Re: [Salon] UN General Assembly vote on ending the occupation of Palestine

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

Transmitted below is the statement issued by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People welcoming yesterday's adoption of the General         Assembly resolution to implement the opinion of the International Court of Justice.

 

STATEMENT OF THE BUREAU OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S COMMITTEE ON THE EXERCISE OF THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE  
 

Statement

 

Committee Bureau Welcomes Historic Resolution Calling for an End to Israel's Occupation of Palestine

 

18 September 2024

 

The Bureau of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee warmly welcomes today’s General Assembly adoption of a historic resolution to implement the landmark ICJ Advisory Opinion, requested under resolution A/RES/77/247 of 30 December 2022. Today’s decision by the General Assembly reinforces the international community’s long-standing call for the immediate end of Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.

 

The resolution is a call to action, in accordance with international law and the permanent responsibility of the United Nations vis-à-vis the question of Palestine until it is justly resolved in all its aspects, aimed at bringing an end to this illegal situation and ensuring justice and the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. It unequivocally reaffirms that “Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful” and calls for “the end of Israel’s occupation within 12 months from the adoption of this resolution”.

 

By an overwhelming majority vote of 124 to 14 with 43 abstaining, the UN Member States firmly endorsed the determinations made by the ICJ in its Advisory Opinion and demanded that Israel cease all its grave breaches, comply with its international legal obligations, and make reparations for the harm done by its occupation. The international community cannot stand by as Israel continues to flagrantly violate international law and the rights of the Palestinian people; it must act forthwith to uphold the rule of law.

 

The Committee Bureau urges all Member States and international organizations to uphold their obligations and responsibilities under this resolution, with a view to ensuring accountability and promoting the path towards peace and justice. It also calls on all stakeholders to act decisively in implementing the resolution, at the international and national levels, so that accountability and justice prevail for all affected by this prolonged, illegal occupation, and so that a just, lasting and peaceful solution to this historic injustice can finally be realized.

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 6:06 AM Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com> wrote:

FM: John Whitbeck

The UN General Assembly has today approved the State of Palestine's resolution calling for ending the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine in accordance with international law, as recently confirmed by the definitive opinion of International Court of Justice.

The vote was 124 in favor and 14 against with 43 states abstaining and 12 states not voting.

Transmitted below is the list of shame of those states which, by being unwilling to support even this non-binding resolution on a matter of principle, have made clear that they do not believe that international law should be respected and complied with and do not believe that 57 years of brutal and illegal occupation is long enough and should end:

NEGATIVE VOTES (14):

Argentina, Czechia, Fiji, Hungary, Israel, Malawi, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, Tuvalu and United States

ABSTENTIONS (43):

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Congo (DRC), Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Italy, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Panama, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Vanuatu

Support for the "principles" regarding Russia/Ukraine being asserted by states of the Global West is unlikely to be enhanced among the states of the Global Rest by the Western votes on this resolution.