In regards to the countries that voted against, this was the “defense” of its position the Zionist entity offered before the vote:
Speaking ahead of the vote, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said that “this one-sided Declaration will not be remembered as a step toward peace, only as another hollow gesture that weakens this Assembly’s credibility.”
He said that “Hamas is the biggest winner of any endorsement here today” and will declare it “the fruit of 7 October”.
Further info: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165835
In regards to the countries that voted against, this was the “defense” of its position the Zionist entity offered before the vote: