so tell me why the general assembly is important. and i think the general assembly is important because when there's a deadlock in the security council, as we saw when several resolutions didn't get through of the ritual or theme that stopping or the bloodshed, or at least getting a humanity in phones. then the agenda. somebody kicks in, it's often guard the parliament of the word with every country has one vote. and that's a, a body that really does reflect global opinions of the security council. dr. world has only made up a 15 members of the general assembly was a 192 members of does demonstrate what the word is thinking. and i think what we saw in this resolution of the work for the resolution was where the word was standing. it was standing on the right side of history. it was conveying that it wants an end to the black chair to the cottage, to the genocide that is going on. and it was a bill to those members of the security council who used to be to the united states a try met a need to prevent any kind of a cease fire or any k

we're outside of the general assembly here, and we're expecting that this emergency session of the general assembly should be getting underway here within the next few minutes. all 193 member states will have a representative here. this was an emergency session that began on thursday, and it's to debate a resolution uh by jordan with 42 co sponsors. and in general, it's a resolution that would deal with the conflict is real and guys are trying to bring some sort of ending to the hostilities. they are very important resolution. yesterday we heard from the investors from palestine and from israel. but today on friday, there are more than a 100 different speakers from more than 100 different countries on the list to speak. so this could be a very long session. but we're just getting word in the last few minutes that the a group of eric nations has actually called on 483 pm vote. that would be 19 g n t. even if all the speakers have not completed their speeches today. they're calling for a 3 pm, but want to keep close eye on that to see if the president of the general assembly agrees to that.

the 78th session of the united nations general assembly opened on tuesday the 5th of september 2023. the issue of palestine featured in the opening events, perhaps more than usual. however, the only leader apart from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas to explicitly raise the question of palestine was sayid ibrahim raisi, the president of the islamic republic of iran. in his speech, he discussed the occupation by the zionist entity, has the time. not come, he said, to bring an end to seven and a half decades of the occupation of palestinian lands, of the demolition of their homes, of the blood of their women and children, and for the people of palestine to be recognized officially as a country with its rightful capital in jerusalem. roisi also referred to how the occupying regime in jerusalem is seen as a perpetrator of much of the violence in the region. fittingly enough, it was the israel. ambassador to the united nations giladdan who tried to interrupt the president's speech by walking into the hall holding up picture of massa amini who he later stated had been murdered by ira

i mean, what's your sense of of how the general assembly relates to the question of? well the general assembly is the one part of the complicated structure of the united nations, the one part which is not totally under the thumb of the americans. um, there is, the un is not monolistic, there are a series of bodies in the un, there's the the un bureaucracy, the secretary general, all the un technical agencies. and then there are the more political bodies like the general assembly and there is a form of international democracy in the general assembly given that it contains almost 200 members all with one vote unlike the security council where of course the americans have veto and many other ways of exercising power, so the general assembly is is the the one um pillar of of the un, where at least the palestinians can have a say, and countries like iran can have a say defending the palestinians. yes, well, david, i mean netanjahu sounded incredibly threatening, threatening, didn't he when when he made his contribution saying that iran needed to face a... credible um nucle

it has a general assembly. the united day shows look on that without to lead to acknowledging and mounted terrible defense. so the $70.00 hills article during the day and he with after these condemning, he also terrace. so you who are responsible for the original quote i cannot have. that is why. so that is the representative to canada speaking at the united nations . right now we have with a sort of magic attitude james base, talk us through what we just heard from canada and, and then we'll get onto what we heard from the georgia and investment. yeah, you actually have to think of the very most experienced diplomats that you can find in the united nations. bob bray speaking now the investor of, of canada. and so he's putting forward the amendment to the jordanian arrow, the resolution he is making. the point that you heard the us and best to make of the wrong is that the resolution is missing. a vital piece in the, in the, in the view of those 2 countries and i suspect some of the other western countries, the

