Table of Documents
1. Antecedents to the Mandate for Palestine: 1897-1922
1. DerJudenstaat (February 14, 1896)......................................................... 74
2. Basle Program of the First World Zionist Congress
(August 29, 1897).......................................................................................................
743. Letter from Dr. Theodor Herzl to M. Yousef Zia
Al-Khalidi (March 19, 1899).................................................................................. 75
4. Correspondence between Sir Henry McMahon and Sharif Hussein of Mecca
(July 14, 1915-October 24, 1916).......................................................................... 75
5. Sykes-Picot Agreement (May 16, 1916)................................................. 75
6. Excerpts from the Memorandum of Edwin Montagu
on the Anti-Semitism of the Present (British) Government (August 23, 1917)...................................................................................................................................................... 75
7. Letter From M.P.A. Hankey Containing a Draft of the
Balfour Declaration (October 6, 1917)................................................................ 76
8. Balfour Declaration (November 2, 1917).............................................. 76
9. Hogarth Message to Sharif Hussein of Mecca
(January 1918).............................................................................................................. 76
10. British Declaration to the Seven Arab Spokesmen
(June 1918)..................................................................................................................... 76
11. Anglo-French Declaration (November 7, 1918)............................. 77
12. Agreement between Emir Feisal and Dr. Chaim
Weizmann (January 3, 1919).................................................................................
7713. Correspondence between Emir Feisal and Felix
Frankfurter (March 3-5, 1919).............................................................................. 77
14. Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
(June 28, 1919)............................................................................................................ 77
15. Resolutions of the General Syrian Congress
(July 2, 1919)................................................................................................................ 77
16. Excerpts from the Report of the American Section
of the Inter-Allied Commission of Mandates in Turkey (King-Crane Commission Report) (August 28, 1919)................................................................................................ 78
17. Excerpts from the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Turkey Signed at Sevres
(Treaty of Sevres) (August 10, 1920)................................................................... 78
18. Memorandum Submitted by Emir Faisal to the
Conference of Allied Powers at the House of Commons (March 10, 1921) 78
19. British Interim Report on the Civil Administration of Palestine during the Period July 1, 1920-June 30, 1921 by British High Commissioner Herbert Samuel
(July 30, 1921).............................................................................................................. 78
20. Excerpts from the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry
into the 1920-21 Arab Riots (October 1921)..................................................... 79
21. Statement of British Policy in Palestine
(Churchill White Paper) (June 3, 1922)............................................................... 79
22. Excerpts from the League of Nations Official Journal:
Date on which the Question of the Draft Mandate for Palestine Should Be Placed on the Agenda of the Council (June 30, 1922).........................................................................
7923. Correspondence between the Colonial Office and the
Palestine Arab Delegation and the Zionist Organisation (February 21-June 29, 1922)....................................................................................................................................................... 79
2. Period of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine: 1922-1948
24. Mandate for Palestine Confirmed by the Council of the
League of Nations (July 24, 1922)......................................................................... 81
25. Palestine Order in Council Issued by Great Britain
(August 10, 1922)....................................................................................................... 82
26. Memorandum by the British Representative on Article
25 of the Palestine Mandate (September 16, 1922)........................................ 82
27. Resolution of the U.S. Congress on Palestine
(September 21, 1922)................................................................................................. 82
28. Excerpts from the Report on Palestine Administration,
Submitted by the United Kingdom to the League of Nations (December 31 1922)....................................................................................................................................................... 82
29. Mandate for Palestine Questionnaire Intended to
Assist the Preparation of the Annual Reports of the Mandatory Powers (December 31, 1922).......................................................................................................................................... 82
30. Excerpts from the Treaty of Lausanne (July 24, 1923)..................... 82
31. Convention between the United States and Great
Britain on Rights in Palestine (December 3, 1924).......................................... 83
32. Report by His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Council of the League of Nations on the Administration
of Palestine and Transjordan, for the Year 1929 (December 31, 1929)..........
8333. Excerpts from the Statement of British Policy in Palestine (Passfield White Paper of 1930)
(October 21, 1930)....................................................................................................... 83
34. Letter from British Prime Minister James Ramsey MacDonald to Dr. Chaim Weizmann
(February 13, 1931).................................................................................................... 83
35. Conclusions and Recommendations of the Report of
the Palestine Royal Commission (Peel Commission Report) (July 1937)....... 84
36. Political Resolution of the Twentieth Zionist
Congress Concerning the Report of the Palestine Royal Commission (August 3, 1937)....................................................................................................................................................... 84
37. Resolution of the Assembly of the League of Nations
Concerning Palestine (September 30, 1937)..................................................... 84
38. Statement by His Majesty’s Government in the United
Kingdom (November 1938)...................................................................................... 84
39. Statement of British Policy in Palestine
(McDonald White Paper) (May 17, 1939)........................................................... 84
40. Statement of the Jewish Agency Concerning the Statement of British Policy in Palestine
(May 17, 1939).............................................................................................................. 85
41. Excerpts from the Report of the League of Nations
Permanent Mandates Commission to the League of Council Concerning the Statement of British Policy in Palestine (June 29, 1939).................................................................. 85
42. Record of the Conversation between the Furher and the
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem on November 28, 1941, a Memorandum by an Official of the Foreign Minister’s Secretariat (November 30, 1941)...............................................
8543. Biltmore Declaration of the Extraordinary Zionist
Conference (May 11, 1942)...................................................................................... 85
44. Alexandria Protocol of the Pan-Arab Preliminary
Conference (October 7, 1944)................................................................................. 85
45. Charter of the League of Arab States
(March 22, 1945).......................................................................................................... 86
46. Letter from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (April 5, 1945)................................................... 86
47. Excerpts from the Report of the Anglo-American
Committee of Inquiry (April 20, 1946)................................................................ 86
48. Statement of the Jewish Agency Concerning the Report
of the Anglo-American Committee (May 1, 1946)............................................ 86
49. The Grady-Morrison Plan (July 24, 1946)............................................ 86
50. British Letter to the United Nations (April 2, 1947)........................... 87
51. Statement by U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Concerning Immigration into Palestine (October 4, 1946).................................... 87
52. Cultural Treaty of the Arab League
(November 20, 1946)................................................................................................. 88
53. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 106,
Establishing the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) (May 15, 1947).......................................................................................................................................... 88
54. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 107, Calling on the Inhabitants of Palestine to Refrain from
the Threat or Use of Force (May 15, 1947)........................................................ 88
55.
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: SummaryReport (August 31, 1947)......................................................................................... 88
56. Memorandum by His Brittanic Majesty’s Government
Presented in 1947 to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: Political History of Palestine Under British Administration (July 1947)........................... 88
57. Excerpts from the Report of the United Nations Special
Committee on Palestine (September 3, 1947)................................................... 88
58. U.S. Position on Palestine Question Statement by
U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations, Herschel V. Johnson (October 11, 1947).......................................................................................................................................... 89
59. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181,
Recommending a Plan of Partition with Economic Union for Palestine (United Nations Partition Resolution) (November 29, 1947)............................................................... 89
60. United Nations Security Council Resolution 42,
Appealing to Governments and Peoples to Prevent or Reduce Disorders in Palestine (March 5, 1948)..................................................................................................................... 89
61. Excerpts from the Statement by the U.S. Ambassador
to the United Nations, Warren R. Austin, Recommending Placing Palestine under United Nations Trusteeship (March 19, 1948)......................................................................... 89
62. Statement by U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Concerning Palestine (March 25, 1948).............................................................. 90
63. United Nations Security Council Resolution 43, Calling for a Truce between the Arab and Jewish Communities
of Palestine (April 1, 1948)....................................................................................... 90
64. United Nations Security Council Resolution 44,
Requesting the Secretary-General to Convoke a Special Session of the General Assembly to Consider the Future Government of Palestine (April 1, 1948)....................... 90
65. United Nations Security Council Resolution 46, Calling on Groups to End Military Activities and
Build-Up (April 17, 1948)........................................................................................ 90
66. United Nations Security Council Resolution 48, Establishing a Truce Commission for Palestine
(April 23, 1948)............................................................................................................ 90
3. Arab-Israeli Wars: 1948-2007
A. Palestine War or the Warfor Israeli Independence: 1948
i. 1948 War
67. Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
(May 14, 1948).............................................................................................................. 92
68. Memo by President Harry S. Truman Recognizing the
State of Israel on Behalf of the United States
(May 14, 1948)............................................................................................................. 92
69. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 186, Appointing a United Nations Mediator in Palestine
(May 14, 1948)............................................................................................................. 92
70. Cablegram to the United Nations from the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
(May 15, 1948)............................................................................................................. 93
71. National Radio Broadcast by Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion (May 15, 1948).................................................................................... 93
72. Cablegram Addressed to the Secretary-General by Foreign Minister of the Provisional Government of
Israel (May 16, 1948)................................................................................................. 93
73. United Nations Security Council Resolution 49,
Calling for a Cease-Fire in Palestine and a Truce in Jerusalem (May 22, 1948)...................................................................................................................................................... 93
74. United Nations Security Council Resolution 50,
Calling for a Cease-Fire (May 29, 1948).............................................................. 93
75. United Nations Security Council Resolution 53, Appealing for a Prolongation of the Truce
(July 7, 1948)................................................................................................................. 94
76. United Nations Security Council Resolution 56,
Outlining Rules of the Truce (August 19, 1948)............................................... 94
77. Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on
Palestine (September 16, 1948)............................................................................. 94
78. United Nations Security Resolution 57, Expressing
Deep Shock at the Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte (September 18, 1948)...................................................................................................................................................... 94
79. Law of the State of Israel: Area ofJurisdiction and
Powers Ordinance (September 22, 1948).......................................................... 95
80. Law of the State of Israel: Prevention of Terrorism
Ordinance No. 33 (September 29, 1948)............................................................ 95
81. Cablegram from the Premier and Acting Foreign
Secretary of the All-Palestine Government to the Secretary-General Concerning Constitution of the All-Palestine Government (September 28, 1948).............. 95
82. United Nations Press Release: Arabs, Jews Reject
Mediator’s Report on Palestine (October 7, 1948).......................................... 95
83. United Nations Security Council Resolution 59,
Noting with Concern that Israel Has Not Submitted a Report Concerning the Assassination of Count Folke
Bernadotte (October 19, 1948)............................................................................... 95
84. Amended Version of Paragraph 18 of the Report of the
Acting United Nations Mediator (October 19, 1948)...................................... 95
85. Preliminary Report from the Acting Mediator for
