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The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the New York Declaration, which seeks a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian issue and the implementation of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. The UN press service reported this.
The document was the result of an international conference held in July at UN headquarters at the initiative of France and Saudi Arabia. In the General Assembly, which includes all 193 UN member states, 142 countries voted in favor of the declaration. Israel and nine other states voted against: Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, and the United States. Twelve countries abstained.
The New York Declaration offers a roadmap for implementing the two-state solution, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and the establishment of a viable, sovereign Palestinian state. The document also calls for the disarmament of Hamas and the curtailment of its influence in Gaza, the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries, and collective security guarantees.
French Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafon emphasized that the declaration provides a unified approach to resolving the conflict. Meanwhile, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon called the document "one-sided," stating that it "will not lead to peace but only undermines the Assembly's authority," and that "the main winner will be Hamas."
UN Secretary-General António Guterres earlier emphasized at the opening of the July conference that the key to establishing peace in the Middle East is the implementation of the two-state solution, in which Israel and Palestine exist as independent, sovereign, and democratic states living side by side in peace and security.
