The Prime Minister said Malaysia and three countries — New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela — had put the text of a draft resolution to vote on Friday in a largely tense and unexpected climax to the chain of events.
“Alhamdulillah, with the grace of God (Allah SWT), the resolution which faced uncertainty when Egypt withdrew the draft, had finally answered the prayers of the people of Palestine.
“Malaysia, together with New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela agreed to put the text of a draft resolution to vote, calling on Israel to stop the construction of illegal settlements,” said Najib in his blog posting, “Resolusi Menentang Penempatan Haram”.
Najib said the decision was not viewed from the religious angle but as an endorsement of the support from the international community that opposed the breach of international law by the regime.
Earlier, 18 members of the United Nations Security Council — including the four permanent members China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom — voted in favour of the resolution while the US abstained. Israel voted against it.
The outgoing Malaysian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ramlan Ibrahim, told Bernama right after the vote that the positive development was clearly a diplomatic success story for Malaysia.
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