Good afternoon. For the first time in more than two decades, Australia has voted with 156 other countries at the UN general assembly to demand the end of Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible”.
The resolution demands Israel “comply strictly with its obligations under international law”, referring to an international court of justice ruling in July this year which ordered Israel to end its occupation. It also rejects any attempt by Israel at “demographic or territorial change” in the Gaza Strip.
