UN Asks World Court to Give Opinion on Israel's Occupation

The United Nations General Assembly has recently passed a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestine following an overwhelming vote by member states.

The request was made in a resolution adopted by the General Assembly with 87 votes in favour.

Meanwhile, 24 countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against taking the case to the Hague as 53 others abstained.

Under the resolution, the UN requested the ICJ to provide an opinion on Israel’s “occupation, settlement and annexation” along with its measures in altering the demographic, character, and status of Jerusalem.

Following the vote, Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the UN Riyad Mansour revealed the resolution also focused “on the violation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination”.