The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration calling for “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
The seven-page declaration stems from a July U.N. conference hosted by Saudi Arabia and France. The United States and Israel boycotted the event. The resolution received 142 votes in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstentions.
Ahead of a meeting of world leaders on September 22, Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and Belgium are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
The declaration condemns both Palestinian militant Hamas attacks on Israel and Israeli strikes on civilians and infrastructure in Gaza, which have caused a severe humanitarian crisis. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the vote isolated Hamas internationally and called for its disarmament.
All Gulf Arab states supported the resolution. Voting against were Israel, the United States, Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, and Tonga.
The text calls for an immediate end to the Gaza war and supports deploying a temporary U.N. stabilization mission. The United States criticized the vote, calling it a “misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt” that undermined diplomacy.
Israel dismissed the declaration as one-sided, arguing it benefits Hamas rather than advancing peace.
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