Palestine to the Secretary-General on Observance of the Truce in the Negeb and in the Lebanese Sector (October 25, 1948)...................................................................... 95
86. United Nations Security Council Resolution 61, Calling upon Interested Parties to Establish Permanent
Truce Lines (November 4, 1948)........................................................................... 96
87. Law of the State of Israel: Emergency Regulations
(Registration of Inhabitants) (Extension of Validity) Ordinance (November 5, 1948)...................................................................................................................................................... 96
88. United Nations Security Council Resolution 62, Deciding that an Armistice Shall Be Established in
All Sectors of Palestine (November 16, 1948).................................................. 96
89. Law of the State of Israel: Emergency Regulations (Leaving the Country) Ordinance
(November 19, 1948)................................................................................................. 96
90. Letter from Israel’s Foreign Minister to the SecretaryÂGeneral Concerning Israel’s Application for Admission to Membership of the United Nations and Declaration Accepting Obligations under the Charter
(November 29, 1948)................................................................................................. 96
91. United Nations Press Release: New Cease-Fire Agreement
between Israeli, Iraqi Forces (December 8, 1948)........................................... 96
92. United Nations Security Council Resolution 66, Calling
for an Immediate Cease-Fire and Implementation of Security Council Resolution 61 (December 29, 1948).......................................................................................................... 96
93. General Armistice Agreement between Israel and
Egypt(February 24, 1949)....................................................................................... 97
94. General Armistice Agreement between Israel and
Lebanon (March 23, 1949)...................................................................................... 97
95. General Armistice Agreement between Israel and
Jordan (April 3, 1949)............................................................................................... 97
96. General Armistice Agreement between Israel and Syria
(July 20, 1949)............................................................................................................. 97
ii. Post-War Developments
97. United Nations Security Council Resolution 69, Recommending Israel’s Admission into the United
Nations (March 4, 1949)........................................................................................... 98
98. Report on the Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte
and Colonel Andre Serot Submitted to the Security Council by the Government of Israel (May 2, 1949)............................................................................................................. 98
99. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 273, Admitting Israel to Membership in the United Nations
(May 11, 1949)............................................................................................................. 98
100. Progress Report of the United Nations Reconciliation
Commission for Palestine (May 12, 1949)........................................................ 98
101. Working Paper Prepared by the Secretariat, United
Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine:
The Future of Arab Palestine and the Question of Partition (July 30, 1949) 99
102. United Nations Security Council Resolution 73,
Relieving the Acting Mediator of any Further Responsibility in Palestine (August 11, 1949)................................................................................................................................. 99
103. Tripartite Declaration of the United States, Britain,
and France (May 25, 1950)..................................................................................... 99
104. Exchange between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Government of Israel and the Secretary-General Concerning a Claim for Damage Caused to the United Nations by the Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte (June 14-22, 1950)................................................................................................................................. 99
105. Treaty ofJoint Defense and Economic Cooperation
of the Arab League (June 17, 1950)................................................................... 100
106. Jerusalem Program Adopted at the Twenty-Third
Zionist Congress (August 30, 1951)................................................................. 100
107. General Progress Report and Supplementary Report
of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for
Palestine (Covering the Period from December 11, 1949 to October 23, 1950) (October 23, 1950)............................................................................................................ 100
108. United Nations Security Council Resolution 89, Calling
for the Handling of Complaints according to the Procedures of the Armistice Agreements (Egyptian Complaint on Expulsion of Palestinians by Israel) (November 17, 1950)...................................................................................................................................... 100
109. United Nations Security Council Resolution 92, Calling for a Cease-Fire in the Demilitarized Zone
on the Syrian-Israeli Armistice Line (May 8, 1951)..................................... 101
110. Progress Report of the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine (Paris Conference) (November 20, 1951)... 101
111. Law of the State of Israel: World Zionist Organization-
Jewish Agency (Status) Law (November 24, 1952)..................................... 101
112. United Nations Security Council Resolution 100,
Asking Israel to Suspend Drainage Work in the Demilitarized Zone (Huleh) (October 27, 1953)............................................................................................................ 101
113. Pact of Mutual Cooperation between Iraq, Turkey, Britain, Pakistan, and Iran (Baghdad Pact)
(February 24, 1955)................................................................................................ 101
B. Suez War: 1956
i. Pre-War Developments
114. Decree on the Procedure of Ship and Airplane Searches and of Seizure of Contraband Goods in Connexion
with the Palestine War (February 6, 1950)..................................................... 103
115. Cablegram from the Chief of Staff of the UNTSO Transmitting a Report to the Security Council
(June 12, 1951).......................................................................................................... 103
116. United Nations Security Council Resolution 619, Concerning Restrictions on the Passage of Ships
through the Suez Canal (September 1, 1951)................................................. 103
117. United Nations Security Council Resolution 95, Calling upon Egypt to Terminate Restrictions on Passage
in the Suez Canal (September 1, 1951)............................................................ 103
118. United Nations Security Council Resolution 101,
Calling Israeli Attack at Qibya a Violation of Cease-Fire (November 24, 1953) 103
119. United Nations Security Council Resolution 106,
Condemning the February 28 Israeli Attack on Gaza (March 29, 1955)....... 104
120. United Nations Security Council Resolution 107,
Calling on Egypt and Israel to Cooperate with the Chief of Staff of UNTSO in Preserving Security on the Armistice Demarcation Line (Gaza) (March 30, 1955)......... 104
121. United Nations Security Council Resolution 108,
Calling on Egypt and Israel to Cooperate with the Chief of Staff of UNTSO in Preventing Violence on the Armistice Demarcation Line (Gaza) (September 8, 1955).. 104
122. United Nations Security Council Resolution 111,
Condemning the Israeli Attack on Syrian Territory of December 11, 1955 (January 19, 1956)....................................................................................................................................... 104
123. United Nations Security Council Resolution 113, Calling
for Measures to Reduce Tensions along the Armistice Demarcation Lines (April 4, 1956).................................................................................................................................................... 104
124. United Nations Security Council Resolution 114,
Calling on the Parties to the Armistice Agreements to Carry out the Measures Agreed upon with the SecretaryÂGeneral (June 4, 1956)..................................................... 105
125. Order of President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt
Nationalizing the Suez Canal (July 26, 1956).................................................. 105
126. United Nations Security Council Resolution 118,
Describing Requirements for a Settlement of the Suez Question (October 13, 1956).................................................................................................................................................... 105
ii. 1956 War (October 29, 1956-March 6, 1957)
127. Statement by Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Reasons for the Military Operation in Sinai
(October 29, 1956).................................................................................................... 105
128. Excerpts from the Speech by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, United States Rejects the Use of Force (October 31, 1956)....... 106
129. United Nations Security Council Resolution 119, Calling
an Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly to Consider the Invasion of Egypt (October 31, 1956)............................................................................................... 106
130. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 997,
Calling Israeli Invasion of Egypt a Violation of the General Armistice Agreement (November 2, 1956)......................................................................................................... 106
131. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 998,
Requesting the Secretary-General to Establish an Emergency International United Nations Force (November 4, 1956)............................................................................. 106
132. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 999,
Calling for a Cease-Fire (November 4, 1956).................................................. 106
133. Exchange between Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin
and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (November 5-8, 1956)........................ 107
134. Exchange between President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (November 5-8, 1956)........................ 107
135. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1002, Noting the Establishment of a UNEF
(November 7, 1956)................................................................................................. 107
136. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1120,
Noting with Regret that Forces Have Not Been Withdrawn behind the Armistice Line (November 24, 1956)...................................................................................................... 107
137. Special Message from President Dwight D. Eisenhower
to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East (January 5, 1957)......... 108
138. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1123, Noting with Regret and Concern the Failure of Israel to Comply with United Nations Terms (January 19, 1957)...108
139. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1124,
Deploring the Non-Compliance of Israel to Complete Its Withdrawal behind the Armistice Demarcation Line (February 2,1957).................................................... 108
140. United States Aide Memoire to Israel
(February 11, 1957)................................................................................................ 108
141. Statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir to the
United Nations General Assembly (March 1, 1957)..................................... 108
142. Excerpts of General Moshe Dayan’s Eulogy in Ro’i
Rothberg’s Funeral................................................................................................... 109
iii. Post-War Developments
143. Declaration by the Government of Egypt Concerning
the Suez Canal (April 24, 1957)........................................................................... 109
144. Aide Memoire prepared by United Nations SecretaryÂ
General Dag Hammarskjold, on Conditions for the Withdrawal of UNEF (August 5, 1957)...................................................................................................................................... 109
145. United Nations Security Council Resolution 127,
Regarding the Status of the Zone between the Armistice Demarcation Lines (January 22, 1958)............................................................................................................ 110
146. Excerpts from the Convention on the Territorial Sea
and the Contiguous Zone (April 29, 1958)...................................................... 110
147. United Nations Security Council Resolution 128,
Complaint from Lebanon (June 11, 1958)...................................................... 110
148. United Nations Security Council Resolution 171,
Calling on Israel to Scrupulously Refrain from Military Action in Violation of the General Armistice Agreement (April 9, 1962)........................................................ 110
149. Arab League Summit in Cairo, Deciding to Divert
Jordan River (January 13-17, 1964).................................................................. Ill
150. Declaration Issued by the Council of Kings and Heads
of State of the Arab League at Its Second Session (September 5-11, 1964) Ill
C. June War or Six-Day War: 1967
i. Pre-War Developments
151. United Nations Security Council Resolution 228, Censuring Israeli Military Action in Hebron
(November 25, 1966).............................................................................................. 112
152. Cable Containing Instructions for the Withdrawal of UNEF, Sent by the Secretary-General to the Commander
of UNEF (May 8, 1967)............................................................................................ 112
153. Statement by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to
Members of the National Assembly (May 29, 1967)................................... 112
154. Statement by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson,
Expressing U.S. Support for the Independence of All Nations in the Area (May 23, 1967)...................................................................................................................................... 112
155. Exchange of Letters between Soviet Premier Alexei
Kosygin and Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (May 26-June 1, 1967) 113
ii. 1967 War (June 5-11, 1967)
156. United Nations Security Council Resolution 233,
Concerning the Outbreak of Fighting and Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (June 6, 1967).................................................................................................................................. 113
157. Israel Military Order No. 2 Concerning Quarantine
(June 7, 1967)............................................................................................................. 113
158. United Nations Security Council Resolution 234,
Demanding a Cease-Fire (June 7, 1967).................................... 113
159. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Resignation
Broadcast (June 9, 1967)........................................................................................ 113
160. United Nations Security Council Resolution 236, Calling for the Prompt Return to the Cease-Fire Line
(June 11, 1967).......................................................................................................... 113
iii. Post-WarDevelopments
161. Statement of United Nations Secretary-General U Thant on the 1957 Hammarskjold Aide Memoire
(June 19, 1967).......................................................................................................... 114
