UN General Assembly Reaffirms Illegality of Israel’s Golan Hold, Demands Pullback to 1967 Lines

Overview

• The Egypt-sponsored resolution passed 123–7 with 41 abstentions, calling Israel’s presence in the Syrian Golan Heights illegal.
• The text demands Israel withdraw to the June 4, 1967 line in line with relevant Security Council resolutions.
• Countries voting against included Israel, the United States, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, and Tonga.
• Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon rejected the measure and said Israel will not return to the 1967 lines or abandon the Golan.
• The General Assembly adopts such Golan resolutions annually, and the latest vote coincided with a separate GA text urging Israel’s withdrawal from Palestinian territories.