Annex 8
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION
THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY,
Reaffirming the resolutions of the 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, 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
co-operate in these efforts,
Reaffirming the need for full respect by all
for the Holy places of Occupied East Jerusalem and condemning
any behaviour 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 behaviour
to the contrary.
Determined to uphold the purposes and principles
of the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian
law, and all other instruments of international law, as well as
relevant United Nations General Assembly and Security Council
resolutions,
Reiterating the permanent responsibility of
the United Nations towards 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
Geneva Convention on measures to enforce the Convention in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, at United
Nations headquarters in Geneva and welcoming 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 over 100 deaths,
the vast majority Palestinian civilians, and many other casualties;
2. Condemns acts of violence, especially
the excessive use of force by the Israeli forces against Palestinian
civilians;
3. 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;
4. Demands the immediate cessation of violence
and use of force, calls upon the parties to act immediately to
reverse all measures taken in this regard since 28 September 2000
and acknowledge that necessary steps have been taken by the parties
in this direction since the summit of Sharm El-Sheikh;
5. 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;
6. 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;
7. 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
in 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 resolution 1322 (2000) of 7 October 2000, in fulfilment of
the Council's primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security;
10. Invites the depository 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;
11. 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;
12. Decides to adjourn the tenth emergency
special session temporarily and to authorize the President of
the most current General Assembly to resume its meeting upon request
by Member States.
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