162. Abba Eban’s Speech at the General Assembly of the
United Nations (June 19, 1967).......................................................................... 114
163. Speech by Yitzhak Rabin, Chief of Staff of the IDF:
The Right of Israel (June 28, 1967).................................................................... 115
164. Statement by the President of the Security Council on Stationing United Nations Military Observers in the
Suez Canal Sector (July 9, 1967).......................................................................... 115
165. The Yigal Allon Peace Plan (July 26, 1967)....................................... 115
166. Resolutions of the Arab Summit Conference
(Khartoum Resolutions) (September 1, 1967).............................................. 115
167. United Nations Security Council Resolution 240,
Condemning Violations of the Cease-Fire (October 25, 1967)................. 115
168. United Nations Security Council Resolution 248, Condemning the Military Action Launched by Israel in Violation of the Cease-Fire Resolutions
(March 24, 1968)...................................................................................................... 115
169. United Nations Security Council Resolution 256,
Condemning Massive Air Attacks by Israel on Jordanian Territory (August 16, 1968)....................................................................................................................................... 115
170. United Nations Security Council Resolution 258,
Insisting on Respect for the Cease-Fire and Urging Cooperation with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative (September 18, 1968).................................... 116
171. United Nations Security Council Resolution 262, Condemning Israeli Attack on the International Airport
of Beirut (December 31, 1968)............................................................................ 116
172. The Seven Points Declaration Passed by the Central
Committee of Fatah (January 1969)................................................................... 116
173. United Nations Security Council Resolution 265, Condemning the Recent Premeditated Air Attacks Launched by Israel on Jordanian Villages
(April 1, 1969)............................................................................................................. 116
174. United Nations Security Council Resolution 270,
Condemning Israeli Air Attack on Villages in Southern Lebanon (August 26, 1969).................................................................................................................................................... 116
175. United Nations Security Council Resolution 279, Demanding the Immediate Withdrawal of All Israeli Armed Forces from Lebanese Territory
(May 12, 1970)........................................................................................................... 117
176. United Nations Security Council Resolution 280,
Condemning the Large-Scale and Premeditated Military Attack by Israel against Lebanon (May 19, 1970).................................................................................................. 117
177. Cease-Fire Agreement between Israel and the
United Arab Republic (August 7, 1970)............................................................. 117
178. United Nations Security Council Resolution 285,
Demanding Withdrawal of Israeli Armed Forces from Lebanon (September 5, 1970).................................................................................................................................................... 117
179. United Nations Security Council Resolution 286,
Appealing to States to Take Steps to Prevent Hijackings (September 9, 1970) 117
180. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2645,
Aerial Hijacking or Interference with Civil Air Travel (November 25, 1970) 117
181. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2628,
Calling for Talks under the Auspices of the SecretaryÂGeneral’s Special Representative with a View to Implementing Resolution 242 (November 4, 1970)............... 117
182. Report by United Nations Secretary-General U Thant
on the Activities of the Special Representative to the Middle East, Gunnar V. Jarring (January 4, 1971)................................................................................................................ 118
183. United Nations Security Council Resolution S/10070/ Add.1, Further Report by the Secretary-General on the Activities of the Special Representative to the Middle
East (February 1, 1971)........................................................................................... 118
184. Aide Memoire to Israel and the United Arab Republic
by the United Nations Special Representative to the Middle East, Gunnar V. Jarring (February 8, 1971)............................................................................................................. 118
185. Reply of the United Arab Republic to the Jarring Aide
Memoire (February 15, 1971).............................................................................. 118
186. Reply of Israel to the Jarring Aide Memoire
(February 26, 1971)................................................................................................. 118
187. United Nations Security Council Resolution 313,
Demanding that Israel Desist from all Military Action against Lebanon (February 28, 1972)............................................................................................................................... 119
188. Consensus of the Members of the Security Council,
Concerning the Increase of the Number of Military
Observers in the Lebanese-Israeli Sector
(April 19, 1972)......................................................................................................... 119
189. United Nations Security Council Resolution 316, Calling
for the Immediate Release of All Syrian and Lebanese
Military Personnel Held by Israel (June 26, 1972)....................................... 119
190. United Nations Security Council Resolution 317,
Deploring that Israel has Not Released Abducted
Syrian and Lebanese Military and Security Personnel (July 21, 1972) 119
191. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2949,
Declaring Changes Carried Out by Israel in the Occupied
Arab Territories Null and Void (December 8, 1972)................................... 119
D. Yom Kippur War/Ramadan War/October War: 1973
i. Pre-War Developments
192. United Nations Security Council Resolution 331,
Requesting the Secretary-General to Submit a Comprehensive Report on the Efforts of the United Nations Pertaining to the Middle East Situation Since June 1967 (April 20, 1973)...................................................................................................................................... 121
193. United Nations Security Council Resolution 332,
Condemning the Repeated Military Attacks Conducted by Israel against Lebanon (April 21, 1973).................................................................................................................. 121
194. Excerpts from the Report of the Secretary-General under
Security Council Resolution 331 (May 18, 1973)......................................... 122
195. U.S.-Vetoed Security Council Draft Resolution S/
10974, First U.S. Veto of a Security Council Resolution
Criticizing the Israeli Occupation (July 24, 1973)......................................... 122
196. United Nations Security Council Resolution 337,
Condemning Israel for Violating Lebanon’s Sovereignty (August 15, 1973) 122
ii. 1973 War (October 6-24, 1973)
197. Vetoed Security Council Draft Resolution S/11036,
Calling upon All Parties to Cease All Firing and Terminate
All Military Activity (October 21, 1973)........................................................... 122
198. United Nations Security Council Resolution 339,
Confirming Resolution 338 and Requesting the
Dispatch of United Nations Observers to Supervise the
Cease-Fire (October 23, 1973)............................................................................. 122
199. Speech by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to the Knesset Regarding Israel’s Acceptance of the Cease-Fire
(October 23, 1973).................................................................................................... 123
200. United Nations Security Council Resolution 340,
Deciding to Set Up a UNEF (October 25, 1973)............................................... 123
201. United Nations Security Council Resolution 341, Establishing UNEF for Six Months (October 27, 1973)....123
202. Declaration of the European Community on the
Middle East (November 6, 1973)......................................................................... 123
203. Cease-Fire Agreement between Israel and Egypt
(November 11, 1973)............................................................................................... 123
iii. Post-WarDevelopments
204. Declaration of the Arab Summit Conference, Algiers
(November 29, 1973)............................................................................................... 123
205. Separation of Forces Agreement between Israel and
Egypt (January 18, 1974)....................................................................................... 123
206. United Nations Security Council Resolution 346, Extending the Mandate of UNEF for a Further Six
Months (April 8, 1974)............................................................................................ 124
207. Interim Report Issued by the Agranat Commission of
Inquiry (April 1974)................................................................................................ 124
208. Report by the Agranat Commission (1974)....................................... 124
209. Two-Phased Plan Issued by the PLO (June 1974).......................... 125
210. United Nations Security Council Resolution 347,
Condemning Israel for Violating Lebanon’s Territorial Integrity (April 24, 1974).................................................................................................................................................... 125
211. Separation of Forces Agreement between Israel and
Syria (May 31, 1974)................................................................................................ 125
212. United Nations Security Council Resolution 350,
Welcoming the Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian Forces and Establishing the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
(May 31, 1974)........................................................................................................... 125
213. Seventh Arab League Summit Conference, Resolution
on Palestine, Morocco (October 28, 1974)....................................................... 125
214. U.S. Senate Resolution 214, Expressing Concern over
Attempts to Expel Israel from the United Nations
(July 18, 1975)............................................................................................................ 126
215. Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the
United States (September 1, 1975)...................................................................... 126
216. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379,
Calling for Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination (November 10, 1975)................................................................ 126
217. Address by Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
Chaim Herzog to the General Assembly of the United Nations in Response to Zionism Is Racism Resolution (November 10, 1975)................................................................. 126
218. Basic Law of the State of Israel: The Army
(March 31, 1976)....................................................................................................... 127
219. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 31/62,
Peace Conference on the Middle East (December 9, 1976)................................ 127
220. Law of the State of Israel: No. 16 Emergency Regulations
(Judea and Samaria, Gaza Region, Golan Heights, Sinai and Southern Sinai-Criminal Jurisdiction and Legal Assistance) Law (December 28, 1977)........................... 127
221. Speech by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
to the Israeli Knesset: Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (December 28, 1977)....................................................................................................................................... 127
222. Statement by the Government of Israel on the Bombing
of the Iraqi Nuclear Facility (June 8, 1981)...................................................... 127
223. United Nations Security Council Resolution 487,
Condemning Israeli Air Attack on Iraqi Nuclear Installations (June 19, 1981) 128
224. Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States on Strategic Cooperation
(November 30, 1981)............................................................................................... 128
225. Law of the State of Israel: The Golan Heights
(December 14, 1981)............................................................................................... 128
226. United Nations Security Council Resolution 497, Israeli Decision to Impose Its Laws, Jurisdiction, and Administration in the Occupied Syrian Golan Heights
Is Null and Void (December 17, 1981).............................................................. 128
E. Lebanon War: 1978-2007
i. Pre-War Developments
227. United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, Calling upon Israel to Immediately Cease Its Military
Action against Lebanon (March 19, 1978)....................................................... 130
228. United Nations Security Council Resolution 426, Establishing a United Nations Interim Force for
Southern Lebanon (March 19, 1978)................................................................. 130
229. United Nations Security Council Resolution 427, Approving the Increase in the Strength of the UNIFIL
to Approximately 6,000 (May 3, 1978)............................................................. 130
230. United Nations Security Council Resolution 434,
Expressing Grave Concern about the Situation in Lebanon (September 18, 1978).................................................................................................................................................... 130
231. United Nations Security Council Resolution 436, Noting with Grave Concern the Deteriorating Situation
in Beirut (October 6, 1978).................................................................................... 131
232. United Nations Security Council Resolution 444, Deploring the Lack of Cooperation with UNIFIL
Efforts (January 19, 1979)..................................................................................... 131
233. United Nations Security Council Resolution 450,
Calling upon Israel to Cease Its Acts against the Territorial Integrity, Unity, Sovereignty and Political Independence of Lebanon (June 14, 1979)..................................... 131
234. United Nations Security Council Resolution 459,
Expressing Anxiety about the Existence of Obstacles to the Full Deployment of UNIFIL (December 19, 1979)......................................................................................................... 131
235. United Nations Security Council Resolution 467, Deploring All Acts of Interference with the UNTSO and
All Acts of Hostility against UNIFIL (April 24, 1980).................................... 131
236. United Nations Security Council Resolution 488, Recalling the Terms of Reference and General Guidelines
of UNIFIL (June 19, 1981)....................................................................................... 132
237. United Nations Security Council Resolution 490,
Calling for the Immediate Cessation of All Armed Attacks (July 21, 1981)... 132
238. United Nations Security Council Resolution 498, Calling upon Israel to Withdraw Its Forces from
Lebanese Territory (December 18, 1981)........................................................ 132
239. United Nations Security Council Resolution 501,
Approving the Immediate Increase in the Strength of UNIFIL (February 25, 1982).................................................................................................................................................... 132
