US EditionUN Calls On Israel To Withdraw From Golan, Danon: 'Disconnected From Reality'
The UN General Assembly resolution passed with 123 votes, declaring Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights illegal and calling for resumed peace talks.
- On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights and called its occupation 'illegal', passing with 123 votes in favour.
- Long ago Israel annexed the Golan in 1981, after occupying the Golan Heights post-war of 1967 and permitting Jewish settlements, amid reports of seizures beyond the UN Purple Line and a deadly Friday incursion.
- The Assembly called on Israel to resume talks and withdraw to the June 4, 1967 line, while Tom Barrack, US Special Envoy for Syria, met with Syria's Foreign Minister in Damascus; Syria's Foreign Ministry welcomed the support for its sovereignty claims.
- Following the deadly incursion that killed 13 people, several Israeli soldiers were wounded and US President Donald Trump warned Israel to "maintain a strong and true dialogue," urging Benjamin Netanyahu to "take it easy," Axios reported.
- Israel's UN representative Danny Danon said the General Assembly was 'disconnected...from reality' and added Israel "will not return to the 1967 lines and will not abandon the Golan.
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According to the will of the Israeli government, Syria's leaders are to establish a demilitarized zone in the already illegally occupied territory, while the UN General Assembly is once again calling for its return.
The UN calls for Israel to withdraw from the Syrian Golan and Trump to end the interference. ...
UNGA demands Israeli withdrawal from Syria’s Golan Heights
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Tuesday demanding that Israel cease its occupation of Syria's Golan Heights. The resolution, submitted by Egypt, passed with 123 votes in favour. Seven states, including the US and Israel, voted against, while 41 states abstained from the vote. "By its terms, the Assembly declared that Israel's 14 December 1981 decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Gola…
UN Calls On Israel To Withdraw From Golan, Danon: 'Disconnected From Reality'
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights. 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution, seven voted against it, and 41 abstained. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon later called […]
UN General Assembly Declares Israel’s Occupation of Syrian Golan Heights Illegal
On Tuesday, 2 December, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring Israel’s ongoing occupation and de facto annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights as ‘illegal’ and demanding its withdrawal to the 4 June 1967 border, which Israel retains, citing the territory’s strategic importance for national security and defense against potential threats. The resolution, which was submitted by Egypt, received overwhelming support, …
The UN General Assembly once again called on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights.
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