A/RES/73/19 Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine Quartet, as well as efforts by the League of Arab States, Egypt, France, China and other concerned States and organizations; 5. Stresses the need for a resumption of negotiations based on the longstanding terms of reference and clear parameters and within a defined time frame aimed at expediting the realization of a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement; 6. Calls for the timely convening of an international conference in Moscow, as envisioned by the Security Council in its resolutio n 1850 (2008), for the advancement and acceleration of the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement; 7. Calls upon both parties to act responsibly on the basis of international law and their previous agreements and obligations, in both their policies and actions, in order to, with the support of the Quartet and other interested parties, urgently reverse negative trends, including all measures taken on the ground that are contrary to international law, and create the conditions necessary for the launching of a credible political horizon and the advancement of peace efforts; 8. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply strictly with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and to cease all of its measures that are contrary to international law and all unilateral actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, that are aimed at altering the character, status and demographic composition of the Territory, including the confiscation and de facto annexation of land, and thus at prejudging the final outcome of peace negotiations, with a view to achievin g without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967; 9. Stresses the need, in particular, for an immediate halt to all actions contrary to international law that undermine trust and prejudge final status issues; 10. Calls upon the parties to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in areas of religious and cultural sensitivity, including in East Jerusalem, and calls for respect for the historic status quo at the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif, in word and in practice, and for immediate and serious efforts to defuse tensions; 11. Stresses the need for an immediate and complete cessation of all acts of violence, including military attacks, destruction and acts of terror; 12. Underscores the need for the parties to take confidence-building measures aimed at immediately improving the situation on the ground, promoting stability, building trust and fostering the peace process, and stresses the need, in particular, for an immediate halt to all settlement activities and home demolitions, ending violence and incitement and taking measures to address settler violence and ensure accountability, and for the further release of prisoners and an end to arbitrary arrests and detentions; 13. Stresses the need for the removal of checkpoints and other obstructions to the movement of persons and goods throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the need for respect for and p reservation of the territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; 14. Reiterates its demand for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1860 (2009); 15. Reiterates the need for the full implementation by both parties of the Agreement on Movement and Access and of the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, of 15 November 2005, and the need, specifically, to allow for the sustained 8/10 18-20707

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