240. United Nations Security Council Resolution 508, Calling for a Cease-Fire at the Lebanese-Israeli Border
(June 5, 1982).............................................................................................................. 132
ii. 1982 War (1982-1983)
241. United Nations Security Council Resolution 509, Demanding that Israel Withdraw Its Forces from
Lebanon (June 6, 1982)........................................................................................... 133
242. United Nations Security Council Resolution 511, Authorizing UNIFIL to Carry Out Interim Tasks
(June 18, 1982)........................................................................................................... 133
243. United Nations Security Council Resolution 512, Calling
on All Parties to Respect the Rights of the Lebanese and Palestinian Civilian Populations and Facilitate Humanitarian Relief Efforts (June 19, 1982)................................ 133
244. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-7/5,
Condemning Israeli Invasion of Lebanon and Calling for Cessation of Military Activity (June 26, 1982).................................................................................................................... 133
245. United Nations Security Council Resolution 513, Calling
for Respect for the Rights of Palestinians in West Beirut and South Lebanon (July 4, 1982)...................................................................................................................................... 133
246. United Nations Security Council Resolution 515,
Demanding that Israel Lift the Blockade of the City
of Beirut (July 29, 1982)......................................................................................... 133
247. United Nations Security Council Resolution 516,
Authorizing the Secretary-General to Deploy United
Nations Observer to Monitor the Situation in and around
Beirut (August 1, 1982)........................................................................................... 134
248. United Nations Security Council Resolution 517,
Expressing Shock at Israeli Invasion of Beirut and
Calling for Withdrawal (August 4, 1982)......................................................... 134
249. U.S.-Vetoed Security Council Draft Resolution Calling
on Member States to Refrain from Military Aid to Israel
Pending Withdrawal from Lebanon (August 6, 1982)................................ 134
250. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin: The Wars of
No Alternative and Operation Peace for the Galilee
(August 8, 1982)........................................................................................................ 134
251. United Nations Security Council Resolution 518,
Demanding the Immediate Lifting of All Restrictions
on the City of Beirut (August 12, 1982)............................................................ 134
252. Final Declaration of the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference,
Adopted at Fez (September 9, 1982).................................................................. 135
253. United Nations Security Council Resolution 520,
Condemning the Murder of Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel (September 17, 1982).................................................................................................................................................... 135
254. United Nations Security Council Resolution 521,
Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Civilians in
Beirut (September 19, 1982)................................................................................. 135
255. United Nations Security Council Resolution 523,
Insisting the UNIFIL Shall Have Full Freedom of
Movement (October 18, 1982).............................................................................. 135
256. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 37/134,
Condemning Israel for Its Invasion of Lebanon and
Attempting to Secure Assistance to the Palestinian People (December 17, 1982) 135
257. Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Events
at the Refugee Camps in Beirut (Kahan Report)
(February 8, 1983).................................................................................................... 135
258. Draft Agreement between Israel and Lebanon
(May 17, 1983)........................................................................................................... 136
259. Statements by Director General David Kimche of the
Israeli Foreign Ministry Regarding the Israel-Lebanon
Agreement (May 17, 1983)................................................................................... 136
260. United Nations Security Council Resolution 542, Deploring the Loss of Life Caused by Events Taking
Place in Northern Lebanon (November 23, 1983)........................................ 136
261. Statement by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on the Deployment of U.S. Marines in Lebanon
(February 7, 1984).................................................................................................... 136
iii. Post-War 1Developments
262. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 39/146, Calling on Member States to Isolate Israel until It Complies with Its International Obligations
(December 14, 1984)............................................................................................... 137
263. United Nations Security Council Resolution 564, Expressing Deepest Concern at the Heavy Costs in
Human Life in Lebanon (May 31, 1985)........................................................... 137
264. United Nations Security Council Resolution 573, Condemning Israeli Attack on Tunisia
(October 4, 1985)....................................................................................................... 137
265. United Nations Security Council Resolution 587, Condemning Attacks against UNIFIL
(September 23, 1986).............................................................................................. 137
266. Memorandum of Agreement between Israel and the
United States (April 21, 1988).............................................................................. 137
267. League of Arab States Resolution 5544, Lebanese Hostages and Detainees Held in Israeli Camps and
Prisons (March 21, 1996)....................................................................................... 138
268. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1052, Calling for an Immediate Cessation of Hostilities
(April 18, 1996).......................................................................................................... 138
269. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 50/22,
Considering that Lebanon Is Entitled to Appropriate Redress for Qana Bombings (April 25, 1996)................................................................................................................................ 138
270. Cease-Fire Understanding between Israel and Lebanon
(April 26, 1996).......................................................................................................... 138
271. Report of the Secretary-General’s Military Advisor
Concerning the Shelling of the United Nations Compound at Qana (May 7, 1996).................................................................................................................................................... 138
272. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1998/62,
Human Rights Situation in Southern Lebanon and Western Bekaa (April 21, 1998).................................................................................................................................................... 139
273. Government of Israel Resolution to Deploy on the
Border with Lebanon by July 2000 (March 5, 2000).................................. 139
274. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2000/7, Human Rights in the Occupied Syrian Golan
(April 17, 2000).......................................................................................................... 139
275. Letter from the Secretary-General Addressed to the
President of the Security Council Informing Him of Israel’s Decision to Withdraw from Southern Lebanon (April 17, 2000)............................................................................ 139
276. Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation
of Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426 and Announcing Special Envoy to Monitor Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon (May 22, 2000)................................................ 139
277. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1310,
Endorsing the Understanding that UNIFIL Will Deploy throughout Its Area of Operations (July 27, 2000).............................................................................................. 140
278. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1337, Calling on the Government of Lebanon to Ensure the Return of Its Effective Authority and Presence in the
South (January 30, 2001)....................................................................................... 140
279. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2001/6, Detailing the Human Rights Situation in Occupied
Syrian Golan (April 18, 2001)............................................................................... 140
280. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2001/10, Human Rights Situation of the Lebanese Detainees in
Israel (April 18, 2001)............................................................................................ 140
281. Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations
Interim Force in Lebanon (January 16, 2002)................................................ 141
282. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/10, Report on Human Rights Situation of Lebanese Detainees
in Israel (April 19, 2002)........................................................................................ 141
283. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/100,
Occupied Syrian Golan (December 17, 2003)................................................. 141
iv. 2006 War
284. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1655
(January 31, 2006).................................................................................................... 141
285. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1697
(July 31, 2006)........................................................................................................... 141
286. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701
(August 11, 2006)..................................................................................................... 141
287. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/154,
Human Rights Situation Arising from the Recent Israeli Military Operations in Lebanon (February 14, 2007).......................................................................................................... 141
288. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1773
(August 24, 2007)..................................................................................................... 142
4. Arab-Israeli Peace Process: 1967-2008
289. United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, Demanding
the Withdrawal of Israeli Armed Forces from Territories Occupied in the Recent Conflict (November 22, 1967)........................................................................................................ 143
290. Statement by U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers
(Rogers Plan) (December 9, 1969)...................................................................... 143
291. Plan Issued by U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers
(Rogers Plan B) (June 19, 1970).......................................................................... 143
292. Plan Issued by U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers
(Rogers Plan C) (October 4, 1971)...................................................................... 143
293. United Nations Security Council Resolution 338, Calling
for a Cease-Fire and Implementation of United Nations Resolution 242 (October 22, 1973)....................................................................................................................................... 144
294. United Nations Security Council Resolution 344, Noting
that a Peace Conference for the Implementation of Resolution 242 Is to Begin Shortly in Geneva
(December 15, 1973)............................................................................................... 144
295. Memorandum of Agreement between the United States
and Israel Regarding the Geneva Peace Conference (Sinai II Accords) (September 1, 1975)....................................................................................................................................... 144
296. Interim Agreement between Israel and Egypt
(September 4, 1975)................................................................................................. 145
297. A Mideast Proposal by M. Cherif Bassiouni and Morton
A. Kaplan (1977 Revision).................................................................... 145
298. United States-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Joint
Statement (Vance-Gromyko Communique)
(October 1, 1977)....................................................................................................... 145
299. Excerpts from Egyptian President Sadat’s Address to the
Israeli Knesset (November 20, 1977)................................................................ 146
300. Address of Prime Minister Menahem Begin at the
Knesset in Response to President Sadat’s speech (November 20, 1977)..... 146
301. Six-Point Program Signed by the Leaders of the PLO’s
Constituent Organizations in Tripoli, Libya (December 4, 1977)..................... 147
302. Declaration of the Arab League Summit Conference
in Tripoli, Libya (December 5, 1977)................................................................. 147
303. Statement by U.S. President Jimmy Carter
(Aswan Formula) (January 4, 1978).................................................................. 147
304. Resolutions from the Arab Summit in Baghdad, Iraq
(November 5, 1978)................................................................................................ 147
305. PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat: Interview on Camp David
(November 19, 1979)............................................................................................... 147
306. The Baghdad Resolution Issued by the League of
Arab States (March 31, 1979).............................................................................. 148
307. Plan Issued by Saudi Crown Prince Fahd ibn Abd
al-Aziz (The Fahd Plan) (August 7, 1981)....................................................... 148
308. Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt
(September 17, 1978).............................................................................................. 148
309. Annex to the Framework Agreements, Exchange of
Letters between U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (September 17-22, 1978)................ 149
310. Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
(March 26, 1979)....................................................................................................... 149
311. Venice Declaration on the Middle East, Venice
European Council (June 13, 1980)..................................................................... 149
312. Crown Prince Fahd’s Eight-Point Peace Proposal
(Fez Declaration) (August 8, 1981)..................................................................... 149
313. Proposal by the Soviet Union for a Middle East
Settlement (July 29, 1984)..................................................................................... 150
314. Joint Statement Issued by Jordanian King Hassan II and
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres (July 23, 1986)................................. 150
315. The Peres-Hussein London Agreement
(April 11, 1987)......................................................................................................... 150
316. Madrid Declaration (June 27, 1989).................................................... 151
317. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s Ten-Point Plan
