{"id":186900,"date":"2016-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=186900"},"modified":"2021-11-11T13:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T18:38:40","slug":"auto-insert-186900","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-186900\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli settlements in OPT and Syrian Golan – GA draft resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Algeria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Comoros, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen and State of Palestine: draft resolution<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan`<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The General Assembly<\/i>,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Guided<\/i> by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and affirming the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling<\/i><\/span> its relevant resolutions, including resolution <\/span>70\/89<\/a> of 9 December 2015, as well as those resolutions adopted at its tenth emergency special session,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling also<\/i><\/span> the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including resolutions <\/span>242 (1967)<\/a> of 22 November 1967, <\/span>446 (1979)<\/a> of 22 March 1979, <\/span>465 (1980)<\/a> of 1 March 1980, <\/span>476 (1980)<\/a> of 30 June 1980, <\/span>478 (1980)<\/a> of 20 August 1980, <\/span>497 (1981)<\/a> of 17 December 1981 and <\/span>904 (1994)<\/a> of 18 March 1994,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Reaffirming<\/i><\/span> the applicability of the <\/span>Geneva Convention<\/a> relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> <\/span> to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Affirming<\/i><\/span> that the transfer by the occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies constitutes a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> and relevant provisions of customary law, including those codified in Additional Protocol I<\/span>2<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>to the four Geneva Conventions,<\/span>3<\/sup><\/span>\t<\/span> \t<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling<\/i><\/span> the <\/span>advisory opinion<\/a> rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,<\/span>4<\/sup><\/span>\t<\/span> \t<\/span><\/span>and recalling also General Assembly resolutions <\/span>ES-10\/15<\/a> of 20 July 2004 and <\/span>ES-10\/17<\/a> of 15 December 2006,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Noting<\/i><\/span> that the International Court of Justice concluded that “the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of international law”,<\/span>5<\/sup><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Taking note<\/i><\/span> of the recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,<\/span>6<\/sup><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling<\/i><\/span> the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,<\/span>7<\/sup><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling also<\/i><\/span> the <\/span>statement<\/a> of 15 July 1999 and the declarations adopted on 5 December 2001 and on 17 December 2014<\/span>8<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>by the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling further<\/i><\/span> the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements of 13 September 1993<\/span>9<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>and the subsequent implementation agreements between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling<\/i><\/span> the Quartet <\/span>road map<\/a> to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,<\/span>10<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>and emphasizing specifically its call for a freeze on all settlement activity, including so-called natural growth, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since March 2001, and the need for Israel to uphold its obligations and commitments in this regard,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Recalling also<\/i><\/span> its resolution <\/span>67\/19<\/a> of 29 November 2012,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Noting<\/i> the accession by Palestine to several human rights treaties and the core humanitarian law conventions, as well as other international treaties,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Aware<\/i> that Israeli settlement activities involve, inter alia, the transfer of nationals of the occupying Power into the occupied territories, the confiscation of land, the forced transfer of Palestinian civilians, including Bedouin families, the exploitation of natural resources, the fragmentation of territory and other actions against the Palestinian civilian population and the civilian population in the occupied Syrian Golan that are contrary to international law,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Bearing in mind<\/i> the extremely detrimental impact of Israeli settlement policies, decisions and activities on the ongoing regional and international efforts to resume and advance the peace process, on the prospects for the achievement of peace in the Middle East in accordance with the two-State solution of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and on the viability and credibility of that solution,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Expressing grave concern<\/i> about the continuation by Israel, the occupying Power, of settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and condemning those activities as violations of international humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions, the agreements reached between the parties and obligations under the Quartet road map and as actions in defiance of the calls by the international community to cease all settlement activities,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Condemning<\/i> settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan and any activities involving the confiscation of land, the disruption of the livelihood of protected persons, the forced transfer of civilians and the de facto annexation of land,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Deploring in particular<\/i> Israel’s construction and expansion of settlements in and around occupied East Jerusalem, including its so-called E-1 plan that aims to connect its illegal settlements around and further isolate occupied East Jerusalem, the continuing demolition of Palestinian homes and eviction of Palestinian families from the city, the revocation of Palestinian residency rights in the city, and ongoing settlement activities in the Jordan Valley, all of which further fragment and undermine the contiguity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Taking note<\/i><\/span> of the Quartet <\/span>report <\/a>of 1 July 2016<\/span>,<\/span>11<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>and stres<\/span>sing its recommendations, as well as its recent statements, including of 30 September 2015, 23 October 2015, 12 February 2016 and 23 September 2016, in which the Quartet members concluded that, inter alia, the continuing policy of settlement construction and expansion, designation of land for exclusive Israeli use and denial of Palestinian development, including the recent high rate of demolitions, are steadily eroding the two-State solution,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Deploring<\/i> the continuing unlawful construction by Israel of the wall inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and expressing its concern, in particular, about the route of the wall in departure from the Armistice Line of 1949, which is causing humanitarian hardship and a serious decline of socioeconomic conditions for the Palestinian people, fragmenting the territorial contiguity of the Territory and undermining its viability, and which could prejudge future negotiations and make the two-State solution physically impossible to implement,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Deeply concerned<\/i> that the wall’s route has been traced in such a way as to include the great majority of the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Condemning<\/i> acts of violence and terror against civilians on both sides, and recalling the need to end all acts of violence, including acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Condemning also<\/i> all acts of violence, destruction, harassment, provocation and incitement by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, against Palestinian civilians, including children, and their properties, including historic and religious sites, and agricultural lands, as well as acts of terror by several extremist Israeli settlers, and calling for accountability for the illegal actions perpetrated in this regard,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span><\/span>Taking note<\/i><\/span> of the relevant reports of the Secretary-Genera1<\/span>,<\/sup><\/span>12<\/sup><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Noting<\/i> the special meeting of the Security Council convened on 26 September 2008, as well as the meeting of the Council of 18 February 2011,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>1.