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July 18, 2024

Israel Passes Resolution Rejecting Palestinian Statehood
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Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a resolution opposing
Palestinian statehood. It's the first time the Knesset has passed such a
resolution.

Also on Wednesday, United Nations chief António Guterres blamed a surge
in illegal Israeli settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank for
scuppering a future two-state system, saying, "Recent developments are
driving a stake through the heart of any prospect for a two-state
solution."
Meanwhile, Palestine's U.N. ambassador addressed a Security Council
meeting in New York Wednesday, where he called for an end to the "most
documented genocide in history." This is Riyad Mansour.

Riyad Mansour: "There is a global consensus in support of the
Palestinian people's right to self-determination and a two-state
solution in line with U.N. resolutions and international law. There is
more convergence on the Palestine question than on any other matter on
the international agenda. And there is one isolated fanatic government
rejecting this international consensus and attacking every institution
entrusted with upholding the international law-based order."



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