UNGA Backs Creation of Palestinian State in Historic Vote

The reolustion which proposed by France and Saudi Arabia was called the New York Declaration on the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution.

The “New York Declaration”, which outlines “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution, was adopted on Friday by 142 votes in favour, 10 against – including Israel and key ally the United States – and 12 abstentions, Al Jazeera reported.

The vote took place ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly summit, to be jointly chaired by Riyadh and Paris, scheduled for September 22 in New York. At the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to formally recognize the State of Palestine.

Through this resolution, the UN General Assembly endorsed the New York Declaration, which outlines “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution between Israeli regime and Palestine, in advance of the world leaders’ meeting.

The seven-page New York Declaration is the outcome of an international conference held at the United Nations in July, hosted by Saudi Arabia and France, focused on resolving the decades-long conflict. The United States and Israeli regime boycotted the event.

Resolution comes less than 24 hours after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would never be a Palestinian state. It would be a Hamas-free state.