UN members vote 124-14 Israel must end 'unlawful' occupation of Palestinian territories
The final result of a vote during the emergency session on the legal consequences of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories is shown at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 18 September 2024.
Arab countries called the special session just days before dozens of world leaders meet at UN headquarters to address the kick off of this year's General Assembly. "The idea is you want to use the pressure of the international community in the General Assembly and the pressure of the historic ruling by the ICJ to force Israel to change its behavior," said Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour on Monday."This is what cynical international politics looks like," foreign ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein said on X.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield condemned the resolution ahead of the vote as"inflammatory" and said it"is not going to advance the cause of peace."
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