UNGA in majority vote in favor of Palestinian self-determination

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a majority in favor of a resolution reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

176 member states voted in favor of the resolution. Only seven countries voted against it, including the United States, Israel, and Canada, while seven countries abstained.

The sweeping vote comes one day after the United States vetoed a Security Council draft resolution on the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem').

According to observers, Tuesday’s vote shows that the world rejects the U.S. unilateral position on 'Jerusalem', which increases its isolation.

On Monday, the United States blocked an Egyptian-drafted Security Council resolution at the United Nations that would have rejected President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The Egyptian proposal calls on the international community to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in Jerusalem in accordance with Security Council Resolution 478 of 1980.