iranian foreign minister took is completely in accordance with the wishes of the united nations general assembly and that is also reflective of the will of the the entire population of the world except for these oppressive powers and like the united states and european countries etc. that have for generations supported the zionist occupation of palestine, so although i see that the resolution at general assembly would be passed, but how implement it is the big question, i think the only way that question would be answered is as to how much pressure the resistance front is able to exert on israel to not make it worthwhile for it to continue that the crimes that it's perpetrating in gaza, the genocide. that it's perpetrating in gaza. so, mr. olse, mr. bangosh did elaborately uh point to the different aspects of a resolution uh to be passed by this un general assembly and the fact that is very likely that it will do so. but in your opinion, well let's talk more about uh, it's one thing to pass a resolution, another thing to get israel to above. by it, yes, and that is the problem, what is happening

, and there is a form of international democracy in the general assembly, given that it contains almost 200 members, all with one vote, unlike the security council, where of course the americans have veto and many other ways of exercising power, so the generalist assembly is is the the one um pillar of of the un where at least the palestinians can have a say and countries like iran can have a say defending the palestinians. yes, well david, i mean netanyahu sounded incredibly threatening threatening, didn't he when when he made his contribution saying that youran needed to face a credible um nuclear threat. i mean, 'what do you make of that? well, it was interpreted as being a direct threat against iran, but of course, his office didn't really want it to be seen that way and so they tried to walk it back and say they didn't really mean that, but actually of course, the the uh israelis have been trying to to foster the atmosphere in which iran can be attacked for a great number of years now and of course what they want to do is for the the us to come in with them or at least to give them

resolutions by the general assembly are non—binding but carry political weight.esult was delivered by the assembly's president, dennis francis. in favour, 120. against, 1a. abstentions, a5. draft resolution aes10 l25 is adopted. following that un vote, this is what the palestinian ambassador to the un had to say. we are grateful that the general assembly, the bigger house for all the nations, the small and the big, the poor and the rich, the general assembly was more courageous, more principled. and the president of the general assembly, he was a brave man, met with us in the morning and he defended traditions and norms of the general assembly in dealing with issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security that required a two—thirds majority and the general assembly prevailed, and send the appropriate message, not only to the palestinian people that there is justice and fairness and international humanitarian law upholded by the general assembly. but also it sent a message to everyone, enough is enough. this war has to stop. the carnage agai

and the un general assembly booting on a ceasefire. they say that this deviates them from the main goal, which is in the many thing how math we've been hearing from is radio officials at tune of comparison between how mass and not season isis. we've been seeing this rhetoric on several interviews as well as the ministry spokesperson that has been speaking. he also talked about the need to evacuate a ship, a hospital complex, saying that's come masses headquarters are in the tunnels underneath the hospital. this is not the 1st time we, he does radio officials in these wars on garza mentioning that how mazda is operating under schools, under hospitals, and it's c by many here as an excuse for them to hit at the hospital. also, it's worth new thing that the us and best of the story that, that is really you invested there at the you, when get i that that has been saying that, that you, it has lost its legitimacy by calling for a seas far and that they're pushing forward with their plans of anybody to come as a need as you've been telling u

unfortunately, un general assembly decisions are nonbinding, so even if the general assembly says there abide by it and israel is already saying we are not going to abide by it, in fact, earlier, one of the spokes people from the israeli authorities was say that they completely reject this resolution. that they completely re'ect this resolutiomfi that they completely re'ect this resolution. ~ ., ., ~ ., resolution. what do you think that does than to _ resolution. what do you think that does than to the _ resolution. what do you think that does than to the credibility - resolution. what do you think that does than to the credibility of - resolution. what do you think that does than to the credibility of the | does than to the credibility of the un or the power of the international community? tit un or the power of the international community?— community? in terms of the un, unfortunately. — community? in terms of the un, unfortunately, the _ community? in terms of the un, unfortunately, the only - community? in terms of the un, unfortunately, the only entity . community? in terms of the

