Diplomatic Absence, Strategic Complicity: The UN’s September 12 Declaration, U.S. Support for Israel, and the Crisis in Palestine

Diplomatic Absence, Strategic Complicity: The UN’s September 12 Declaration, U.S. Support for Israel, and the Crisis in Palestine

On September 12, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire, the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state, and “time-bound, irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This declaration—backed by 142 countries, with only 10 opposed and 12 abstentions—marked a significant turning point in global […]