RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcomed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s vote, in favour of a resolution endorsing the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
A majority of 168 countries voted for the resolution on Thursday night. Five countries, including Israel and the U.S., voted against, and ten others abstained.
“The adoption by UNGA of the draft resolution, affirms Israel’s failure, and it is a response to Israel’s crimes and settler violence, as well as, of the Palestinian people’s sovereignty over their territories,” Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, said.
Al-Maliki urged all countries and the UN, to continue supporting the Palestinian people, to realise their right to self-determination, including establishing an independent state.
He called for implementing the rules of international law, including the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion, which affirms that the apartheid wall and settlements, constructed by Israel, deprive the Palestinian people of their right to self-determination.
Al-Maliki also urged the UN “to assume its responsibilities, to safeguard this inalienable and non-negotiable right, and take practical steps that would end the occupation and dismantle Israel’s illegal settlements.”– NNN-WAFA
