The United Nations General Assembly, meeting late Tuesday evening, adopted two crucial resolutions that collectively called upon the Israeli entity to withdraw from both the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Occupied Syrian Golan.
The first resolution, specifically concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territories, was approved by a robust majority, receiving 151 votes in favor, with 11 votes against and 11 members abstaining. In its text, the General Assembly affirmed the urgent need for collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues in the Middle East peace process, further calling for an international conference to be held in Moscow, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1850 (2008), to advance a just, lasting, and comprehensive settlement.
It urged both parties to act responsibly and quickly reverse negative trends to create the necessary conditions for a reliable political horizon and to drive peace efforts forward.
The resolution demanded that the Israeli entity strictly comply with its obligations under international law, including ending its illegal presence in the occupied territory, stopping all new settlement activities, and evacuating all settlers.
It also rejected any attempt to alter the demographic or territorial composition in Gaza and stressed the importance of uniting the Strip with the West Bank without delay.
Furthermore, it called for Israel’s withdrawal from the Palestinian land occupied since 1967 and the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and finding a just solution for Palestinian refugees.
The statement explained that the second resolution, which addressed the Occupied Syrian Golan, was adopted by a recorded vote of 123 votes in favor against 7 opposing.
This resolution affirmed that Israel’s decision issued on December 14, 1981, to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan is null and void and demanded its cancellation.
The General Assembly called upon the Israeli entity to resume talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks, respect previously reached commitments, and demanded its withdrawal from the Occupied Syrian Golan to the line of June 4, 1967.