(July 1989).................................................................................................................. 151
318. Common Agenda between Israel and Jordan
(September 14, 1993)............................................................................................. 151
319. Washington Declaration by Israel, Jordan, and the
United States (July 25, 1994)................................................................................. 151
320. Treaty of Peace between Israel and Jordan
(October 26, 1994).................................................................................................... 152
321. Casablanca Declaration (November 1, 1994)................................... 152
322. Statement Issued at the Cairo Summit
(February 2, 1995).................................................................................................... 152
323. Speeches Given by U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Syrian Foreign Minister Faruk al-Shara at the Renewal of Syrian-Israeli Negotiations (December 15, 1999)............................................. 152
324. Draft Agreement between Israel and Syria, Prepared
by the United States (January 13, 2000)........................................................... 153
325. Riyadh Declaration (March 29, 2007)................................................. 153
326. Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to
Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan (April 22, 2008)... 153
5. Arms Control and Regional Security: 1948-2002
327. Agreement for the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus
(July 7, 1948)............................................................................................................... 154
328. Soviet-Egyptian Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation
(May 27, 1971)........................................................................................................... 155
329. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3263, Establishing a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the
Region of the Middle East (December 9, 1974).............................................. 155
330. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3474, Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East
(December 11, 1975)............................................................................................... 155
331. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 33/71 (A),
Military and Nuclear Collaboration with Israel (December 14, 1978)........... 155
332. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 34/89,
Israeli Nuclear Armament (December 11, 1979).......................................... 155
333. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 37/82,
Israeli Nuclear Armament (December 9, 1982)............................................. 156
334. United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Resolution 470, Demanding that Israel Place Its Nuclear Facilities under IAEA Safeguards
(September 25, 1987).............................................................................................. 156
335. Excerpts from the Report of the Secretary-General,
Israeli Nuclear Armament (October 16, 1987)............................................... 156
336. White House Fact Sheet on the Middle East Arms
Control Initiative (May 29, 1991)....................................................................... 156
337. Statement Issued after the Meeting of the Five on Arms
Transfers and Non-Proliferation, Paris (July 9, 1991)................................ 156
338. Joint-Statement by Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad and
U.S. President Bill Clinton (January 16, 1994)............................................... 157
339. Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad and U.S.President
Bill Clinton: Statement on Their Meeting (January 16, 1994)........................... 157
340. Group of Experts—Middle East Regional Security:
A Strategic Overview (1996)................................................................................. 157
341. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 52/41,
the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East (December 31, 1997). 157
342. Report by the Director General to the Board of
Governors and to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Application of the IAEA Safeguards in the Middle East (August 17, 1999).. 158
343. Report of the Secretary-General, Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East
(July 15, 2002)............................................................................................................ 158
6. Jerusalem and the Holy Sites: 636-2008
344. Covenant of Umar (Mu’aliadat Ahi Iliya’)
(636 or 638 C.E.)....................................................................................................... 160
345. Jerusalem Peace Treaty ofJaffa (February 11, 1229)..................... 160
346. Imperial Firman Concerning the Christian Holy
Places (February 1852)........................................................................................... 161
347. Imperial Firman-1311 (July 19, 1893)............................................... 161
348. Decision Passed by the Majles Idarah of the Liwa
(November 12, 1909).............................................................................................. 161
349. Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem (Declaration
of General Allenby) (December 11, 1917)....................................................... 161
350. Decree of the Surrender ofJerusalem into British
Control (December 1917)...................................................................................... 161
351. Palestine (Holy Places) Order in Council
(July 25, 1924)........................................................................................................... 162
352. Report of the Commission Appointed by His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem
(December 1930)...................................................................................................... 162
353. Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council
(May 19, 1931).......................................................................................................... 162
354. The Historical Connection of the Jewish People to Jerusalem: Memorandum Issued by the Jewish Agency
(July 1, 1938).............................................................................................................. 162
355. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 29, Resolving that the Working Committee on Jerusalem
May Hear Interested Parties (December 11, 1947)...................................... 162
356. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 32, Deciding that the Draft Statute for the City ofJerusalem
is now in Satisfactory Form (March 10, 1948)............................................... 162
357. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 33,
Requesting the Secretary-General to Provide Funds in Connection with the Draft Statute for the City of Jerusalem (March 10, 1948)............................................... 163
358. United Nations Draft Statute for the City ofJerusalem
(April 21, 1948)......................................................................................................... 163
359. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 34, Referring the Question of Approval of the Draft Statute for the City ofJerusalem to the General Assembly
(April 21, 1948)......................................................................................................... 163
360. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 185, Asking the Trusteeship Council to Study Measures for the Protection ofJerusalem and Its Inhabitants
(April 26, 1948)......................................................................................................... 163
361. United Nations Security Council Resolution 54, Ordering Parties to Desist from Further Military Action and Instructing the Mediator to Continue His Efforts towards the Demilitarization ofJerusalem
(July 15, 1948)........................................................................................................... 163
362. Cablegram from the United Nations Mediator
Addressed to the Secretary-General Concerning
Demilitarized Jerusalem (August 18, 1948).................................................... 164
363. Cablegram from the Chairman of the Truce
Commission Addressed to the President of the
Security Council Concerning Violations of the Holy Places by Jewish and Arab Forces in Jerusalem
(October 16, 1948).................................................................................................... 164
364. United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,
Working Paper Regarding the Control of Religious Property (July 22, 1949).................................................................................................................................................... 164
365. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 303,
Calling for the City ofJerusalem to be Established as a Corpus Separatum (December 9, 1949).................................................................................................................................. 164
366. Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s Statement to the
Knesset (December 13, 1949)............................................................................... 164
367. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 426, Asking the President of the Council to Prepare a Working Paper on the Statute ofJerusalem
(December 19, 1949)............................................................................................... 164
368. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 427,
Removal to Jerusalem of Certain Ministries and Central Departments of the Government of Israel (December 21, 1949)............................................................ 165
369. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 118,
Inviting Israel and Jordan to Express Their Views on the Revision of the Draft Statute ofJerusalem (February 11, 1950).................................................................. 165
370. Statement of the Committee for the Arab Property
Owners in Jerusalem (February 14, 1950)...................................................... 165
371. Memorandum from the Council of the Ashkenasic
Jewish Community, Jerusalem (February 21, 1950).................................... 165
372. United Nations Statute for the City ofJerusalem
(April 4, 1950)............................................................................................................. 165
373. United Nations Trusteeship Council Resolution 234,
Noting the Unwillingness ofJordan and Israel to Collaborate in the Implementation of the Statute of Jerusalem (June 14, 1950).............................................................. 165
374. Special Report of the Trusteeship Council, Question
of an International Regime for the Jerusalem Area and Protection of the Holy Places (June 14, 1950)................................................................................................................... 166
375. United Nations Security Council Resolution 127,
Directing the Chief of the Staff of the UNTSO to Regulate Activities between the Demarcation Lines in Jerusalem (January 22, 1958)............................................ 166
376. United Nations Security Council Resolution 162,
Urging Israel to Comply with the Decision of the Mixed Armistice Commission (Concerning Jerusalem) (April 11, 1961)................................................................. 166
377. Law of the State of Israel Extending Jurisdiction to
East Jerusalem (June 27, 1967)........................................................................... 166
378. Law of the State of Israel: Protection of the Holy Places,
5727-1967 (June 27, 1967)................................................................................. 167
379. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2253, Requesting the Secretary-General to Report to the General Assembly on the Status ofJerusalem
(July 4, 1967).............................................................................................................. 167
380. Letter from Israel to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations Concerning the Status ofJerusalem (July 10, 1967)...... 167
381. Excerpts from Statement by U.S. Representative to the United Nations Concerning the Status ofJerusalem
(July 14, 1967)............................................................................................................ 167
382. United Nations Security Council Resolution 250, Calling
upon Israel to Refrain from Holding a Military Parade in Jerusalem (April 27, 1968).................................................................................................................................................... 167
383. United Nations Security Council Resolution 251,
Deploring the Military Parade Held by Israel in
Jerusalem in Disregard of the United Nations’ Unanimous Decision (May 2, 1968).................................................................................................................................................... 168
384. United Nations Security Council Resolution 252, Calling on Israel to Rescind all Measures to Change
the Status ofJerusalem (May 21, 1968)............................................................. 168
385. United Nations Security Council Resolution 267,
Censuring Israeli Measures to Change the Status of Jerusalem (July 3, 1969).................................................................................................................................................... 168
386. United Nations Security Council Resolution 271, Condemning the Extensive Damage Caused by Arson
to the Holy al-Aqsa Mosque (September 15, 1969)...................................... 168
387. United Nations Security Council Resolution 298,
Deploring the Failure of Israel to Respect United Nations Resolutions Concerning Measures to Change the Status ofJerusalem (September 25, 1971)............... 168
388. UNESCO General Conference Resolution 3.422, Disapproving of the Continuation by Israel of Archaeological Excavations in Jerusalem
(November 17, 1972).............................................................................................. 168
389. United Nations Security Council Resolution 452, Deploring the Establishment of Settlements in
Jerusalem (July 20, 1979)...................................................................................... 169
390. United Nations Security Council Resolution 476, Deploring Israeli Attempts to Change the Status of
the Holy City ofJerusalem (June 30, 1980)...................................................... 169
391. Basic Law of Israel: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
(July 30, 1980)........................................................................................................... 169
392. United Nations Security Council Resolution 478, Declaring All Measures Taken by Israel to Alter the Status ofJerusalem Are Null and Void
(August 20, 1980)..................................................................................................... 169
393. Statement Regarding Jerusalem by Foreign Minister
Shimon Peres to the Knesset (September 9, 1993)...................................... 169
394. Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See
and the State of Israel (December 30, 1993)................................................... 170
395. The Washington Agreement between Israel and Jordan
July 26, 1994)............................................................................................................... 170
396. Agreement between The Holy See and the PLO
(October 26, 1994)................................................................................................... 170
397. Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, Providing for the
Relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (November 8, 1995) 170
398. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1073,
Concerning the Israeli Plan to Open a Tunnel in the Vicinity of the al-Aqsa Mosque (September 29, 1996)....................................................................................................... 171
