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Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/02/news/UN_GEN_UN_Palestinians_Israel.php
UN General Assembly Approves Six Pro-Palestinian Resolutions Over U.S. and Israeli Objections
[AP/International Herald Tribune] The UN General Assembly approved six pro-Palestinian resolutions over U.S. and Israeli objections Friday. The U.S., Israel, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau voted against all six resolutions. A resolution that declared any attempt to impose Israel's laws, jurisdiction, and administration on Jerusalem illegal was approved by a vote of 157-6 with 10 abstentions. A resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights was approved 107-6 with 60 abstentions.