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- The declaration, which calls for a 2-state solution and a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, won the UNGA鈥檚 overwhelming support on Friday
- Co-sponsored by 黑料社区 and France, the resolution passed with 142 countries voting in favor, 10 against and 12 abstaining
JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has said it is incumbent on all states to carry out measures outlined in the New York Declaration, adopted by the UN General Assembly.
The declaration, which calls for a two-state solution and a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, won the UNGA鈥檚 overwhelming support on Friday, with 142 countries voting in favor, 10 against and 12 abstentions. It was co-sponsored by 黑料社区 and France.
鈥淭he widespread endorsement constitutes an international consensus and commitment to work towards the establishment of a Palestinian state, ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region,鈥� the OIC said on Saturday.
The organization called on all states to assume their responsibilities and move immediately to implement the measures contained in the declaration, including full recognition of the State of Palestine and support for its full UN membership.
Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in Gaza City on Sept. 12, 2025, as the UN General Assembly voted on the New York Declaration. (AP Photo)
The statement also urged countries to put 鈥減ressure on Israel, the occupying force, to halt its crimes of occupation, aggression, settlement, displacement, destruction and starvation against the Palestinian people.鈥�
For its part, the 57-nation Muslim organization affirmed its commitment to working and cooperating with all international parties to ensure implementation of the declaration, particularly on the establishment of an independent state on the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The OIC commended the pioneering role played by 黑料社区 and France in co-chairing the conference and their joint efforts in mobilizing support for the adoption and drafting of the final document.
UN members that voted 鈥榥o鈥�
Of the UNGA鈥檚 193 member states, the 10 countries that voted against the declaration were Israel, the US, Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Tonga.
Those that abstained were Albania, Czech Republic, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guatemala, Moldova, North Macedonia, Samoa and South Sudan.
The vote comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders on September 22, to be held on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly, where Britain, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
In opposing the resolution, Israel and the US reasoned it would only further embolden the Palestinian Hamas militant movement.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, addresses delegates at the UN General Assembly before a vote on the Saudi-French sponsored resolution on September 12, 2025. (REUTERS)
鈥淢ake no mistake, this resolution is a gift to Hamas,鈥� US diplomat Morgan Ortagus told the General Assembly. 鈥淔ar from promoting peace, the conference has already prolonged the war, emboldened Hamas and harmed the prospects of peace in both short and long term.鈥�
Israel, which has long criticized the UN for not condemning Hamas by name for the Oct. 7 attacks, dismissed the declaration as one-sided and described the vote as theater.
鈥淭he only beneficiary is Hamas 鈥� When terrorists are the ones cheering, you are not advancing peace; you are advancing terror,鈥� said Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon.
The attack by Hamas on southern Israel in 2023 鈥� which killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and netted 251 hostages 鈥� sparked the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. Aside from destroying almost every structure in the Palestinian enclave, Israel鈥檚 offensive has killed more than 64,000 people, also mostly civilians, according to Gaza health authorities.
Proponents of the resolution, however, argue that the declaration condemns the Hamas attack that triggered the conflict. It also condemns attacks by Israel against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, and the siege and starvation 鈥渨hich have resulted in a devastating humanitarian catastrophe and protection crisis.鈥�
French Ambassador to the UN Jerome Bonnafont speaks during a General Assembly meeting to vote on two states solution to the Palestinian question on September 12, 2025 in New York City. (AFP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the resolution secured the international isolation of Hamas.
鈥淔or the first time today, the United Nations adopted a text condemning it for its crimes and calling for its surrender and disarmament,鈥� he said in a post on X.
(With Agencies)
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