UNGA votes on resolution for Israel to end occupation in Palestine
Always nice to see who are in US/Israel's pocket and who the cowards are.
Palestinian president welcomes Saudi Arabia’s stance on Israel ties
Mahmoud Abbas “expressed deep gratitude” for the Saudi crown prince’s announcement that the kingdom would not normalise ties with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to the Wafa news agency.
Abbas said Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “bold and decisive statements affirm the strong unified Arab and Islamic stance in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people”, Wafa reported.
Jordan says Israel pushing Middle East into ‘abyss of regional war’
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi accused Israel of pushing the whole Middle East “into the abyss of a regional war” by maintaining a dangerous escalation on several fronts.
In remarks after an Islamic and Arab ministerial contact group meeting in Amman to lobby for a ceasefire in Gaza, Safadi said peace would not prevail without a two-state solution.
He added in a post on X, “We stressed the need for the international community to take practical steps to curb Israeli aggression, including imposing sanctions on it and stopping the supply of weapons to it.”
EU’s top diplomat hails ‘great significance’ of UN resolution
Josep Borrell made the remark in a statement issued following the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution demanding Israel end “its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory” within 12 months.
“The UN General Assembly has forcefully reaffirmed its commitment to the realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including its right to an independent and sovereign State, living side by side in peace and security with Israel, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly,” Borrell said.
“In line with its longstanding common position and UN Security Council Resolutions, I reiterate the call for a lasting and sustainable peace, and reaffirm that the EU will not recognise changes to the 1967 borders, nor Israeli sovereignty over the territories occupied since 1967, unless agreed by parties,” he added.
The resolution, put forth by Palestine, received 124 votes in favour, while 43 countries abstained, and Israel, the US and 12 others voted no.
I acknowledge the great significance of today adoption by #UNGA of a Resolution demanding an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within 1 year.
The EU reiterates its calls for a lasting & sustainable peace.https://t.co/WSXPsXGUXR
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) September 18, 2024
Still plenty cowards in the EU Abstained: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.
Canada imposes new sanctions on Hamas, Israeli settlers
Canada announced further sanctions against Hamas over its “acts of terror”, as well as against several Israeli settlers for “extremist violence” against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.
The latest punitive measures against Hamas target 11 individuals and two entities with roles in the Palestinian group’s financial network that Canada said was used in the planning and execution of attacks on Israel on October 7, according to a government statement.
Four Israelis, as well as the Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, were also listed for “participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence, including attacks on humanitarian convoys … and displacement of Palestinian communities”
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