ceasefire will only help hamas, they may very well see that position being among the minority in the general assembly, arab, latin american and a large number of countries from the global southin number of countries from the global south in general have agreed that a ceasefire is needed, that there needs to be an end to the violence and more long—term, there needs to be a push to get more traction in a political solution. so this is what we will see, though. we will see how the vote plays out in the next day or two when there is that chance for countries to express their opinion. but this general assembly is not as divided as the security council on theissue divided as the security council on the issue of a ceasefire. for now, thank you- _ i spoke to sir mark lyall grant, former permanent uk representative to the united nations. for his view of developments at the un and the wider conflict. the reason the _ un and the wider conflict. tie: reason the general un and the wider conflict. tte: reason the general assembly un and the wider conflict. tt9: reason the general assembly is meeting in its emergen

of the general assembly, he wasj of the general assembly, he was a brave man and in morning and he defended require two thirds majority in the general assembly prevailed and sent the appropriate message not only to the palestinian people that there is justice and fairness in international humanitarian law appointed by the general assembly but also, it sends a message to everyone that enough is enoughin a message to everyone that enough is enough in this world has to stop the carnage against our people has to stop and humanitarian assistance should begin to enter gaza strip with at least 100 truckloads of humanitarian assistance and to stop the crime against humanity of forced transformer. —— transfer. this the crime against humanity of forced transformer. -- transfer.— transformer. -- transfer. this day will no transformer. -- transfer. this day will go down _ transformer. -- transfer. this day will go down in — transformer. -- transfer. this day will go down in infamy. _ transformer. -- transfer. this day will go down in infamy. we - transformer. -- transfer. this day will go down in infam

the trip had strategic. for various reasons: first president raesi's presence at the un general assembly to maintain dialogue with the officials from different countries was an important aspect of this tour. last year, mr. raisi held 13 diplomatic meetings at the level of heads of state and prime ministers during his attendance at the un general assembly, which was considered one of the most important achievements of the 77th assembly. on the other hand, raic's presence in the... forum is another manifestation of the failure of iran's isolation strategy, which has been pursued by the united states and some western governments over the past year. second, president raisi and his peers were expected to conduct another round of talks with the european states over already leftoff negotiations about the joint comprehensive plan of action or the jcpoa. consultations on the sidelines of the 78th assembly could help unty the current de. lock in the jcpo negotiations and open new perspective for the negotiations in this area. third, in his speech at the un general assembly, mr. raisi spoked about

that's all, a meeting within the general assembly. world tourism organization and it became the largesttire history of its existence. for 5 days, members of the delegation and representatives of the tourism industry discussed the resuscitation of the sector after the pandemic, until the sector managed to recover by 80%. additional support is needed, since in general today the tourism industry in the world generates more than 9.5 three dollars of economic effect, the question is to increase these indicators, since at the core all tourism lies in the economy, the well-being of the population, employment, new jobs, especially for youth and women, tourist exchange between cities is one of the ways to solve the problem, and despite the fact that official russia was not among the participants in the general assembly, concluding new agreements on this direction to our representatives, which did not prevent us, the signing of an agreement between kazan and samarkand is very important for us, because we are developing relations with the republic of uzbekistan, and it seems to me that the potenti

anyway, just tonight , for example, we had a resolution in the united nations general assembly, which was approved by the positive votes of 120 countries, and the zionists were asked to it was that the bombing of ghazah and the continuation of the crimes would end. we also had news that the situation was ready for, for example, a ceasefire, until the european union came and had a resolution that we would put all these things together. take place this action the zionists will be analyzed in what space at once, do they want to use the last hours and days and inflict more casualties on the palestinians or not, do they want to move the space to the other side ? the so-called operation will expand hour by hour . it seems that this is a political bluff. caught therefore, i believe that if the smallest the leaders of the zionist regime must have political rationality, and the americans will not engage in military operations, and the prediction is the same, because they are actually pushing forward the collapse of the zionist regime and their own collapse. in gaza, the people have nothing but

