The General Assembly adopted a resolution last night requesting the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Israeli troops from “all the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since June 1967, including Jerusalem,” and stating that any comprehensive solution in the area must be sponsored by the UN.
The vote was 101-13, with 30 abstentions. Among those opposing the resolution were Israel, the U.S. and six of the nine members of the European Economic Community (EEC). The other three EEC members — France, Ireland and Italy — abstained.
The resolution declared that a comprehensive peace must also be based on Palestinian rights, including the right of return, self-determination, national independence and the establishment of an independent state in Palestine under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Co-sponsored by Cuba, India, Indonesia, Mali, Pakistan and Yugoslavia, the resolution condemned continued Israeli occupation of Arab territories, called for immediate, total and unconditional withdrawal, and rejected all partial agreements and separate treaties which violate recognized Palestinian rights and contradict the principles of just and comprehensive solutions.
It reaffirmed strong rejection of Israel’s decision to “annex Jerusalem” and called for rescission of all measures taken to change the status of the city. The resolution also strongly condemned Israel for “aggression” against Lebanon and its practices in the occupied territories.
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