Palestinian delegation seeks resolutions critical of Israel at UN General Assembly - report
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said the Palestinian delegation was seeking to use the current political situation to challenge Israel at the international body.
The Palestinian delegation is drafting UN resolutions critical of Israel, focusing on commitments for Palestinian property and income protection in the West Bank, condemnations of Israeli settlements, and calls for the UN to officially reject Israel's presence in the territory. The European Union's 27 member states have struggled to agree on supporting the proposed resolutions, leaving the Palestinians to consider voting without European backing, according to Ynet.
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon claims the Palestinian effort is a "diplomatic attack" aimed at challenging Israel internationally, stating that the Israeli delegation is cooperating with allies to counter the resolution challenge. Meanwhile, Israel is working to moderate the language of the resolutions and limit the number of nations backing them, while the UN documents a rise in Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank, with nearly 500 killed annually since 2022.
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