A/RES/64/19
Convinced that achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement of the
question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is imperative for the
attainment of comprehensive and lasting peace and stability in the Middle East,
Aware that the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples is
among the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
war,
Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
Reaffirming the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory
occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,
Stressing the detrimental impact of Israeli settlement policies, decisions and
activities on efforts to resume the peace process and achieve peace in the Middle
East,
Reaffirming the illegality of Israeli actions aimed at changing the status of
Jerusalem, including measures such as the so-called E-l plan and all other unilateral
measures aimed at altering the character, status and demographic composition of the
city and of the Territory as a whole,
Reaffirming also that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a
wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem,
and its associated regime are contrary to international law,
Expressing deep concern about the continuing Israeli policy of closures and
severe restrictions on the movement of persons and goods, including medical and
humanitarian personnel and goods, via the imposition of prolonged closures and
severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade,
crossing closures, checkpoints and a permit regime throughout the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the consequent negative impact
on the socio-economic situation of the Palestinian people, which remains that of a
dire humanitarian crisis, as well as on efforts aimed at rehabilitating and developing
the damaged Palestinian economy and on the contiguity of the Territory,
Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the
Palestinian people, 3 and the need for full compliance with the agreements concluded
between the two sides,
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Recalling also the endorsement by the Security Council, in resolution
1515 (2003), of the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict 4 and the call in Council resolution 1850 (2008) for the
parties to fulfil their obligations under the road map, as affirmed in the
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Understanding reached at the international conference held in
Annapolis, United States of America, on 27 November 2007, 5 and to refrain from
any steps that could undermine confidence or prejudice the outcome of negotiations,
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See A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
S/2003/529, annex.
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Available from http://unispal.un.org.
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