399. United States House of Representatives Concurrent
Resolution 60: Jerusalem Must Remain the Undivided Capital of the State of Israel (June 10, 1997)................................................................................................................... 171
400. Status ofJerusalem, United Nations (1997)........................................ 171
401. United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement
on Jerusalem (July 13, 1998)................................................................................ 171
402. Holy See Non-Paper on Jerusalem (July 20, 1998)......................... 171
403. Final Communique and Recommendations of the
17 th Session of the Al-Quds Committee (July 30, 1998)........................... 171
404. Rome Declaration on Bethlehem 2000
(February 19, 1999)................................................................................................ 172
405. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/50,
Deploring Transfer of Diplomatic Missions to Jerusalem (December 1, 2000)................................................................................................................................................... 172
406. Council of the League of Arab States Resolution 115/6057, Attempts by Israel to Have a Number of Archaeological Sites in East Jerusalem Inscribed on
407. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/254,
Protection of Religious Sites (June 11, 2001)................................................. 172
408. Law of the Palestinian Authority: Law of the Capital
(October 5, 2002)...................................................................................................... 172
409. HR1646 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Maintaining
Commitment to Relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (Fiscal Year 2003)................................................................................................................................................... 172
410. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/107,
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem (January 18, 2006) 173
411. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/41,
Jerusalem (February 10, 2006).......................................................................... 173
412. United Nations report on the Mission to Israel Including Visit to Occupied Palestinian Territory, Submitted by Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism
(November 16, 2007)............................................................................................. 173
413. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/108,
Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, and the Occupied Syrian Golan (January 10, 2008)............................................. 173
414. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/109,
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem. (January 10, 2008) 173
7. Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: 1982-2008
415. U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s Address to the Nation on U.S. Policy for Peace in the Middle East (Reagan Plan)
(September 1, 1982)............................................................................................... 175
416. Letter from Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to
U.S. President Ronald Reagan (September 5, 1982).................................... 175
417. Excerpts from the Final Declaration of the Twelfth
Arab Summit Conference, Fez (Fez Arab Peace Plan) (September 9, 1982) 175
418. Speech Given by Leonid I. Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union and President of the Presidium of the
Supreme Soviet of the USSR, at a Kremlin Dinner
(Brezhnev Plan) (September 15, 1982)........................................................... 175
419. Hussein-Arafat Accord (February 11, 1985)................................... 176
420. Statement Given by King Hussein ofJordan on Ending
the Jordan-PLO Initiative (February 19, 1986)............................................ 176
421. Letter from U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz
to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
(Shultz Initiative) (March 4, 1988)..................................................................... 176
422. Stockholm Declaration (December 7, 1988)..................................... 176
423. Excerpts from Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat’s
Speech to the United Nations General Assembly (December 13, 1988) 177
424. Letter from U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz
to Swedish Foreign Minister Sten Andersson and
Attachments (December 3, 1988)....................................................................... 177
425. Israeli Peace Initiative (May 14, 1989)............................................... 177
426. Letter of Assurance from the United States to the
Palestinians (October 18, 1991).......................................................................... 178
427. U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s Letter of
Assurance to the Palestinians (October 18, 1991)........................................ 178
428. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Palestinian
Delegation Leader Haydar Abd al-Shafi: Speeches at the
Madrid Peace Conference (October 21, 1991).............................................. 178
429. Letter of Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference,
Issued by the United States and the USSR
(October 30, 1991)................................................................................................... 178
430. U.S. President George Bush’s Opening Address to the
Madrid Peace Conference (October 30, 1991).............................................. 179
431. Letters Exchanged between PLO Chairman Yasser
Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Concerning Israel-PLO Recognition (September 9, 1993)........................ 179
432. Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements between Israel and the PLO (September 13, 1993)....... 179
433. Joint Statement following the First Meeting of the
Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation Committee (November 17, 1993).................................................................................................................................................... 179
434. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 48/58
(December 14, 1993).............................................................................................. 180
435. Protocol on Economic Relations between the
Government of Israel and the PLO (April 29, 1994)................................... 180
436. Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
between Israel and the PLO (May 4, 1994)..................................................... 180
437. Letters Exchanged between PLO Chairman Yasser
Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
following the Signing of the Gaza-Jericho Agreement (May 4, 1994).... 180
438. Law of the State of Israel: Implementing the Agreement
on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, Restriction on
Activity (May 4, 1994)............................................................................................ 181
439. Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and
Responsibilities between Israel and the PLO
(August 29, 1994).................................................................................................... 181
440. Oslo Declaration (September 13, 1994)............................................. 181
441. U.S. Executive Order 12947: Prohibiting Transactions
with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle
East Peace Process (January 23, 1995)............................................................. 181
442. Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
between Israel and the PLO (September 28, 1995)..................................... 181
443. Letter from Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon
Peres to His Counterparts on the Israeli-Palestinian
Interim Agreement (September 28, 1995)..................................................... 182
444. Framework for the Conclusion of a Final Status
Agreement between Israel and the PLO (Beilin-Abu
Mazen Document) (October 31, 1995)............................................................ 182
445. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: Speech at Peace
Rally (November 4, 1995)..................................................................................... 182
446. Barcelona Declaration, Adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean
Conference (November 27-28, 1995)............................................................... 182
447. Presidential Determination Suspending Restrictions
on U.S.-PLO Relations (January 4, 1996).......................................................... 183
448. Final Statement, Summit of the Peacemakers at
Sharm el-Sheikh (March 13, 1996).................................................................... 183
449. Joint Statement by Israel and the United States
(April 30, 1996).......................................................................................................... 183
450. Amendment to the Palestine Liberation Organization
Charter (May 4, 1996)............................................................................................. 183
451. Agreement on Temporary International Presence in
the City of Hebron between Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization (May 9, 1996)............................................................. 184
452. Hebron Accords between Israel and Palestinian
Authority (January 15, 1997)............................................................................... 184
453. Letter from U.S. Secretary of State Warren
Christopher to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu (January 15, 1997)............................................................................ 184
454. Protocol Concerning Redeployment in Hebron
between Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization (January 17, 1997)........................................................................ 184
455. Doha Declaration of the Fourth Middle East North
Africa Economic Conference (November 19, 1997).................................... 184
456. ***Letter from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to
U.S. President Bill Clinton Announcing the Amendment of the Palestine National Charter (January 13, 1998)............................................................................................................ 184
457. Council of Europe Resolution 1156 (1998), Concerning
the Palestine Refugee Situation in the Context of the
Middle East Peace Process (April 23, 1998)................................................... 185
458. Wye River Memorandum (October 23, 1998).................................. 185
459. U.S. President Bill Clinton: Speech to the Palestinian
Leadership (December 14, 1998)....................................................................... 185
460. Joint Declaration by the United States and the
European Community on the Middle East Peace Process (December 18, 1998).................................................................................................................................................... 185
461. Letter from U.S. President Bill Clinton to Palestinian
President Yasser Arafat (April 26, 1999)......................................................... 186
462. Joint Statement by U.S. President Bill Clinton and Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak (July 19, 1999)................................................... 186
463. Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum
(September 4, 1999)................................................................................................ 186
464. Protocol Concerning Safe Passage between the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (October 5, 1999)............................................................................................................... 186
465. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak : Leaving for the
Camp David Talks (July 10, 2000)...................................................................... 186
466. Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Peace Summit
at Camp David (Camp David II) (July 25, 2000)............................................ 187
467. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak : Statement After
the Camp David Talks (July 25, 2000).............................................................. 187
468. Speech by Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami
at the General Debate of the 55th General Assembly of the United Nations, (September 18, 2000)....................................................................................................... 187
469. Clinton Parameters to Palestinian and Israeli
Negotiators (December 23, 2000)...................................................................... 187
470. Official Palestinian Response to the Clinton
Parameters (and Letter to the International Community) (January 1, 2001).................................................................................................................................................... 188
471. Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement of the Status
Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at Taba (January 27, 2001)....................................................................................................................................... 188
472. European Union Non-Paper on the Taba Conference
(2001)............................................................................................................................ 188
473. Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal (April 19, 2001)....................... 188
474. Report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact Finding Committee
(Mitchell Report) (April 30, 2001)...................................................................... 189
475. Response of Israel to the Report of the Sharm el-Sheikh
Fact Finding Committee (May 15, 2001)......................................................... 189
476. Response of the Palestine Liberation Organization
to the Report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact Finding Committee (May 23, 2001).................................................................................................................................................... 189
477. Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan
(Tenet Cease-Fire Plan) (June 14, 2001)......................................................... 190
478. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1397, Calling for Implementation of the Tenet Work Plan and Mitchell Report Recommendations
(March 12, 2002)...................................................................................................... 190
479. Arab Peace Initiative Established at the Arab League
Summit (March 28, 2002)..................................................................................... 190
480. Letter from the Secretary-General Containing a Joint
Statement by the Quartet (April 10, 2002)..................................................... 190
481. Speech by U.S. President George W. Bush on
Mid-East Peace (June 24, 2002).......................................................................... 190
482. Nusseibeh-Ayalon Agreement (August 6, 2002)............................ 190
483. Communique Issued by the Quartet
(September 17, 2002)............................................................................................. 191
484. Elements of a Performance-Based Road Map to a
Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Issued by the United States and Welcomed by the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations (October 15, 2002)............................................................................................................ 191
485. Israel’s Response to the Road Map (May 25, 2003)....................... 191
486. Statement by the Quartet, Jordan (June 22, 2003)........................ 191
487. Statement by the Quartet, New York