we'll be coming back of course to the un general assembly. you might just a emergency meeting when it starts to happen before not in christmas salumi at the united nations. thank you very much. indeed. the bottom standing for most of we had on monkeys visiting the hague, to push for a wall crimes investigation against israel. he says he's received assurances, but israel will be investigated for his actions in gaza. monica says the attacks served only one purpose. this done, the work that is right is wasting, is different. this time the war is a water for revenge. that toward this war has no real will be shifted rather than the thoughts of destruction, of every livable court in this place in guzzle the boxes of the hague with more than what the palestinian for them. and as i have to say, a say awful lot of busy diplomatic activity by the posting or 4 minutes that he's made in jet or inside you ravia. you see, of course, earlier this week of the un security council are now to the policy and mission here . the hey, the home of international just

, but also it sent— general assembly, but also it sent a — general assembly, but also it sent a messageh is — sent a message to everyone: enough is enough, this war has to stan. — enough is enough, this war has to stop, the carnage against our people has to stop, and humanitarian assistance should begin— humanitarian assistance should begin to — humanitarian assistance should begin to enterthe humanitarian assistance should begin to enter the gaza strip with— begin to enter the gaza strip with at— begin to enter the gaza strip with at least 100 truckloads of humanitarian assistance, and to stop— humanitarian assistance, and to stop the — humanitarian assistance, and to stop the crime against humanity of forced — stop the crime against humanity of forced transfer. our un correspondent nada tawfik has been following the days event and sent us this update. days event and sent us this u.date. , , ., ., , days event and sent us this udate. , , ., ., , ., update. diplomats were waiting 'ust as update. diplomats were waiting just as israel — update. diplomats were waiting just as israel had _

and the president of the general assembly.h us in the morning and he defended traditions and norms of the general assembly in dealing with issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security that required a two thirds majority and the general assembly prevailed and send the appropriate message not only to the palestinian people that there isjustice and fairness and international humanitarian law upholding by the general assembly. but also it sent a message to everyone, enough is enough. this war has to stop. the carnage against our people has to stop. and humanitarian assistance should begin to enter the gaza strip with at least 100 truckloads of humanitarian assistance and to stop the crime against humanity of forced transfer. are you in correspondent has been following the day's events and sent this update —— un correspondent. and sent this update -- un correspondent.— and sent this update -- un correspondent. diplomats were votinu correspondent. diplomats were voting just _ correspondent. diplomats were vo

a low up hold it by the general assembly. but also it's send the message to everyone enough is enough. this war has to stop the cottage against our people and it has to stop in 3 weeks into the conflict. and finally, the un has spoken to the clear signal. the majority of the world wants to bombardment of guys to and gabriel's on don't. how does either at united nations as roles and bass the to the un july the ad and has condemned the institutions to receive bias against israel? alien mind calling during a boot gate a spoke with island. is there a senior political homeless more on the shara, he said these condemnations should not affect how the u. n. treats israel's violations of international. it's not normal for a, for the representative. is the kid insulting, if the technician success to united states and insulting it's hierarchy, it's insulting, such as in general and bang you on staff from doing that job is started by this time and be in such a great reach of international law. i have a few other solutions i could be able

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such an initiative was voiced at the general assembly of the world tourism organization. it took place in uzbek samarkand. experts from more than 130 countries. discussed how to revive the industry after the pandemic, what they offer, what areas of interesting russia, anna will tell voronin. more than 130 countries, over one and a half thousand participants, a crowded meeting is not the right word , that’s all, a meeting within the framework of the general assembly of the world tourism organization and it became the largest in the entire history of its existence. for 5 days, members of the delegation and representatives of the tourism industry discussed the resuscitation of the sector after the pandemic, until the sector managed to recover by 80%. more additional support is needed, since in general today the tourism industry in the world generates more than 9.5 trillion dollars economic effect, economic income, the question is to increase these indicators, since the basis of all tourism is the economy, the well-being of the population, employment, new jobs, especially for

