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New UN resolutions back Palestinian right to a state
By The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS - The General Assembly approved Friday night six pro-Palestinian resolutions over U.S. and Israeli objections, culminating in the world body's declaration of backing the Palestinians' right to an independent state.

In the key resolution on the "Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine," the General Assembly welcomed the November 26 cease-fire in Gaza and urged both sides to maintain the truce which it said could pave the way for negotiations towards a solution to the conflict.

At the end of three days of speeches, the 192-member world body on Friday reaffirmed the UN's responsibility regarding the Palestinian question and stressed the Palestinian peoples' right to self-determination and an independent state.

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The Palestinian UN observer, Riyad Mansour, said the vote - 157 to 7 with 10 abstentions - showed massive support in the international community for moving forward on the peace process.

In a separate resolution topping 150 "yes" votes declared any attempt to impose Israel's laws, jurisdiction and administration on Jerusalem illegal, and therefore null and void. It was approved by a vote of 157-6 with 10 abstentions.

Two other resolutions called on Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and from the Golan Heights.

The resolutions are not legally binding - as Security Council resolutions are - but they are a reflection of world opinion. Each of the six resolutions received more than 100 "yes" votes. The United States, Israel, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau voted against all six resolutions.

U.S. diplomat Ned Siegel opposed the Golan Heights resolution, saying it prejudged the outcome of negotiations between Israel and Syria.

He accused Syria of using the General Assembly "to direct accusations at Israel even as it flaunts a number of Security Council resolutions ... with its refusal to treat Lebanon as a genuinely sovereign country."

"We would like to reiterate our alarm at indications that Syria is working with Hezbollah and other Lebanese allies to destabilize the democratically elected Government of Lebanon," Siegel said.

Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari accused the U.S. of using its veto in the Security Council to protect its Israeli friends and prevent them from complying with UN resolutions.

