The U.N. General Assembly passed six resolutions on Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the U.N. partition plan of 1947. Among the resolutions, the United Nations backed the “road map” peace plan, urged Israel to destroy its security barrier, called for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights and demanded shared control of Jerusalem.
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