the un general assembly is trying to do u n. s c 15 countries, u n. j. a 193 countries give or take one or 2. but i think i think i'm probably doing that. so this is essentially the world saying i'm, i'm just being told by the way, we're always flipping life to what's happening to you. and i'm just being told the amani speaker will be live very shortly. but let's try to get this point in the u. n. g a is weighing in on a possible truce for the fighting and gaza. and there we are until the money. a representative is speaking, live at the united nations and reads the kingdom of bahrain, the kingdom of so the area, the state of cuts are the state of grades and my country. this also needs of online . we meet today from this emergency at special session. unfortunately, as the security council has been unable for days to take a united time off and on what is transpiring though and be occupied by this to the entire tories? especially, what does it cost? 250 it out at the center even though it went on the aggression on it by is really up to patient forces when t

let's start with that you and generally general assembly votes. what message is the general assembly sending to the weld, and will it actually make any difference to the situation on the ground in casa? well, i think this resolution clearly shows the growing chasm between the international community on the one hand, which wants this blood bath to come to an end. and the united states, as the western partners are at least some of them on the other hand, which believe that is real and should enjoy total impunity and its dealings with the palestinians. um you mentioned it's a non binding resolution. that's true, although it does represent very clearly the sense of the international community, but i would that is real response. similarly to binding security council resolutions. the reason that it's able to do so is because it's impunity is assured and insured by the united states by the european union and bias of western allies and sponsors. we have seen the rest of the week change a little bit from a, by the us. mean us officials now saying they are

harry truman wrote to the un general assembly despite george marshall's disagreements.ional government there of. the united states states recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new state of israel. the israeli happiness of forming a jewish homeland on the promised land did not last long. the very next day, when david ben guurian read the declaration of independence at the tel aviv museum, egypt, jordan, iraq, lebanon and syria, angry with their new united neighbor attacked israel. the fledgeling israel had no aircraft nor tanks, and the arabs were superior against the zionists in the number of fighters and arms, and their victory seemed certain. the same theory turned into reality, and the arabs achieved significant victories. the zionist saw with their own eyes that the jewish homeland was on the edge of destruction. david bin goran and his companions had to do something, so they went around the world to buy weapons. finally, czechoslovakia and russia sold arms to israel, the weapons of the eastern block changed the equation of power on

the un general assembly overwhelming the policies the resolution, quoting for durable humanitarian truths, despite us objections, protested israel with families of those held captive by how much of the money and government to explanation on the offensive on garza the . so now it is just pause to 11 o'clock. could you empty? that's a 1 pm in terms of where hundreds of buildings have been destroyed during a night of intense is ready strikes residential areas in the knoll since and to have been hit in the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war. 3 weeks ago. israel has caught communication networks right across the entire tree. united nation says civil order has collapse as well since will begin on october. the 7th. israel's bombing campaign across the gaza strip is killed. 7326 palestinians. that is, according to the health ministry. it also says 109 that palestinians have been killed in the occupied westbank in nearly 3 weeks. and 2 palestinian prisoners have died in his right and custody. israel says that was due to natural causes. these ready government says more than 1400, his r

amir abdullahian addressed the americans directly in the general assembly and warned them. america gave on the other hand, we know that america is utilitarian in its foreign policy, pragmatic and utilitarian, but now we are seeing that in the region where america is targeted, i can point to the iraqi resistance forces that targeted the ain al-aswad base today. in your opinion, how far does america go? he continues, how much do we take into account its interests, that is, its interest demands, how far is the basis of this? look, israel is one of the vital interests of america. american bases in the region are among the main interests of countries. america's support based on the pragmatic and pragmatist idea that you correctly expressed requires that israel provide more support. the americans' tactic is to prevent the development of war in the first stage , that is, to create conditions for the people of the gaza strip will be exposed to heavy bombardment, after that america and israel will not take any restrictive measures for the development of the war. the current situatio

