UN GA to vote on draft resolution demanding end to occupation of Palestine within a year

The UN General Assembly will vote on Tuesday on a draft resolution demanding that the Israeli occupying state end its illegal presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) without delay, no later than 12 months after the resolution's adoption. The draft resolution, submitted by Jordan and a group of Arab and Islamic countries, stipulates that Israel must comply without delay with all of its obligations under international law, including as stipulated by the International Court of Justice, and withdraw all of its forces from the OPT, end its illegal policies and practices, including the immediate cessation of all new settlement activities and the evacuation of all settlers from the OPT, dismantle parts of the wall it has constructed, and return land and other immovable property, and all assets seized since its occupation began in 1967. The resolution also states that all Palestinians who were displaced during the occupation should be allowed to return to their original places of residence, and that th e Palestinian people should not be hindered from exercising their right to self-determination, including their right to establish an independent and sovereign state on all of their occupied land. The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, requested by the General Assembly and issued in July, emphasized that Israel's continued presence in the OPT is unlawful and called for an end to this presence as soon as possible. Source: Jordan News Agency