RAMLLAH, Saturday May 11, 2024 (WAFA) – Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein al-Sheikh, today welcomed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution backing Palestine’s bid to become a full UN member.
The Assembly adopted the resolution with 143 votes in favor and nine against – including the US and Israel – while 25 countries abstained.
Al-Sheikh considered this move as “a victory of the international will for the long-awaited Palestinian rights.”
He voiced his appreciation of the member states that have voted in favor of the resolution that is consistent with the international consensus, considering this move as a historical right for the Palestinian people to establish their independent State on its national soil, with Jerusalem as its capital.
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