The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights.
The resolution, titled “The Syrian Golan,” was adopted on Tuesday by a recorded vote of 123 in favor to seven against (Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, United States), with 41 abstentions.
By its terms, the Assembly declared that Israel’s December 14, 1981 decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan “is null and void and called for its rescission.”
The Assembly also called on Israel to resume talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks and to respect the commitments and undertakings reached previously.
It also demanded that Israel withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan to the line of June 4, 1967.
General Assembly resolutions are not binding but carry political weight.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said the “General Assembly once again proves how disconnected it is from reality.”
“Instead of addressing the crimes of the Iranian axis and the dangerous activities of militias in Syria, it demands that Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights - a vital defense line that protects our citizens. Israel will not return to the 1967 lines and will not abandon the Golan. Not now, not ever,” he added on X.
