Occupied territories.

THIS refers to the United Nations General Assembly resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider consequences for Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territories, and to determine the 'legal conse-quences' of ongoing violations of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, and attempts by the occupier to alter the demographic composition, character and status of occupied Jerusalem.

This is definitely a move in the right direction, but does make one wonder if this is the only violation of the right to self-determination; a case where an occupier country is trying to radically alter the demographic composition, status and character of an illegally occupied territory.

Has the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres forgot the dispute between Pakistan and India that happens to be the oldest...

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