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The General Assembly today takes up draft resolutions on the “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” and “The Syrian Golan”.
The first resolution reaffirms the UN’s responsibility for the question of Palestine, calls for ending the 1967 occupation and upholding the two-State solution and demands that Israel halt settlement activity and comply with international law. It urges renewed negotiations and calls on States not to recognize border changes while increasing assistance to Palestinians amid a severe humanitarian crisis.
The second resolution declares Israel’s continued occupation and de facto annexation of the Syrian Golan illegal and contrary to Security Council resolution 497 (1981). It reaffirms the applicability of international humanitarian law, demands Israel’s withdrawal to the 4 June 1967 line, and urges renewed peace negotiations and international efforts to resume the peace process.
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