The accusation of Western double standards, gleefully amplified by Russia and China, resonated across the halls of UN headquarters this week as the General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a far-reaching resolution to isolate Israel and demand the end of its occupation of Palestinian territories within a year.

The U.N. General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year, withdraw its military forces and evacuate all settlers.