France and Saudi Arabia hosted a July conference at United Nations headquarters that produced the New York Declaration. The General Assembly voted on this document with 142 member states supporting the resolution. Ten countries opposed the measure while twelve nations chose not to participate in the voting process. Israel joined the United States and eight other nations in rejecting the proposal. The remaining countries that voted against were Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, and Tonga.
French Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont described the declaration as a pathway toward establishing two separate states for Israelis and Palestinians. The document demands an immediate end to fighting in Gaza and the return of all prisoners held there. Palestinian sovereignty represents a central goal of the proposed agreement. The plan also requires removing Hamas from power and preventing the group from governing Gaza territory. Additional provisions call for peaceful relations between Israel and Arab nations along with shared security arrangements.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon criticized the declaration as biased and predicted it would harm the Assembly's reputation rather than advance peace efforts.
French Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont described the declaration as a pathway toward establishing two separate states for Israelis and Palestinians. The document demands an immediate end to fighting in Gaza and the return of all prisoners held there. Palestinian sovereignty represents a central goal of the proposed agreement. The plan also requires removing Hamas from power and preventing the group from governing Gaza territory. Additional provisions call for peaceful relations between Israel and Arab nations along with shared security arrangements.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon criticized the declaration as biased and predicted it would harm the Assembly's reputation rather than advance peace efforts.
