Indonesia Ready To Support The Implementation Of UN Resolution To End Illegal Isl's Occupation In Palestine

Voting on the resolution of the UN General Assembly on Palestine. (Source: UN Photo/Evan Schneider)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Indonesia welcomed the UN resolution calling for an end to Israeli occupations in Palestine and was ready to support its implementation.

"Indonesia welcomes the resolution of the UN General Assembly calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation in Palestine," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on social media X, as quoted September 20.

"The resolution supports the results of the International Court's (ICJ) Advisory Opinion which declared Israel's prolonged and illegal occupancy a violation of the law," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued.

Earlier, the meeting of the Tenth Emergency Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the United States adopted a resolution demanding Israel "end without delaying its unlawful presence" in the occupied Palestinian Territories, quoted from the UN Site.

The resolution received the support of 124 countries, including Indonesia. The resolution requires Israel to comply with international law and withdraw its military forces, immediately stop all new settlement activities, evacuate all settlers from occupied territories, and dismantle parts of the dividing walls built in the occupied West Bank.

Indonesia menyambut baik Resolusi Majelis Umum PBB yang menyerukan Israel untuk mengakhiri okupasi ilegalnya di Palestina

Resolusi mendukung hasil Advisory Opinion Mahkamah Internasional (ICJ) yang menyatakan okupasi Israel yang berkepanjangan dan illegal sebagai pelanggaran…

— MoFA Indonesia (@Kemlu_RI) September 19, 2024

Indonesia welcomes the resolution of the UN General Assembly calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation in Palestine

The resolution supports the results of the International Court's (ICJ) Advisory Opinion which declared Israel's prolonged and illegal occupancy as a violation...

Meanwhile, 43 countries have declared abstention and 14 other countries are against resolution. The United States, Israel and Hungary are among the countries that refuse. Meanwhile, Australia, Britain, the Netherlands and Ukraine are among the countries that choose abstain.

"Indonesia is ready to support the implementation of the Resolution and affirm the Two-State Solution to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted.

Citing the BBC, the resolution is based on the opinion of July's advisers from the UN's highest court who say Israel's occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip violates international law.

The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - which is also not legally binding - said panels consisting of 15 judges had found "Israel's continued existence in the occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful" and that the country was "obliged to end its unlawful presence as soon as possible".

The court also said Israel should "vacuate all settlers from the occupied Palestinian Territories" and "provide compensation for the damage caused to all persons or related legal entities".

Israel is known to have built about 160 settlements housing about 700.000 Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967. The court said the settlements "have been established and maintained in violation of international law", Israel has consistently denied.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyadh Mansour called the vote a turning point "in our fight for freedom and justice".

Although non-binding, the General Assembly's resolution has symbolic and political weights as it reflects the position of all 193 UN member states.

As of Thursday, the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since the conflict between the Palestinian militant group led by Hamas and Israel broke out on October 7 has reached 41,272 people, while injuries have reached 95,551 people, the majority of children and women, quoted from WAFA.