinian state, arguing such a move would reward Hamas for its terrorism and perpetuate future violence.
International bodies have expressed a preference that the Palestinian Authority would take over leadership of a Palestinian state, despite having been ousted from the Gaza Strip nearly 20 years ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that the PA would not have a role in governing the Strip.
Source - Reuters
