UN General Assembly Backs Declaration Toward 'Two-State Solution'

On Friday, the UN General Assembly voted by a wide margin to back a declaration calling for "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" toward a 'two-state solution' between Israel and Palestine.

The seven-page document stems from an international conference held at the UN in July, organized by Saudi Arabia and France. Both the US and Israel chose not to participate.

The resolution supporting the declaration passed with 142 votes in favor, 10 opposed, and 12 abstentions.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the resolution marked the international isolation of Hamas.

"For the first time today, the United Nations adopted a text condemning it for its crimes and calling for its surrender and disarmament," he said.