UN General Assembly to vote on call for end to Israeli occupation
The non-binding text, which Israel says will fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel's occupation since 1967 "unlawful." "Israel is under an obligation to bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible," read the opinion, requested by the General Assembly. In response, Arab countries called for a special session of the assembly just days before dozens of heads of state and... Читать дальше...