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Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan,
which gravely threaten their natural resources, namely water and land resources, and which
pose an environmental, sanitation and health threat to the civilian population;
(h)
To cease the exploitation, damage, cause of loss or depletion and
endangerment of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and of the occupied Syrian Golan;
8.
Welcomes the adoption of the European Union guidelines on the eligibility of
Israeli entities and their activities in the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 for
grants, prizes and financial instruments funded by the European Union since 2014;
9.
Urges all States and international organizations to ensure that they are not
taking actions that recognize, aid or assist the expansion of settlements or the construction of
the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to continue to
actively pursue policies that ensure respect for their obligations under international law with
regard to these and all other illegal Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including East Jerusalem;
10.
Reminds all States of their legal obligations as mentioned in the advisory
opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004 on the legal consequences of the
construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including not to recognize the
illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall, not to render aid or assistance in
maintaining the situation created by such construction, and to ensure compliance by Israel
with international humanitarian law as embodied in the Fourth Geneva Convention;
11.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of
Israel and the territories occupied since 1967, and not to provide Israel with any assistance to
be used specifically in connection with settlements in these territories, including by taking
steps towards ceasing the importation of any products originating in settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, consistent with their obligations
under international law;
(b)
To implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in
relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to take
appropriate steps to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights abuses by
businesses domiciled in their territory and/or under their jurisdiction, including those owned
or controlled by them, through effective policies, legislation, regulations and adjudication in
order to ensure that those businesses refrain from committing, contributing to, enabling or
benefiting from the human rights abuses of Palestinians, in accordance with the expected
standard of conduct in the Guiding Principles and relevant international laws and standards,
by taking appropriate steps in view of the immitigable nature of the adverse impact of their
activities on human rights, including suspension of their operations in the context of the
settlements;
(c)
To provide guidance to individuals and businesses on the financial,
reputational and legal risks, including the possibility of liability for corporate involvement in
gross human rights abuses and the abuses of the rights of individuals, of becoming involved
in settlement-related activities, including through financial transactions, including foreign
direct investments, purchases, the importation of settlement products, procurements, loans,
the provision of services and other economic and financial activities in or benefiting Israeli
settlements, from within their countries, to prevent those financial transactions, to inform
businesses of those risks in the formulation of their national action plans for the
implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and to ensure that
their policies, legislation, regulations and enforcement measures effectively address the
heightened risks of operating a business in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem;
(d)
To increase monitoring of settler violence with a view to promoting
accountability, and to take steps towards implementing targeted individual sanctions,
including travel bans and asset freezes, against individuals identified as perpetrators of
violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law;
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