Israeli practices affecting
the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian
territory, including Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including those adopted at
its tenth emergency special session, and the resolutions of the Commission on
Human Rights,
Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
the most recent of which are resolutions 904 (1994) of
Having considered the reports of the Special Committee to Investigate
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and
Other Arabs of the
Aware of the responsibility of the international community to promote human
rights and ensure respect for international law,
Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the
acquisition of territory by force,
Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative
to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and other Arab territories
occupied by Israel since 1967,
Recalling the signing of the Declaration of Principles on
Interim Self-Government Arrangements by the Government of the State of Israel
and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 13 September
1993, as well as the subsequent implementation agreements, including the
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in Washington,
D.C., on 28 September 1995,
Noting the withdrawal of the Israeli army, which took place in the Gaza Strip
and the Jericho Area in accordance with the agreements reached between the
parties, and the initiation of the Palestinian Authority in those areas,
Noting also the redeployment of the Israeli army from six cities
in the
Concerned about the continuing violation of the human rights
of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power, especially the use of
collective punishment, closure of areas, annexation and establishment of
settlements and the continuing actions by it designed to change the legal
status, geographical nature and demographic composition of the occupied
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem,
Expressing its deep concern in particular over the closure by the Israeli authorities of the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, which prevents the freedom
of movement of persons and goods and is the cause of great economic and social
hardship, in violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and the agreements reached
between the two sides,
Convinced of the positive impact of a temporary international
or foreign presence in the
Expressing its appreciation to the countries that participated in the Temporary
International Presence in
Convinced of the need for the full implementation of Security
Council resolutions 904 (1994) and 1073 (1996),
1. Determines that all measures and
actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant provisions of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, and contrary to the relevant resolutions of the
Security Council, are illegal and have no validity and that such measures
should cease immediately;
2. Demands that
3. Stresses the need to preserve the
territorial integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to
guarantee the freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian
territory, including the removal of restrictions on movement into and from East
Jerusalem, and the freedom of movement to and from the outside world;
4. Calls upon
5. Calls for complete respect by
6. Requests the Secretary-General to
report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session on the
implementation of the present resolution.
Vote: 151-2-4