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UN Security Council full text of resolution 2334 (2016) [End Jewish
UN Security Council
23 December 2016
https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12657.doc.htm
14 Delegations in Favour of Resolution 2334 (2016) as United States Abstains
The Security Council reaffirmed this afternoon that Israel’s establishment
of settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East
Jerusalem, had no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under
international law and a major obstacle to the vision of two States living
side-by-side in peace and security, within internationally recognized
borders.
Adopting resolution 2334 (2016) by 14 votes, with the United States
abstaining, the Council reiterated its demand that Israel immediately and
completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian
territory, including East Jerusalem. It underlined that it would not
recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to
Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the two sides through negotiations.
…
The full text of resolution 2334 (2016) reads as follows:
“The Security Council,
“Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338
(1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397
(2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008),
“Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of
territory by force,
“Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide
scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9
July 2004 by the International Court of Justice,
“Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition,
character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967,
including East Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and
expansion of settlements, transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of
land, demolition of homes and displacement of Palestinian civilians, in
violation of international humanitarian law and relevant resolutions,
“Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are
dangerously imperilling the viability of the two-State solution based on the
1967 lines,
“Recalling the obligation under the Quartet Roadmap, endorsed by its
resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel of all settlement activity,
including “natural growth”, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts
erected since March 2001,
“Recalling also the obligation under the Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian
Authority Security Forces to maintain effective operations aimed at
confronting all those engaged in terror and dismantling terrorist
capabilities, including the confiscation of illegal weapons,
“Condemning all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of
terror, as well as all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction,
“Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and
Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,
“Stressing that the status quo is not sustainable and that significant
steps, consistent with the transition contemplated by prior agreements, are
urgently needed in order to (i) stabilize the situation and to reverse
negative trends on the ground, which are steadily eroding the two-State
solution and entrenching a one-State reality, and (ii) to create the
conditions for successful final status negotiations and for advancing the
two-State solution through those negotiations and on the ground,
“1. Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the
Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no
legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law
and a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a
just, lasting and comprehensive peace;
“2. Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all
settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East
Jerusalem, and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this
regard;
“3. Underlines that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967
lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the
parties through negotiations;
“4. Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is
essential for salvaging the two-State solution, and calls for affirmative
steps to be taken immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground
that are imperilling the two-State solution;
“5. Calls upon all States, bearing in mind paragraph 1 of this resolution,
to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the
State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967;
“6. Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against
civilians, including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and
destruction, calls for accountability in this regard, and calls for
compliance with obligations under international law for the strengthening of
ongoing efforts to combat terrorism, including through existing security
coordination, and to clearly condemn all acts of terrorism;
“7. Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of international law,
including international humanitarian law, and their previous agreements and
obligations, to observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocative
actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of
de-escalating the situation on the ground, rebuilding trust and confidence,
demonstrating through policies and actions a genuine commitment to the
two-State solution, and creating the conditions necessary for promoting
peace;
“8. Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion
of peace and security, to exert collective efforts to launch credible
negotiations on all final status issues in the Middle East peace process and
within the time frame specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21
September 2010;
“9. Urges in this regard the intensification and acceleration of
international and regional diplomatic efforts and support aimed at
achieving, without delay a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the
Middle East on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, the
Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap and an end to the Israeli
occupation that began in 1967; and underscores in this regard the importance
of the ongoing efforts to advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative
of France for the convening of an international peace conference, the recent
efforts of the Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian
Federation;
“10. Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the
negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;
“11. Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to
secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;
“12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three
months on the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;
“13. Decides to remain seized of the matter.”
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=71933