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  1.   Good for the UN, boo to the US and Israel 09:10  |  Marilyn 02/12/06
  2.   Was it Clickfool or Mark Of Lewiston who said this would happen? 09:20  |  Guy From NYC 02/12/06
  3.   response 09:27  |  M 02/12/06
  4.   Even Sharon said there must be a Pal. State 09:33  |  Pablo B 02/12/06
  5.   U.N voted in 1960, Israel return Adolf Eichmann to Argentina. 09:52  |  Ken Jurist 02/12/06
  6.   To # 1 09:52  |  j.b 02/12/06
  7.   These same frauds oppose a Kurdish state 09:53  |  David Stoler 02/12/06
  8.   #1 09:58  |  Zelkha 02/12/06
  9.   Reality bites 10:03  |  Amoz 02/12/06
  10.   jerusalem is ous 10:05  |  daniel michan 02/12/06
  11.   The power of Muslim Oil 10:09  |  freewoman 02/12/06
  12.   I agree with Marilyn 10:18  |  Justice for All 02/12/06
  13.   The usual suspects 10:19  |  whodey 02/12/06
  14.   Palestinian right to a state? 10:24  |  JW 02/12/06
  15.   easy does it...Marilyn 10:26  |  Eliana 02/12/06
  16.   ?Maintain the cease-fire? 10:53  |  KUTW 02/12/06
  17.   Where is the world is Palau???? 10:58  |  Iranian-American 02/12/06
  18.   Zelkha, isn`t it interesting... 11:01  |  Gretch 02/12/06
  19.   It`s a question of SECURITY not land 11:03  |  B`galil 02/12/06
  20.   Give Australia Back to the Aborigines, Marilyn 11:03  |  RF 02/12/06
  21.   Marilyn 11:03  |  Chris 02/12/06
  22.   to #8 11:03  |  Marcelo 02/12/06
  23.   thank you(David Stoler)# 7 11:05  |  Zhila 02/12/06
  24.   #12 -- justice, You`d better read Marilyn`s post again, 11:12  |  Gretch 02/12/06
  25.   And beside Israel???? 11:21  |  Dr D 02/12/06
  26.   REPLY TO #1 11:22  |  Maurice 02/12/06
  27.   #10 Daniel Michan--idolatry 11:26  |  Gretch 02/12/06
  28.   The big five. 11:28  |  Colin Wright 02/12/06
  29.   why ? 11:29  |  revoltop 02/12/06
  30.   there will always be anti semitic people because of Israel 11:30  |  Ben 02/12/06
  31.   America and Israel, forever locked in folly 11:39  |  Natallie Durson 02/12/06
  32.   The end of the UN will be... 11:42  |  Dante 02/12/06
  33.   Jerusalem is as Palestinian as London is English 11:42  |  Karmin 02/12/06
  34.   what ELSE IS NEW ? ITS ALL OLD STUFF . 11:42  |  paul harris 02/12/06
  35.   #8 Zelkha tries the tired old zionist trick 11:52  |  Johnboy 02/12/06
  36.   Amoz 11:57  |  ussishkin 02/12/06
  37.   #8 HAMAS and Fateh non-recognition of Israel JUSTIFIED 11:58  |  Hani 02/12/06
  38.   Hmmm, those numbers...two names are missing 11:59  |  Johnboy 02/12/06
  39.   ISRAEL HAS NO RESPECT... 12:03  |  MIKE KATZ 02/12/06
  40.   Old Jerusalem is Arab property 12:04  |  Hani 02/12/06
  41.   US and Israel voting like coconut republics! 12:07  |  Tony Price 02/12/06
  42.   The world weighs in with its support for Israel 12:10  |  Clickfool 02/12/06
  43.   New UN resolutions back Palestinian right 12:11  |  k.herzallah 02/12/06
  44.   ISRAEL WOULD CALL THAT AN IMMORAL MAJORITY 12:13  |  indrajaya 02/12/06
  45.   Sharon`s vision of a Palestinian State # 4 12:15  |  Clickfool 02/12/06
  46.   The History Is repeating itself 12:17  |  Abraham Ben 02/12/06
  47.   For # 16, on Palau 12:18  |  Clickfool 02/12/06
  48.   The great micky mouse alliances of zionsim 12:20  |  Sam (UK) 02/12/06
  49.   Ahhh...those wonderful UN resolutions 12:20  |  Clickfool 02/12/06
  50.   Need for Israel as the Jewish homeland 12:20  |  Alan 02/12/06
  51.   Guy from NYC 12:29  |  Walid 02/12/06
  52.   To Maurice: Who started this? 12:30  |  Amoz 02/12/06
  53.   Pal Govt Hamas charter states they will NEVER recognise Israel 12:30  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  54.   SHAME OF THE US !! 12:31  |  Jeremy 02/12/06
  55.   157 to 7 12:32  |  Shpend 02/12/06
  56.   # 33 Jerusalem Israeli 12:33  |  Josef 02/12/06
  57.   Jerusalem is as Palestinian as London is English 12:34  |  John 02/12/06
  58.   # to33 London new Meca 12:36  |  dzone 02/12/06
  59.   THE WORLD HAS SPOKEN: US (and ISRAEL) YOU ARE OUT OF LINE! 12:40  |  Messaoud 02/12/06
  60.   "KARMIN?"Moslems turn their backsides to Jerusalem when they pray 12:40  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  61.   Not even NATO support 12:40  |  Metatron 02/12/06
  62.   jlm 12:41  |  theo 02/12/06
  63.   UN theater of the absurd ignores its own resolutions,for Arabs 12:43  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  64.   Few facts 12:44  |  Seb 02/12/06
  65.   # 33 Jerusalem Israeli 12:48  |  Josef 02/12/06
  66.   UN at Risk 12:51  |  Walid 02/12/06
  67.   if israel can have a state so can the pal`s 12:57  |  viper 02/12/06
  68.   Holding on to the territories is only a matter of (false)security 12:58  |  Ben 02/12/06
  69.   Since when UN became relevant 12:58  |  Joseph E . 02/12/06
  70.   UN loses contact with reality.Welcomes"ceasefire" Qassems?? 13:05  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  71.   #8 & #18 and the rest 13:09  |  viper 02/12/06
  72.   Why doesn`t the U.N have a resolution supporting a Kurdish state 13:14  |  Joel Susser 02/12/06
  73.   But how UN will force biased USA to implement this resolution 13:14  |  Justice 02/12/06
  74.   Zelkha 13:26  |  Walid 02/12/06
  75.   to Karmin 13:27  |  Marcelo 02/12/06
  76.   The UN is meaningless 13:28  |  Steven 02/12/06
  77.   A resolution should be put forth in the UN 13:33  |  spyguy 02/12/06
  78.   Ashamed to be Australian 13:34  |  Aussie 02/12/06
  79.   U.N. 13:35  |  sandra chitayat 02/12/06
  80.   Waiting for some moderation 13:41  |  Tzfonit 02/12/06
  81.   #19 "Security" is a false god 13:45  |  spyguy 02/12/06
  82.   Who Cares 13:47  |  Darwish 02/12/06
  83.   Not in my name 13:48  |  Aussie 02/12/06
  84.   UN a worthless organization 13:49  |  Chaim Gorenstein 02/12/06
  85.   #79 Aussie 14:06  |  Steven 02/12/06
  86.   Aussie vote Greenies.Both other parties support Israels existence 14:09  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  87.   AUSSIE"counter to the wishes of most thinking people in Australia 14:16  |  PETER SM 02/12/06
  88.   Resp. To Mohammad Khalil 14:18  |  Amused