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4.
Also demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its legal
obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice, including to cease forthwith the works of construction of the
wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East
Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated, to repeal or render
ineffective forthwith all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto, and to make
reparation for the damage caused to all natural or legal persons affected by the construction
of the wall;
5.
Condemns the continuing settlement and related activities by Israel, including
the construction and expansion of settlements, the expropriation of land, the demolition of
houses, the confiscation and destruction of property, the forcible transfer of Palestinians,
including entire communities, and the construction of bypass roads, which change the
physical character and demographic composition of the occupied territories, including East
Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan, constitute a violation of international humanitarian law, in
particular article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and of international human rights
law, and undermine the viability of the two-State solution;
6.
Expresses its grave concern at declarations by Israeli officials calling for the
annexation of Palestinian land, and reaffirms the prohibition of acquisition of territory
resulting from the use of force;
7.
Also expresses its grave concern at and calls for the cessation of:
(a)
The operation by Israel of a tramway linking the settlements with West
Jerusalem, which is in clear violation of international law and relevant United Nations
resolutions;
(b)
The expropriation of Palestinian land, the demolition of Palestinian homes,
demolition orders, forced evictions and “relocation” plans, the obstruction and destruction
of humanitarian assistance and the creation of a coercive environment and unbearable
living conditions by Israel in areas identified for the expansion and construction of
settlements, and other practices aimed at the forcible transfer of the Palestinian civilian
population, including Bedouin communities and herders, and further settlement activities,
including the denial of access to water and other basic services by Israel to Palestinians in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in areas slated for
settlement expansion, and including the appropriation of Palestinian property through, inter
alia, the declaration of “State lands”, closed “military zones”, “national parks” and
“archaeological” sites to facilitate and advance the expansion or construction of settlements
and related infrastructure, in violation of Israel’s obligations under international
humanitarian law and international human rights law;
(c)
Israeli measures in the form of policies, laws and practices that have the
effect of preventing the full participation of Palestinians in the political, social, economic
and cultural life of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and
prevent their full development in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip;
8.
Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power:
(a)
To end without delay its occupation of the territories occupied since 1967, to
reverse the settlement policy in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem and the
Syrian Golan, and, as a first step towards the dismantlement of the settlement enterprise, to
stop immediately the expansion of existing settlements, including so-called natural growth
and related activities, to prevent any new installation of settlers in the occupied territories,
including in East Jerusalem, and to discard its so-called E-1 plan;
(b)
To put an end to all of the human rights violations linked to the presence of
settlements, especially of the right to self-determination, and to fulfil its international
obligations to provide effective remedy for victims;
(c)
To take immediate measures to prohibit and eradicate all policies and
practices that discriminate against and disproportionately affect the Palestinian population
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, by, inter alia, putting an
end to the system of separate roads for the exclusive use of Israeli settlers, who reside
illegally in the said territory, the complex combination of movement restrictions consisting
of the wall, roadblocks and a permit regime that only affects the Palestinian population, the
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