UN General Assembly on Wednesday agreed A non-binding resolution calling on Israel to withdraw within a year from settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the resolution was approved by a majority of 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions. Among the opponents in particular was the United States, Israel's main international ally, while Italy abstained.
Specifically, the resolution calls on Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territory, immediately close all new settlements, and expel all existing settlers. It also demands that Israel pay reparations to the Palestinians for damage caused by the occupation and urges UN member states to take measures to prevent trade or investment that supports the Israeli presence in the territories, including an arms embargo.
The resolution, proposed by the Palestinian Authority, affirms the opinion expressed by the UN’s International Court of Justice last July that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories and Israel’s use of natural resources in those areas violate international law. Like the resolution, that opinion was non-binding, but it is still historic: The last time the court expressed an opinion on Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories was more than 20 years ago, in 2003. When he had She considered that the separation wall between Israel and the West Bank violates international law.
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