Israel National News reports: “The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for the organization of a high-level conference aimed at implementing relevant resolutions and achieving a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict.

The resolution, which was introduced by Senegal and co-sponsored by numerous countries, passed with 157 votes in favor, eight against, and seven abstentions.

In addition to Israel, the other countries that voted against the resolution were Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and the United States.

Cameroon, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Paraguay, Ukraine and Uruguay are the countries which abstained.

The resolution reaffirms the need for a ‘two-state solution’ while stressing the importance of establishing ‘a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.’

It also proposes the convening of a ‘High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.’…”