the us ambassador addressing the united nations general assembly. thank you, mr. president. during a meeting calling for humanitarian truce between israel leaves and palestinians, and at almost exactly the same moment is real began some of its most intense bombardments of gaza. it's unclear of israel time to that and the subsequent blackout of gaza to coincide with the un meeting at that meeting and amendments sponsored by canada in the us that would have added language condemning how much was voted down a draft resolution. but the 193 member general assembly passed the main resolution is adopted, authored by jordan and the era group. it calls for an immediate truce release of all civilians and uninhibited flow of humanitarian supplies into guys of the us was the only major world power that voted against it. but even with the overwhelming support, it's unlikely the resolution will mean an end to the war. resolutions adopted in the general assembly are non binding, meaning the israel can just ignore it without many repercussions, as they've done in the past. never the less th

an international humanitarian law uphold by the general assembly. but also it's send the message to everyone enough is enough. this war has to stop the cottage against our people. it has to stop in 3 weeks into the conflict. and finally, the un has spoken the clear signal, the majority of the world wants to bombardment of guys a to and gabriel's on don't. how does either at the united nations, the still ahead on the algebra will have much more special coverage and also on dollars that including from yemen to jordan to assemble thousands of purchasing across the world in the hello. here's the thing. more than a 100 wildfires, bush fires are burning across new south wales state in australia and half of them are classified as out of control. so it is dry here. the area is parts breezy in some spots as well. but just a little while ago for the southeast corner of queensland, quite intense. right. and that's now shifted out over the open water. but something interesting is going on here. it is colliding with remnants of a tropical cycle. and so the 2 are

we need to go to the general assembly if we need and we will, and we will keep working with the secretary general. i'm and the president of the general assembly in order to stop this war against the 2300000 palestinians and the ghosts. and we found you a journalist in covering, you know, our story because some of the media which is blinded with one another to is not fairly covering color story. please cover it completely covered comprehensively. cup audit, cut body, you know, the massacres and the crimes committed against all the people and gods. this can contribute in a decisive way to stop this war. and i thank you very much. but other than that system by b, i la and look them over to you. i'm glad to know how to use it all done. okay. that was, they are going to, he's a palestinian and bassett, or i think united nation speaking after them both overwhelmingly passed out the general assembly, calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between israel and her mouth. that is the latest picture we're getting out of gaza as that the vote was taking place. i see you when the is really bombard

i spoke to the president of the un un general assembly. ar of words erupted this week between the secretary general and israel. was the secretary general right in what he said? the secretary general has sought to explain his intention when he made this statement in the council. he stands by what he said. and has sought to explain it. er, that is as far as i would like to go on this matter. do you agree with what he said? er, i think that... i think that perhaps... there has been a lot of focus on that issue. where i would like the focus to be is where it really matters. and that is on the people in gaza. the conditions under which, the difficult conditions under which they are having to exist. with the inadequate humanitarian and medical supplies. and food and water. the lack of electricity. the potential, therefore, for public health issues to become really concerning in gaza. and the need to save civilian lives. for me, those are the key and pre—eminent issues that should be occupying us at this time. on that point, mr president, the worl

this week we'll be taking a closer look at this year's united nations general assembly, the issues raised and asking key question: is the unga fit for purpose in a rapidly changing world? as emerging geopolitical... alliances solidify, is the un itself reflective of these changes or even relevant anymore as a forum for addressing issues like war, poverty, islamophobia and multipolarity. here's a brief look at the key events from this year's summit in new york. the general assembly is the main policy-making organ of the un where member states engage in a multilateral discussion and a spectrum of international issues. in its 78th session, muslim leaders use their platforms to discuss major concerns affecting the uma while proudly proclaiming their faith. iranian president rais spoke at length against the eraasure of family values and the rampant islamophobia spreading across europe displayed clearly in the desigration of the holy quran. these understandings that bring unity and divine teachings that inspire that the fires of disrespect will not will not overcome the truth and the divine tru

