A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/223 14 March 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda items 33 and 35 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/51/L.68 and Add.1)] 51/223. Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, in particular in occupied East Jerusalem The General Assembly, Having considered the letters dated 21,1 252 and 273 February 1997 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine on behalf of the States members of the League of Arab States, Expressing deep concern at the decision of the Government of Israel to initiate new settlement activities in the Jebel Abu Ghneim area in East Jerusalem, Expressing concern about other recent measures that encourage or facilitate new settlement activities, 1 A/51/805-S/1997/149; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftysecond Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1997, document S/1997/149. 2 A/51/808-S/1997/157; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftysecond Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1997, document S/1997/157. 3 Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-second Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1997, document S/1997/165. 97-77185 /...