Israel should get out of all the Palestinian territories it captured since 1967 – UN passes resolution.

With overwhelming majority, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution, directing Israel to immediately withdraw from all the territories it has captured and occupied since 1967. In the 193 member General Assembly, the resolution was passed with the support of 157 nations. India voted in support of the resolution. The United States and 7 other countries voted against this resolution. Through this resolution, the United Nations General Assembly has reaffirmed it’s stand that Israel and Palestine should live side by side peacefully based on the pre-1967 borders. BSNLEU has always taken the stand that in accordance with the decision of the United Nations, Israel should get out of all the Palestinian territories that it had captured since 1967.