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A Palestine state, without Hamas, gets UNGA backing
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|September 13, 2025
Declaration demanding 2-state solution wins 142 votes; 10, including US and Israel, oppose; it also calls for collective action to end war in Gaza
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THE UN General Assembly voted on Friday to back the "New York Declaration," a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine—without the involvement of Hamas.
The text was adopted by 142 votes in favour, 10 against—including Israel and key ally the United States—and 12 abstentions. It clearly condemns Hamas and demands that it surrender its weapons.
Although Israel has criticised UN bodies for nearly two years over their failure to condemn Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023, the declaration, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, leaves no ambiguity.
This story is from the September 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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