The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the overwhelming vote by the United Nations General Assembly, in its 80th session, in favor of the draft resolution on the settlement of the question of Palestine by peaceful means.
The resolution calls for Israel's withdrawal from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them their right to self-determination.
The ministry affirmed that the broad support for the resolution, which was supported by 151 countries, with 11 opposing and 11 abstaining, reflects a renewed international consensus on the justice of the Palestinian cause.
The resolution reflects a renewed international consensus on the justice of the Palestinian cause and a rejection of the continuation of the occupation.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Welcomes the UN Resolution Calling for an End to the Occupation and Enabling Our People to Exercise Their Inalienable Rights