India joined the 142 nations backing the resolution titled โEndorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solutionโ.
India on Friday voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution endorsing the ‘New York Declaration’ย on the peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and the implementation of the two-state solution. The resolution, introduced by France, was adopted with overwhelming support, as 142 nations voted in favour, 10 against, and 12 abstained. Among those opposing were Argentina, Hungary, Israel, and the US.
142 nations back Palestinian state
India joined the 142 nations backing the resolution titled โEndorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solutionโ. The declaration had been circulated at a high-level international conference in July at UN headquarters, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
In the declaration, leaders โagreed to take collective action to end the war in Gaza, to achieve a just, peaceful and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the effective implementation of the two-state solution, and to build a better future for Palestinians, Israelis and all peoples of the regionโ.
Call for Israel to end conflict
The document urged Israeli leadership to issue โa clear public commitment to the two-state solution, including a sovereign, and viable Palestinian Stateโ. It further called on Israel to โimmediately end violence and incitement against Palestinians, to immediately halt all settlement, land grabs and annexation activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, publicly renounce any annexation project or settlement policy, and put an end to settlersโ violenceโ.
The declaration reaffirmed “support for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determinationโ.
โRecent developments have highlighted, once again, and more than ever, the terrifying human toll and the grave implications for regional and international peace and security of the persistence of the Middle East conflict,โ it stated.
โAbsent decisive measures towards the two-state solution and robust international guarantees, the conflict will deepen and regional peace will remain elusive,โ it added.
Asserting that โthe war in Gaza must end nowโ, the declaration further emphasised that โGaza is an integral part of a Palestinian State and must be unified with the West Bank. There must be no occupation, siege, territorial reduction, or forced displacement.”
With inputs from PTI