are you seeing the general assembly leaning towards all agreeing on something? ., something? very different dynamics in the un general— something? very different dynamics in the un generalassembly, - something? very different dynamics in the un generalassembly, you i something? very different dynamics l in the un generalassembly, you have in the un general assembly, you have had arab, african, latin american nations, a large number of the global south coming out and supporting a ceasefire, really joining the un's calls to put an end to the violence and two more long term get most sides to recommit to a political process. while many do say privately it looks like the two state solution is hanging by a thread, that is the very much what we are hearing in speeches in the un, they need to get back to a two state solution because there is no alternative. as we have already seen in the security council, the geopolitical divides are making it increasingly difficult to get some real progress on the ground. while we are likely to hear calls in the general assembly, we ar

general assembly applauding efforts to prevent the jews from defending ourselves. they heard the secretary-general portray understanding for the nazi slaughter and this is precisely why we have seen the most staggering rise in jew hatred since the nuremberg laws and their aftermath. the anti-semites have been empowered and they now know that slaughtering jews in their bed is met with silence. they have been so galvanized by this organization's inaction, that they cannot wait to butcher jews themselves. calls for gassing the jews are heard in sydney, chants for palestine from the river to the sea can be heard from california to new york. islamist battle cries against jews are being screamed in london, brussels and paris. in airports, in russia was flooded yesterday by islamist terrorist supporters who searched for jews to lynch. this is precisely where the world stood as the nazis began their rampage and precisely the same moment and then, too, the world was silent. understand where we are right now. comprehend the weight of this moment. internalize that the words st

let's bring in the general assembly president who joins me. just off your emergency session at the general assembly. you passed a resolution that is not legally binding. what more can be done at this juncture? >> first of well, resolutions of the general assembly are never legally binding. it is the resolution of the security council that are binding. however, it doesn't mean the resolution passed in the general assembly is without value. quite the opposite. that resolution is a declaration of the political will of the majority of state comprising the u.n. so it is a strong political statement of what the general assembly would like to see happen in gaza. with the hope that the authorities will follow the guidance provided. shery: do we need a security council resolution that will not be rejected and do you expect to see one soon? >> it is an interesting point that you have raised, because tomorrow the presidency of the general assembly shifts to a new country. china becomes the new president of the general assembly for the next month. and the

of course, both sitting in the general assembly and watching television. they are watching the speeches. they were not aware at the time of exactly what was happening. whether it was coordinates, though not, is not clear, but i'm sure the us will not be happy with that timing and the optics of that timing. i'm already we knew that the general assembly resolution was something that was morally important, but not legally binding. i do wonder now if and what, what is the signaling by its action and hinting at it. it's press briefing that we're entering a new phase and some sort of extended ground operation. maybe about to begin. it might make this about a little bit less relevant and it was before, but we're still going to see how the world stacks up. we're going to see 1st the vote on the amendment, which is to add the language about home, us, unequivocally rejecting and condemning the terrorist attacks by him ass. that's the language in the resolution and the taking of hostages. that's what, what's what, what kind of the, on us one to have added into the re

but the 193 member general assembly passed. the main resolution is adopted, authored by jordan and the era group. it calls for an immediate truce release of all civilians and uninhibited flow of humanitarian supplies into guys of the us was the only major world power that voted against it. but even with the overwhelming support, it's unlikely the resolution will mean an end to the war. resolutions adopted in the general assembly are non binding, meaning the israel can just ignore it without many repercussions, as they've done in the past. never the less the palestinian ambassadors spoke after the vote was taken. he said is real should be held accountable because the world has spoken, the general assembly prevent and send the appropriate message. not only to the finest union people that there is justice and fairness, an international humanitarian. lo opposed it by the general assembly. but also it's send the message to everyone enough is enough. this war has to stop the cottage against a lot of people. it has to stop in 3 weeks