A/RES/67/118
Convinced that occupation itself represents a gross and grave violation of
human rights,
Gravely concerned about the continuing detrimental impact of ongoing
unlawful Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli
occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in the death and injury of
civilians, the widespread destruction of property and vital infrastructure, ongoing
settlement activities and construction of the wall, the internal displacement of
civilians, the imposition of collective punishment measures, particularly against the
civilian population in the Gaza Strip, where continuing severe restrictions on
movement amount to a blockade, and the detention and imprisonment of thousands
of Palestinians,
Gravely concerned also about acts of violence, intimidation and provocation
by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians and properties, including homes,
mosques, churches and agricultural lands,
Gravely concerned in particular by reports regarding serious human rights
violations and grave breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the
military operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009,
including the findings in the summary by the Secretary-General of the report of the
Board of Inquiry 6 and in the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the
Gaza Conflict, 7 and reiterating the necessity for serious follow-up by all parties to the
recommendations addressed to them towards ensuring accountability and justice,
Having considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli
Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of
the Occupied Territories 8 and the relevant reports of the Secretary-General, 9
Recalling the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements of 13 September 1993 10 and the subsequent implementation agreements
between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Stressing the urgency of bringing a complete end to the Israeli occupation that
began in 1967 and thus an end to the violation of the human rights of the Palestinian
people, and of allowing for the realization of their inalienable human rights,
including their right to self-determination and their independent State,
Taking note of the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the
United Nations, submitted on 23 September 2011, 11
1.
Commends the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices
Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the
Occupied Territories for its efforts in performing the tasks assigned to it by the
General Assembly and for its impartiality;
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6
A/63/855-S/2009/250.
A/HRC/12/48.
8
A/67/550.
9
A/67/332, A/67/338, A/67/372, A/67/375 and A/67/511.
10
A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
11
A/66/371-S/2011/592.
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