All of this infomation was compiled by Jews Against the Occupation, and is available on their website.
Palestinian Refugees have the right to return to their homes in Israel.
General Assembly Resolution 194, Dec. 11, 1948
"Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible."
Security Council Resolution 242, Nov. 22, 1967
Calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in the war that year and "the acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force."
Security Council Resolution 446, March 22, 1979
"Determines that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
Palestinian have the right to Self-Determination.
General Assembly Resolution 3236, November 22, 1974
Affirms "the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in Palestine...to self-determination without external interference" and "to national independence and sovereignty."
Reaffirmation of a Palestinian State
Security Council Resolution 1397, March 12, 2002
Affirms "a vision of a region where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognized borders."
More UN Resolutions on Israel, 1955-1992
Resolution 106: condemns Israel for Gaza raid. Resolution 111: condemns Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people. Resolution 127: recommends Israel suspend its no-man's zone' in Jerusalem. Resolution 162: urges Israel to comply with UN decisions. Resolution 171: determines flagrant violations by Israel in its attack on Syria. Resolution 228: censures Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control. Resolution 237: urges Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees. Resolution 248: condemns Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan. Resolution 250: calls on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem. Resolution 251: deeply deplores Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250. Resolution 252: declares invalid Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital. Resolution 256: condemns Israeli raids on Jordan as flagrant violation. Resolution 259: deplores Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation. Resolution 262: condemns Israel for attack on Beirut airport. Resolution 265: condemns Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan. Resolution 267: censures Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem. Resolution 270: condemns Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon. Resolution 271: condemns Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem. Resolution 279: demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. Resolution 280: condemns Israeli's attacks against Lebanon. Resolution 285: demands immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Resolution 298: deplores Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem. Resolution 313: demands that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon. Resolution 316: condemns Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon. Resolution 317: deplores Israel's refusal to release. Resolution 332: condemns Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon. Resolution 337: condemns Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty. Resolution 347: condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Resolution 425: calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon. Resolution 427: calls on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon. Resolution 444: deplores Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces. Resolution 446: determines that Israeli settlements are a serious obstruction to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention Resolution 450: calls on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon. Resolution 452: calls on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories. Resolution 465: deplores Israel's settlements and asks all member states not to assist its settlements program. Resolution 467: strongly deplores Israel's military intervention in Lebanon. Resolution 468: calls on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return. Resolution 469: strongly deplores Israel's failure to observe the council's order not to deport Palestinians. Resolution 471: expresses deep concern at Israel's failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention. Resolution 476: reiterates that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are null and void. Resolution 478: censures (Israel) in the strongest terms for its claim to Jerusalem in its Basic Law. Resolution 484: declares it imperative that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors. Resolution 487: strongly condemns Israel for its attack on Iraq's nuclear facility. Resolution 497: decides that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights is null and void and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith. Resolution 498: calls on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. Resolution 501: calls on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops. Resolution 509: demands that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon. Resolution 515: demands that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in. Resolution 517: censures Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon. Resolution 518: demands that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon. Resolution 520: condemns Israel's attack into West Beirut. Resolution 573: condemns Israel vigorously for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters. Resolution 587: takes note of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw. Resolution 592: strongly deplores the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops. Resolution 605: strongly deplores Israel's policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians. Resolution 607: calls on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention. Resolution 608: deeply regrets that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians. Resolution 636: deeply regrets Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians. Resolution 641: deplores Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians. Resolution 672: condemns Israel for violence against Palestinians at the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. Resolution 673: deplores Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United Nations. Resolution 681: deplores Israel's resumption of the deportation of Palestinians. Resolution 694: deplores Israel's deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return. Resolution 726: strongly condemns Israel's deportation of Palestinians. Resolution 799: strongly condemns Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.
The Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) is a cornerstone of international humanitarian law that ensures minimum protections for civilians in armed conflict and occupation. It forbids, among other things: the construction of settlements on occupied land1, unilateral annexation2, willful killing of civilians3, collective punishment4, torture5, and the destruction of property without a compelling military reason6. It also requires judicial accountability for those who commit war crimes (defined as “grave breaches” listed in Article 147 of the Convention). The Convention fully takes into account military necessity and cannot be violated for “security” reasons.
1Article 49, 2Article 47, 3Articles 146-147, 4Article 33, 5Articles 31-32 and146-147, 6Articles 53 and 146-147
4 comments:
This list never ceases to amaze me. It makes me question some of the arguments that I hear so often (and feel so often) about this tragedy being ignored. I wonder how many resolutions have been made about Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Chechnya, Slave trade in Africa or the sexual slavery problem throughout the world.
I often find myself believing that the problem in Palestine goes unnoticed...which for the most part I still believe it does, but then I see a list like this and I wonder...does it?
Then I question maybe it's not that it goes unnoticed but that we really don't care. That we really don't give a ****. Which one is worse I wonder?
Maybe I'm wrong though..maybe it still is unnoticed. I don't know what do you think?
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention clearly states that transfer of population to occupied territory is illegal under international law. Despite this, about 500,000 Israeli settlers live illegally on occupied Palestinian land with the support of Israel's government. Israeli settlements sever Palestinian communities, damage Palestinian livelihood and violate Palestinian rights. President Obama should support the draft UN Security Council resolution reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements and standing against the construction of future settlements. Sign a petition urging him to do so at http://www.aaper.org/notosettlements.
These things do indeed go unnoticed by the majority of people as they are either too busy watching fox news or rihanna's latest baughty bits being exposed, or they are so abjectly poor its all they can do to slave like a dog and keep a roof over their heads. You think anyone cares what happens overseas when your kids are going hungry?
I would kindly ask that you go back farther in your dates with the UN, and before it, the League of Nations, dating to 1919, the San Remo Conference in 1920, the League of Nations Resolutions regarding a 2 state solution in 1921-22, and the fact that these resolutions, still enforceable under international law, have NEVER been honored either.
When you look at a far more complete picture, your views of what you see now, will be profoundly affected.
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