Co-sponsors: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba,
Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and
Palestine
Illegal Israeli Actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the resolutions of its tenth emergency special session and
the necessity of full implementation of those resolutions,
Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 1322
(2000) of 7 October 2000, and stressing the urgent need for full compliance
with the resolution,
Expressing its deep concern over the provocative visit to Al-Haram
Al-Sharif on 28 September 2000, and the tragic events that followed in
Occupied East Jerusalem and other places in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, which resulted in a high number of deaths and injuries mostly among
Palestinian civilians,
Expressing its deep concern also over the clashes between the Israeli
army and the Palestinian police and the casualties on both sides,
Reaffirming that a just and lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli
conflict must be based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22
November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, through an active negotiation
process which takes into account the right of security for all States in the
region, as well as the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including
their right to self-determination,
Expressing its support for the Middle East peace process and the
efforts to reach a final settlement between the Israeli and the Palestinian
sides and urging the two sides to cooperate in these efforts,
Reaffirming the need for full respect by all for the Holy Places of
Occupied East Jerusalem, and condemning any behavior to the contrary,
Reaffirming also the need for the full respect by all for the Holy
places in the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as well as in
Israel, and condemning any behavior to the contrary,
Determined to uphold the purposes and principles embodied in the
Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law, and all other
instruments of international law, as well as relevant resolutions of the
General Assembly and Security Council,
Reiterating the permanent responsibility of the United Nations for the
question of Palestine until it is solved in all its aspects,
Conscious of the serious dangers arising from persistent violations and
grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 and the responsibility
arising therefrom,
Stressing the urgent need for providing protection for the Palestinian
civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
Noting the convening on 15 July 1999 for the first time of a Conference
of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on measures to
enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem, at the United Nations Office at Geneva, and welcoming also the
statement adopted by the participating High Contracting Parties,
1. Condemns the violence that took place on 28 September 2000 and
the following days at Al-Haram Al-Sharif and other Holy Places in Jerusalem as
well as other areas in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, resulting in the
deaths of over 100 people, the vast majority of whom were Palestinian
civilians, and many other casualties;
- Condemns also
acts of violence, especially the excessive use of
force by the Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians;
- Expresses support
for the understandings reached at the summit
convened at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and urges all parties concerned to
implement these understandings honestly and without delay;
- Demands
the immediate cessation of violence and the use of force,
calls upon the parties to act immediately to reverse all measures taken in
this regard since 28 September 2000 and acknowledges that necessary steps
have been taken by the parties in this direction since the summit of Sharm
El-Sheikh;
- Reiterates
that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including Jerusalem, are illegal and are an obstacle to peace,
and calls for the prevention of illegal acts of violence by Israeli
settlers;
- Demands
that Israel, the occupying Power, abide scrupulously by its
legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of
12 August 1949, which is applicable to all territories occupied by Israel
since 1967;
- Strongly supports
the establishment of a mechanism of inquiry into
the recent tragic events, with the aim of establishing all the precise facts
and preventing the repetition of these events, and in this regard the
understanding reached at Sharm El-Sheikh on a committee of fact-finding, and
calls for its establishment without delay;
8. Supports the efforts of the Secretary-General, including his
efforts for the establishment of the above-mentioned committee, and requests
him to report to the Assembly on the progress made in these efforts;
9. Calls upon the members of the Security Council to closely follow
the situation including the implementation of Council resolution 1322 (2000),
in fulfillment of the Council’s primary responsibility for the maintenance of
international peace and security;
- Invites
the depositary of the Fourth Geneva Convention to consult on
the development of the humanitarian situation in the field, in accordance
with the statement adopted on 15 July 1999 by the above-mentioned Conference
of High Contracting Parties to the Convention, with the aim of ensuring
respect for the Convention in all circumstances in accordance with common
Article 1 of the four Conventions;
Supports the efforts towards the resumption of the
Israeli-Palestinian negotiations within the Middle East peace process on its
agreed basis, and calls for the speedy conclusion of the final settlement
agreement between the two sides;
Decides to adjourn the tenth emergency special session temporarily
and to authorize the President of the General Assembly at its most recent
session to resume its meeting upon request by Member
States.