The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday approved two resolutions calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the Syrian-occupied Golan Heights.
According to Al Jazeera, the resolution on Palestine was submitted by Djibouti, Jordan, Mauritania, Qatar, Senegal and Palestine.
In the vote, 151 UN member states supported the Palestine-related resolution, while 11 member states, including the Israeli government and the United States, voted against it. The other 11 people abstained.
The resolution emphasizes the United Nations’ responsibility for the Palestinian issue and calls for an end to the occupation of territories occupied since 1967 and support for a two-state solution.
The General Assembly also adopted another resolution submitted by Egypt.
The resolution obliges Israel to withdraw from Syria’s Golan Heights and calls its occupation and annexation of the area “illegal.”
It passed with 123 votes in favor, 7 votes against (including the Israeli government and the United States), and 41 abstentions.
According to the document, Israel’s occupation and annexation of the Golan Heights is inconsistent with Security Council Resolution 497 of 1981.
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