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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Amelie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS and Gregory WALTON

UN General Assembly To Vote On Call For End To Israeli Occupation

The draft resolution -- which would be non-binding -- 'demands' the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories (Credit: AFP)

UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

The non-binding text, which Israel says will fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel's occupation since 1967 "unlawful."

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