UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” a resolution calling for tangible steps towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to official UN proceedings. The text-drafted after a July peace conference in New York co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France-was backed by 142 member states, with 10…

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‘There will be no Palestine, it belongs to us’: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to double West Bank’s population

‘There will be no Palestine, it belongs to us’: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to double West Bank’s population

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday declared that there would be no Palestinian state, as he presided over a signing ceremony for a major settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. Speaking in Maale Adumim, a large settlement east of Jerusalem, Netanyahu said, “We are going to fulfil our promise that there will be…

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