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1. Emphasizes the need for strengthening the educational system in the Palestinian territory
occupied by Israel since 5 June 1967, including Jerusalem, and specifically the need for the establishment
of the proposed university;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary measures for establishing the
University of Jerusalem “Al-Quds”, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 35/13 B of
3 November 1980, giving due consideration to the recommendations consistent with the provisions of that
resolution;
3. Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cooperate in the implementation of the
present resolution and to remove the hindrances that it has put in the way of establishing the University
of Jerusalem “Al-Quds”;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the
progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.
71st plenary meeting
6 December 1999