The United Nations General Assembly is set to adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end its ‘unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’ within 12 months.
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00:00The United Nations General Assembly is set to adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution
00:05that demands Israel end its, quote,
00:08"'unlawful presence' in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months."
00:13The action will isolate Israel days before world leaders travel to New York
00:17for their annual UN gathering.
00:19Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address
00:23the 193-member General Assembly on September 26,
00:27the same day as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
00:30The draft resolution aims to welcome an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice
00:36that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and should be withdrawn.
00:41The ICJ advisory opinion is not binding,
00:44but carries weight under international law.
00:46Washington, an ally of Israel, urges countries to vote no.
00:51Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon,
00:54calls the draft resolution diplomatic terrorism.