Israel allies highlight remarkable shift at UN

A new language on Palestine was the most noticeable change at this year’s UN General Assembly high-level meetings and in statements by Israel’s closest allies. Last Thursday, Saudi Arabia co-chaired a meeting, along with Canada, France and the UK, on the implementation of the two-state solution. It was held on the first anniversary of the adoption of the UN resolution endorsing the New York Declaration. That landmark resolution was adopted overwhelmingly, with only 10 countries in opposition, in