The United Nations General Assembly voted 142-10 to endorse a declaration for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.
Twelve countries abstained from the vote.
According to an article from the UN, the New York Declaration “involves an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release of all hostages held there, and the establishment of a Palestinian State that is both viable and sovereign” and “calls for the disarmament of Hamas and its exclusion from governance in Gaza, normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab countries, as well as collective security guarantees.”
The United States’ delegation to the United Nations staunchly opposed the declaration, stating the position should “come as no surprise.”
“General Assembly action on the New York Declaration is yet another misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt that undermines serious diplomatic efforts to end the conflict,” Counselor Morgan Ortagus said. “Make no mistake – this resolution is a gift to Hamas. It is likewise cynical, transparently driven by the domestic politics rather than a serious foreign policy agenda.”
“Far from promoting peace, the conference has already prolonged the war, emboldened Hamas, and harmed the prospects of peace in both short and long term,” Ortagus added. “The United States will not participate in this insult to the victims of October 7, but we will continue to lead real-world efforts to end the fighting and to deliver a permanent peace.”
Ortagus noted that the declaration “fails to recognize the reality that Hamas’ terrorism on October 7 was the reason this war was necessary,” and further condemned that it contained language endorsing the “right of return,” leading to the “demographic death of Israel as a Jewish state.”
