A/HRC/RES/49/29
2.
Calls upon Israel to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan,
to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the Convention, in particular article 49 thereof,
and to comply with all its obligations under international law and to cease immediately all
actions causing the alteration of the character, status and demographic composition of the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan;
3.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease all settlement
activities in all the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the
occupied Syrian Golan, and in this regard calls for the full implementation of all relevant
Security Council resolutions, including, inter alia, resolutions 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979,
452 (1979) of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980, 497
(1981) of 17 December 1981, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003 and 2334 (2016) of 23
December 2016;
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 transfer of its nationals into the occupied territory, the construction and expansion of
settlements, the expropriation and de facto annexation of land, the demolition of homes and
community infrastructure, disruptions to the livelihood of protected persons, the confiscation
and destruction of property, including humanitarian relief consignments, the forcible transfer
of Palestinian civilians or the threat thereof, including of 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 and calls for the cessation of:
(a)
The conduct of economic activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, for the benefit of the settlement enterprise and associated activities;
(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, including projects funded by the international community, 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;
7.
Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power:
(a)
To end without delay its occupation of the territories occupied since 1967,
which may be contrary to international law, to reverse and redress the settlement policy in
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