Israel denounces ‘cynical’ UN resolution demanding end to occupation
Israel denounced as “distorted” a nonbinding UN General Assembly resolution demanding an end to its occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.
“This is what cynical international politics looks like,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein said on X after UN member states approved the text by 124 votes to 14 with 43 abstentions.
He said it was “a distorted decision that is disconnected from reality, encourages terrorism and harms the chances for peace”.
The political theater called the General Assembly today adopted a distorted decision that is disconnected from reality, encourages terrorism and harms the chances for peace. This is what being disconnected looks like; this is what cynical international politics looks like.
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— Oren Marmorstein (@OrenMarmorstein) September 18, 2024
By now I'm convinced Israel is the root of terrorism in the ME. Israel won't stop until the ME has been ethnically cleansed of all Arabs, Muslims and anyone else opposed to the new master race.
Palestine hails ‘turning point in our struggle for freedom and justice’
Earlier, the UN General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, called the vote a turning point “in our struggle for freedom and justice”.
“It sends a clear message that Israel’s occupation must end as soon as possible and that the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination must be realized,” he said.
Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, slammed the vote as “a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism”.
“Instead of marking the anniversary of the October 7 massacre by condemning Hamas and calling for the release of all 101 of the remaining hostages, the General Assembly continues to dance to the music of the Palestinian Authority, which backs the Hamas murderers,” Danon said.
Qatar hails UN resolution on ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine
The Foreign Ministry says Qatar welcomes “the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel end its illegal presence in Palestinian territories”.
A statement said the vote by an overwhelming majority of member states “clearly reflects the just cause of the Palestinian issue and represents a wide-scale international admission of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”.
Saudi crown prince says no Israel ties without Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler says the kingdom will not establish ties with Israel until a Palestinian state has been created in a blow to US efforts to seal a “normalisation” deal.
“We renew the kingdom’s rejection and strong condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation authority against the Palestinian people,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the opening session of its advisory Shura Council.
“The kingdom will not cease its tireless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without one.”
As recently as earlier this month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had been holding out the prospect of the swift establishment of ties with the Gulf Arab state as a potential dividend for Israel from a ceasefire and captive-release deal for Gaza.
The United States has readied a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations with Israel, Blinken said earlier this year, as it seeks incentives for Israel to support a Palestinian state.
Blinken stop trying to bribe countries into submitting to Israel's genocidal practices. Netanyahu has vowed there will never be a Palestinian state, he has already fully annexed Judea and Samaria aka the West Bank in his mind. Netanyahu has been working to block a Palestinian state since the Oslo Accords.
