On Friday, September 12th, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the world’s diplomats once again took up one of the most enduring and divisive questions of modern history: the future of Palestine.
In a vote that drew overwhelming support, the General Assembly passed what’s being called the "New York Declaration," a resolution reasserting the so-called 'two-state solution."
Sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, the measure calls for the peaceful creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The tally: 142 countries voted in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstained.