DUBAI: In a landmark vote on Friday, 142 nations backed a Saudi-French declaration at the UN General Assembly calling for an independent Palestinian state, signaling that Riyadh’s diplomatic push is mobilizing global consensus for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict.

The United Nations General Assembly voted to endorse the New York Declaration on the implementation of the two-state solution.

NEW YORK: The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to adopt the “New York Declaration,” a resolution aimed at reviving the two-state solution between Israel and…