Full text of draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Israel ‘cease all settlement activities’
Egyptian-drafted text, scheduled for Thursday vote, seeks action ‘to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperiling the two-state solution’
Buildings under construction in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba. outside Hebron, July 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER)
Text of Egyptian-drafted resolution on settlements scheduled for vote at the UN Security Council on December 22, 2016.
DRAFT RESOLUTION
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its relevant resolutions,
including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979),
465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850
(2008),
Guided by the purposes and principles of the
Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming, inter alia, the
inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force,
Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the
occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and
responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and
recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice,
Condemning all measures aimed at altering the
demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian
Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, including,
inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements, transfer of
Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and
displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international
humanitarian law and relevant resolutions,
Expressing grave concern that continuing
Israeli settlement activities are dangerously imperilling the viability
of the two-State solution based on the 1967 lines,
Recalling the obligation under the Quartet
Roadmap, endorsed by its resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel
of all settlement activity, including “natural growth”, and the
dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since March 2001,
Recalling also the obligation under the
Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian Authority Security Forces to
maintain effective operations aimed at confronting all those engaged in
terror and dismantling terrorist capabilities, including the
confiscation of illegal weapons,
Condemning all acts of violence against
civilians, including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation,
incitement and destruction,
Reiterating its vision of a region where two
democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace
within secure and recognized borders,
Stressing that the status quo is not
sustainable and that significant steps, consistent with the transition
contemplated by prior agreements, are urgently needed in order to (i)
stabilize the situation and to reverse negative trends on the ground,
which are steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a
one-State reality, and (ii) to create the conditions for successful
final status negotiations and for advancing the two-State solution
through those negotiations and on the ground,
Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon addresses the Security Council on October 19, 2016. (UN Photo)
Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of
settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including
East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant
violation under international law and a major obstacle to the
achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace;
Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately
and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and that it fully
respect all of its legal obligations in this regard;
Underlines that it will not recognize any
changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem,
other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations;
Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli
settlement activities is essential for salvaging the two-State solution,
and calls for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse the
negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the two-State
solution;
Calls upon all States, bearing in mind
paragraph 1 of this resolution, to distinguish, in their relevant
dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the
territories occupied since 1967;
Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts
of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as well as all
acts of provocation and destruction, calls for accountability in this
regard, and calls for compliance with obligations under international
law for the strengthening of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism,
including through existing security coordination, and to clearly condemn
all acts of terrorism;
Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of
international law, including international humanitarian law, and their
previous agreements and obligations, to observe calm and restraint, and
to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory
rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of de-escalating the situation on
the ground, rebuilding trust and confidence, demonstrating through
policies and actions a genuine commitment to the two-State solution, and
creating the conditions necessary for promoting peace;
Calls upon all parties to continue, in the
interest of the promotion of peace and security, to exert collective
efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues in
the Middle East peace process and within the time frame specified by the
Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010;
Urges in this regard the intensification and
acceleration of international and regional diplomatic efforts and
support aimed at achieving, without delay a comprehensive, just and
lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant United
Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the
principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet
Roadmap and an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967; and
underscores in this regard the importance of the ongoing efforts to
advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative of France for the
convening of an international peace conference, the recent efforts of
the Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian Federation;
Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;
Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;
Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the Council every three months on the implementation of the provisions
of the present resolution;
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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