<p>The Palestinian Authority has welcomed a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly reaffirming Palestinian’s right to self-determination.</p>
<p>This resolution was adopted during a session of the third committee of the UN General Assembly and is considered a rebuke of the US’s decision to accept the legitimacy of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.</p>
<p>In total, 165 states voted in favour of the resolution, five against, and nine abstained.</p>
<p>Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, maintained the need for the international community to support Palestinians' right of self-determination and bring an end to illegal Israeli settlements.</p>
<p>Al-Malik stated that Palestinian diplomacy “will topple all attempts to undermine the Palestinian people's right to establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital and return to their homes”.</p>
<p>Read Xinhua’s reporting <a href="http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/20/c_138567989.htm">here</a>.</p>
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