\t<\/span>Reaffirms<\/i> that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan are illegal and an obstacle to peace and economic and social development;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>2.\t<\/span><\/span>Calls upon<\/i><\/span> Israel to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan and to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the Convention, in particular article 49, and 51ÁÔÆæ all of its obligations under international law and cease immediately all actions causing the alteration of the character, status and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the occupied Syrian Golan;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>3.\t<\/span><\/span>Reiterates its demand<\/i><\/span> for the immediate and complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and calls in this regard for the full implementation of all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including, inter alia, resolutions <\/span>446 (1979)<\/a>, <\/span>452 (1979)<\/a> of 20 July 1979, <\/span>465 (1980)<\/a>, <\/span>476 (1980)<\/a> and <\/span>1515 (2003)<\/a> of 19 November 2003;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>4.\t<\/span>Calls<\/i> for the consideration of measures of accountability, in accordance with international law, in the case of continued non-compliance, stressing that compliance with and respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law is a cornerstone for peace and security in the region;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>5.\t<\/span>Stresses<\/i> that a complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is essential for salvaging the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and calls for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the viability of the two-State solution;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>6.\t<\/span><\/span>Demands<\/i><\/span> that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal obligations, as mentioned in the <\/span>advisory opinion<\/a> rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice;<\/span>4<\/sup><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>7.\t<\/span>Reiterates its call<\/i> for the prevention of all acts of violence, destruction, harassment and provocation by Israeli settlers, especially against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including historic and religious sites and including in Occupied East Jerusalem, and their agricultural lands;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>8.\t<\/span><\/span>Calls for<\/i><\/span> accountability for the illegal actions perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and stresses in this regard the need for the implementation of Security Council resolution <\/span>904 (1994)<\/a>, in which the Council called upon Israel, the occupying Power, to continue to take and implement measures, including the confiscation of arms, aimed at preventing illegal acts of violence by Israeli settlers, and called for measures to be taken to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians in the occupied territory;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>9.\t<\/span>Stresses<\/i> the responsibility of Israel, the occupying Power, to investigate all acts of settler violence against Palestinian civilians and their properties and to ensure accountability for these acts;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>10.\t<\/span>Encourages<\/i> all States and international organizations to continue to actively pursue policies that ensure respect for their obligations under international law with regard to all illegal Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly Israeli settlement activities;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>11.\t<\/span><\/span>Recalls<\/i><\/span>, in this regard, the <\/span>statement<\/a> of 15 July 1999 and the declarations adopted on 5 December 2001 and on 17 December 2014<\/span>8<\/sup><\/span> by the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and welcomes in this regard initiatives by States parties, both individually and collectively, in accordance with article 1 of the Convention, aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>12.\t<\/span><\/span>Calls upon<\/i><\/span> the relevant United Nations bodies to take all necessary measures and actions within their mandates to ensure full respect for and compliance with Human Rights Council resolution <\/span>17\/4<\/span> of 16 June 2011,<\/span>13<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>concerning the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights<\/span>14<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>and other relevant international laws and standards, and to ensure the implementation of the United Nations “Protect, R<\/span>espect and Remedy” Framework, which provides a global standard for upholding human rights in relation to business activities that are connected with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>13.\t<\/span>Requests<\/i> the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session on the implementation of the present resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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1 United Nations, Treaty Series<\/i>, vol. 75, No. 973.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2 Ibid., vol. 1125, No. 17512. <\/p><\/div>\n

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3 Ibid., vol. 75, Nos. 970-973.<\/p><\/div>\n

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4 <\/span>See <\/span>A\/ES-10\/273<\/a> and Corr.1.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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5 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 120. <\/p><\/div>\n

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6 <\/span>A\/HRC\/31\/73<\/a>;<\/span> see also <\/span>A\/71\/554. <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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7 <\/span>A\/HRC\/22\/63.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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8<\/span> A\/69\/711-S\/2015\/1, <\/a>annex.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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9 <\/span>A\/48\/486-S\/26560<\/a>, annex.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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10 <\/span>S\/2003\/529,<\/a> annex.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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11<\/span> S\/2016\/595,<\/a> annex.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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12<\/span> A\/71\/315<\/a>, <\/span>A\/71\/321<\/a>, <\/span>A\/71\/352<\/a>, <\/span>A\/71\/355,<\/a> <\/span>A\/71\/364<\/a> and <\/span>A\/71\/392<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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13 See <\/span>Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53 <\/i><\/span>(<\/span>A\/66\/53<\/a>), chap. III, sect. A.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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14 A\/HRC\/17\/31, annex. <\/p><\/div>\n

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