UN top court shouldn't urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says
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The United States says that the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state.
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Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice not to seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”
The United States says that the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state.
The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that Israel should not be legally forced to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory without security guarantees.
The United States has opposed the UN top court's proposal to issue an advisory opinion mandating Israel's immediate withdrawal from Palestinian-claimed territories.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should
The United States was one of 10 countries addressing the court on Wednesday in more than a week of hearings over the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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