(Reuters) The UN decolonization committee on Thursday adopted a draft Palestinian resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel's "occupation" of the West Bank. 98 countries supported the resolution, 52 abstained and 17 voted against. Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said that by calling to involve the ICJ, "the Palestinians are decimating any chances of reconciliation. The Palestinians have rejected every single peace initiative, and now they embroil an external body with the excuse that the conflict has not been resolved?"
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