The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• The resolution criticizes Israel by calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and blames Israel for impeding Palestinian self-determination through construction of its security barrier, without attributing any responsibility to the Palestinian side. For example, it omits the Palestinian obligation under the Road Map to dismantle terrorist infrastructure before a state is to be created.
• Out of hundreds of self-determination claims worldwide, this resolution singles out one - the claim against Israel.

Main Sponsors

Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Angola, Armenia, Burundi, Chile, China, North Korea, Ecuador, Finland, France, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam

Vote

Yes - 168, No - 5, Abstain - 10, Absent - 10

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Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004, that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination."
• "Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides..."