(September 26, 2003)............................................................................................ 192
488. Geneva Accord, Draft Permanent Status Agreement
(October 2003).......................................................................................................... 192
489. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1515,
Endorsing the Road Map Unanimously (November 19, 2003).............. 192
490. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Speech at the Herzlia
Conference, (December 18, 2003)..................................................................... 192
491. Statement by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan at the 2004 Session of the Committee of the
Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (March 12, 2004)................................................................................................................................................... 193
492. Exchange of Letters between U.S. President
George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (April 14, 2004) 193
493. Statement by U.S. President George W. Bush
(April 14, 2004)........................................................................................................ 193
494. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement
Plan (April 18, 2004)............................................................................................... 193
495. Letter from the Chief of the Israeli Prime Minister’s
Bureau, Dov Weissglas, to the U.S. National Security Adviser, Dr. Condoleezza Rice (April 18, 2004).................................................................................................................. 194
496. Government Resolution Regarding the Disengagement
Plan (June 6, 2004)................................................................................................. 194
497. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Statement on the
Day of the Implementation of the Disengagement
Plan (August 15, 2005)........................................................................................... 194
498. U.S.-Vetoed Security Council Draft Resolution
(July 13, 2006).......................................................................................................... 194
499. Annapolis Summit Opening Remarks by Palestinian
Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert (November 27, 2007)................................................. 194
500. Annapolis Summit Opening Remarks by President Bush
Including Joint Statement. (Novemeber 27, 2007)....................................... 195
501. Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to
Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. (April 22, 2008)... 195
8. Status of the Palestinians: 1948-2008
A. Status of the Palestinians as Refugees: 1948-2003
502. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 212,
Assistance to Palestine Refugees (November 19, 1948)....197
503. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, Right
of Return and Creation of a Conciliation Commission for
Palestine (December 11, 1948)............................................................................ 197
504. Letter from Dr. Walter Eytan, Head of the Israeli
Delegation, to the Chairman of the Conciliation Commission (May 7, 1949) 197
505. Law of the State of Israel: Emergency Land Requisition
(Regulation) Law (November 14, 1949)........................................................... 197
506. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302,
Establishing the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (December 8, 1949).................................................................................................................................................... 198
507. Law of the State of Israel: Absentees’ Property Law
(March 14, 1950)...................................................................................................... 198
508. United States: United Nations Palestine Refugee Aid Act
of 1950: Title III of Public Law 535 (June 5, 1950)...................................... 198
509. Law of the State of Israel: Law of Return (July 5, 1950)....198
510. United Nations Security Council Resolution 89,
Pledging to Look into Allegations of Expulsion of Arabs, and Suggesting the Movement of Bedouins be Controlled (November 17, 1950).................................................. 198
511. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 393,
Authorizing the Agency to Continue to Furnish Direct Relief to Refugees (December 2, 1950)....................................................................................................................................... 199
512. Law of the State of Israel: State Property Law
(February 6,1951)..................................................................................................... 199
513. Progress Report of the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine (November 20, 1951).......................................... 199
514. Law of the State of Israel: Entry into Israel Law
(August 26, 1952)..................................................................................................... 199
515. Law of the State of Israel: Land Acquisition (Validation
of Acts and Compensation) Law (March 10, 1953)...................................... 199
516. Law of the State of Israel: Prevention of Infiltration
(Offences and Jurisdiction) Law (August 16, 1954)..................................... 200
517. Basic Law of the State of Israel: Israel Lands
(July 19, 1960)........................................................................................................... 200
518. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1725,
Intensifying Work on Identification and Evaluation of Properties (December 20, 1961)................................................................................................................................................... 200
519. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2535,
Directing Attention to the Continuing Critical Financial Position of the UNRWA (December 10, 1969)........................................................................................................ 200
520. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2672, Repatriation or Compensation of the Refugees Has
Not Been Effected (December 8, 1970)............................................................. 200
521. Law of the State of Israel: Absentees’ Property
(Compensation) Law (June 27, 1973)............................................................... 200
522. Replies by the Acting Observer of the PLO to Questions Put by Members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
(March 17, 1976)...................................................................................................... 201
523. United Nations Report: The Right of Return of the
Palestinian People (November 1, 1978)........................................................... 201
524. Report of the Secretary-General on Palestine Refugees
in the Palestinian Territory Occupied by Israel since 1967 (September 11, 1990)................................................................................................................................................... 201
525. PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat: The PLO and the Gulf
Crisis (December 13, 1990)................................................................................... 201
526. Elias Sanbar, Head of Palestinian Delegation to
Multilateral Talks on Refugees (Ottawa, 1992)............................................. 201
527. Middle East Peace Negotiations Multilateral Working
Group on Refugees. Opening Remarks by Shlomo
Ben Ami, Chairman of Israel’s Delegation, Ottawa (November 11, 1992)... 202
528. Excerpts from the Report of the Secretary-General on Cooperation Between the United Nations and the League
of Arab States and UNRWA (September 19, 1996)....................................... 202
529. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/94,
Palestine Refugees’ Properties and Their Revenues (December 17, 2003). 202
530. UNRWA Report: Impact of the First Phase of Israel’s
Barrier on UNRWA-Registered Refugees (2003).......................................... 203
B. Status of the Palestinians under Occupation: 1967-2008
531. United Nations Security Council Resolution 237,
Calling on Israel to Ensure the Safety, Welfare, and Security of the Civil Population (June 14, 1967)................................................................................................................................ 204
532. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2252,
Prisoners of War and Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestine Refugees (July 4, 1967).................................................................................................................................................... 204
533. United Nations Security Council Resolution 259,
Deploring Delay in the Implementation of Resolution 237 as a Result of Israel’s Imposition of Conditions for Receiving the Special Representative of the SecretaryÂGeneral (September 27, 1968)...................................................................................... 204
534. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2443, Calling upon Israel to Stop Destroying the Homes of the Arab Civilian Population in the Territories
Occupied by Israel (December 19, 1968)......................................................... 204
535. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2546, Concerning Continued Reports of Collective Punishment and Deportation in Territories Occupied
by Israel (December 11, 1969)............................................................................. 205
536. Excerpts from the Report of the Special Working
Group of Experts (February 11, 1970).............................................................. 205
537. Report of the United Nations Special Committee to
Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories (October 5, 1970)..................................................................... 205
538. Response of Israel to the Report of the Special
Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories (November 2, 1970)................................................... 205
539. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2851, Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories
(December 20, 1971)............................................................................................... 205
540. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3175,
Granting Permanent Sovereignty to the Arabs over National Resources in the Occupied Territories (December 17, 1973).................................................................................. 206
541. United Nations Security Council Resolution 446, Declaring Israeli Settlements Are Illegal
(March 22, 1979)....................................................................................................... 206
542. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 34/29,
Calling on Israel to Rescind Deportation Order for the Mayor of Nablus (November 16, 1979)...................................................................................................................................... 206
543. Report of the Security Council Commission
Established under Resolution 466 “to Examine the
Situation Relating to Settlements in the Arab
Territories Occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem” (December 4, 1979) 206
544. United Nations Security Council Resolution 465,
Declaring Israeli Settlements Illegal Under the Fourth
Geneva Convention (March 1, 1980)................................................................. 207
545. United Nations Security Council Resolution 468,
Calling on Israel to Return Expelled Palestinian Mayors (May 8, 1980)....... 207
546. United Nations Security Council Resolution 471,
Deploring that Jewish Settlers Are Allowed to Carry
Arms and Deploring Assassination Attempts on
Palestinian Mayors (June 5, 1980)...................................................................... 207
547. Special Session Resolution ES-7/3, Requesting a
Study of Reasons for Israel’s Refusal to Comply with
Resolutions (July 29, 1980)................................................................................... 207
548. Report of the Secretary-General on the Living Conditions
of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Arab Territories (October 17, 1980) 207
549. United Nations Economic and Social Council Resolution
1982/18, Situation of Women and Children in the
Occupied Arab Territories (May 4, 1982)........................................................ 208
550. Report of the Secretary-General on the Living
Conditions of the Palestinian People in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories (June 14, 1985)............................................................ 208
551. United Nations Security Council Resolution 592,
Deploring Killing and Wounding of Students at Birzeit
University (December 8, 1986)............................................................................ 208
552. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by Mr. Rene Felber, Special Rapporteur, Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/2 A
(January 28, 1994)................................................................................................... 208
553. Cairo Agreement between Israel and PLO
(March 4, 1994)........................................................................................................ 208
554. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by Mr. Rene Felber, Special Rapporteur, Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/2 A
(December 13, 1994)...................................................................................... 209
555. Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of and
Assistance to Palestinian Women (March 13, 1995)........................... 209
556. Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the
Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967, Submitted by Mr. Hannu Halinen, Special Rapporteur, Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/2 A (March 15, 1996)............................................................................................................... 209
557. Excerpts from the Report on the Extrajudicial, Summary
or Arbitrary Executions in the Occupied Arab Territories (January 25, 1996)................................................................................................................................................... 209
558. Council of the League of Arab States Resolution 107, Regarding Settler Colonialism in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (March 31, 1997)........................................................... 210
559. Excerpts from the Report of the Secretary-General on
Palestinian Women Following the Fourth World Conference on Women, Addendum II (January 26, 1998)................................................................................ 210
560. United Nations Economic and Social Council Resolution
1998/1, Continued Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (March 27, 1998)............................................................................................................................... 210
561. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Resolution 1998/3, Calling upon Israel to Prevent Any New Installation of Settlers in the Occupied Territories (March 27, 1998)........................................................ 210
562. United Nations Economic and Social Council
Resolution 1998/10, Recognizing Israeli Occupation as Main Obstacle to the Advancement of Palestinian
Women (July 28, 1998).......................................................................................... 210
563. United Nations Economic and Social Council
Resolution 1998/32, Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli Occupation on the Living Conditions of the Palestinian People (July 29, 1998)................ 211
564. Concluding Observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Israel, Regarding the ICCPR
(August 18, 1998)..................................................................................................... 211
565. Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the
Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by Mr. Hannu Halinen, Special Rapporteur, Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/2 A (January 20, 1999)............................................................................................................ 211
566. Excerpts from Report of the Working Group on
Indigenous Populations on Its Seventeenth Session (Bedouins) (August 12, 1999)................................................................................................................................................... 211
567. Israeli Supreme Court Judgment on the Interrogation
Methods Applied by the General Security Service (September 6, 1999) 212
568. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/132,
Demanding Complete Cessation of Construction of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories (December 8, 2000)................................................................ 212
569. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Resolution 2002/3, Report on the Situation in Occupied Palestine (April 12, 2002).................................................................................................................................................... 212
570. The Impact of Israel’s Separation Barrier on Affected West Bank Communities, Report of the Mission to the Humanitarian and Emergency Policy Group of the
Local Aid Coordination Committee (May 4, 2003)....................................... 212
571. Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied by Israel since
1967 (Dugard Report) (September 8, 2003).................................................. 212
572. Letter from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights, Regarding the Ziegler Report
(September 18, 2003).............................................................................................. 213
573. Letter from the Permanent Observer for Palestine
to the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights, Regarding the Ziegler Report (September 30, 2003)........................................................................................ 213
574. Letter from the Permanent Observer for Palestine
to the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights on Massacres in Rafah and the Yubna Refugee Camp (October 14, 2003)................................................................. 213
575. U.S.-Vetoed Draft Resolution Declaring Israel’s
Separation Wall Illegal (October 14, 2003)...................................................... 213
576. Letter from the Permanent Observer for Palestine
to the Chairperson of the Commission on Human
Rights, Regarding Israel’s Response to the Ziegler Report (October 23, 2003).................................................................................................................................................... 213
577. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/13,
Demanding that Israel Reverse Construction of Separation Wall in the West Bank (October 27, 2003)............................................................................................................. 214
578. United Nations Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Report by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Concerning His Mission to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Ziegler Report) (October 31, 2003).. 214
579. Report of the Secretary-General Prepared Pursuant to
General Assembly Resolution ES-10/13, Concluding that Israel is Not in Compliance with the Assembly’s Demand that It Stop and Reverse Construction of the Wall (November 24, 2003)............................................................................................. 214
580. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/14,
Requesting ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall (December 8, 2003) 214
581. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Preliminary Analysis of the Humanitarian Consequences of the Wall on
Palestinians in the West Bank (December 15, 2003)................................... 215
582. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/155,
Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Children (February 26, 2004).... 215
583. Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, John Dugard, on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories (Addendum
to the Dugard Report) (February 27, 2004)................................................... 215
584. Note Verbale from the Permanent Mission of Israel
to the Secretariat of the Commission on Human Rights (Regarding the Dugard Report) (March 16, 2004)................................................................................................................ 215
585. Note Verbale from the Permanent Mission of Israel
to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Regarding the Addendum to the Dugard Report) (April 2, 2004)........................................................................ 216
586. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/7, Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Arab Territories
(April 15, 2004)......................................................................................................... 216
587. Report Prepared by the Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia on the Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli Occupation on the Living Conditions of the Palestinian People (June 12, 2004) 216
588. Israeli Supreme Court Decision: HCJ 2056/04—
Beit Sourik Village Council et al. v. The Government of Israel et al. (June 30, 2004).................................................................................................................................................... 216
589. ICJ Decision: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(July 9, 2004).............................................................................................................. 217
590. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/15,
Calling on Israel to Comply with Its Legal Obligations as Identified in the Advisory Opinion (August 2, 2004)................................................................................................ 217
591. Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on
Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied by Israel Since 1967 (August 12, 2004)..................................................................... 217
592. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, submitted by John Dugard, Special Rapporteur
(March 5, 2005)......................................................................................................... 218
593. Israeli Supreme Court Opinion—International Legality
of the Security Fence and Sections Near Alfei Menashe (September 15, 2005).................................................................................................................................................... 218
594. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/107,
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem (January 18, 2006) 218
595. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/41,
Jerusalem (February 10, 2006)........................................................................... 218
596. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/39,
Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine (February 16, 2006). 218
597. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian
Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by John
Dugard, Special Rapporteur (September 27, 2006).................................... 218
598. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the
Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted
by John Dugard, Special Rapporteur
(January 29, 2007.................................................................................................... 219
599. United Nations report on the Mission to Israel Including Visit to Occupied Palestinian Territory, Submitted by Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering
Terrorism (November 16, 2007)......................................................................... 219
600. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/108,
Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, and the Occupied Syrian Golan (January 10, 2008).............................................. 219
601. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/109,
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem. (January 10, 2008) 219
602. Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Palestinian
Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by John
Dugard, Special Rapporteur (January 21, 2008)........................................... 219
C. Palestinians' Emergence as a National Entity: 1963-2008
603. Draft Constitution of the Palestine Liberation
Organization (1963)................................................................................................. 221
604. Proclamation of the Establishment of the Palestine
Liberation Organization (May 28, 1964).......................................................... 221
605. Palestinian National Charter Issued by the Palestine
Liberation Organization (July 17, 1968)........................................................... 221
606. Proposal Issued by King Hussein ofJordan for a
United Arab Kingdom (March 15, 1972).......................................................... 221
607. Political Program Adopted at the Twelfth Session of the
Palestine National Council, Cairo (June 8, 1974)........................................... 222
608. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3210,
Recognizing the PLO as the Representative of the Palestinian People (October 14, 1974).................................................................................................................................................... 222
609. Speech Given by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat at the United Nations General Assembly Meeting
(November 13, 1974)............................................................................................... 222
610. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236,
Reaffirming the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in Palestine (November 22, 1974)....................................................................................................................................... 222
611. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3237,
Inviting the Palestine Liberation Organization to Participate in General Assembly Conferences as an Observer (November 22, 1974)............................................... 223
612. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3376, Establishing the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
(November 10, 1975)............................................................................................... 223
613. United Nations Economic and Social Council
Resolution 36, Approving the Application by the
PLO for Full Membership of the Economic Commission for Western Asia (April 26, 1977)...................................................................................................................................... 223
614. His Majesty King Hussein ofJordan’s Address to the
Nation Concerning Disengagement from the West Bank (July 31, 1988)..... 223
615. Declaration of Palestinian Independence Issued by the Palestine Liberation Organization
(November 15, 1988)............................................................................................... 223
616. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 423/160,
Granting Observer Status to the Palestine Liberation Organization (December 9, 1988).................................................................................................................................................... 224
617. General Assembly Resolution 43/177, Acknowledging the Proclamation of the State of Palestine
(December 15, 1988)............................................................................................... 224
618. United Nations General Assembly Resolutions Acknowledging the State of Palestine
(December 15, 1989)............................................................................................... 224
619. Speech Given by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
to Knesset (September 21, 1993)....................................................................... 224
620. Hani al-Hassan: Opposition to the Israel-PLO Accord
(October 9, 1993)..................................................................................................... 224
621. Agreement between the Government of the State of
Israel and the PLO (Cairo Agreement) (May 4, 1994)....225
622. Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and
Responsibilities (August 29, 1994).................................................................... 225
623. Statement by the Central Council of the Palestine
Liberation Organization (April 29, 1999)......................................................... 225
624. Report of the Special Rapporteur on Civil and Political
Rights, Including the Independence ofJudges and Lawyers (January 21, 2000) 225
625. Program of Reform as Prepared by the Ministerial
Reform Committee and Approved by President Yasser Arafat (June 23, 2002) 225
626. Palestinian Legislative Council: The Basic law
(March 18, 2003)....................................................................................................... 226
627. Constitution of the State of Palestine, Third Draft
(May 14, 2003)........................................................................................................... 226
628. The Mecca Agreement (February 9, 2007)............................... 226
629. Speech Given by President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas Following the Dissolution of the
Unity Party (June 20, 2007)................................................................................... 226
D. Status of Palestinian-Israelis: 1952—2003
630. Law of the State of Israel: Nationality (April 1, 1952).................... 228
631. Basic Law of the State of Israel: Human Dignity and
Liberty (March 17, 1992)....................................................................................... 228
632. Basic Law of the State of Israel: Freedom of Occupation
(March 9, 1994).......................................................................................................... 228
633. Law of the State of Israel: Citizenship and Entry into
Israel Law—Temporary Order (July 31, 2003)............................................. 228
634. United Nations Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination Decision 2 (63), Expressing
Concern about Israel’s Enactment of the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law (August 14, 2003)................................................................................................................................ 228
635. Official Summation of the Or Commission Report
(September 1, 2003) 228 9. Palestinian Intifada(s) (Uprisings): 1987-2008
A. First Palestinian Intifada: 1987—1999
i. First Palestinian Intifada
636. United Nations Security Council Resolution 605, Deploring Israeli Policies and Practices of Israel that Violate the Human Rights of the Palestinian People
(December 22, 1987)...................................................................................... 230
637. United Nations Security Council Resolution 607,
Deploring Israel’s Decision to Continue Deporting
Civilians (January 5, 1988)........................................................................... 231
638. Final Declaration of the Extraordinary Arab Summit
Conference, Algiers (June 7-9, 1988)................................................................ 231
639. Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
(August 18, 1988)..................................................................................................... 231
640. United Nations Security Council Resolution 672, Expressing Alarm at the Violence that Took Place at
Al Haram al Shareef (October 12, 1990)........................................................... 231
641. United Nations Resolution 673, Expressing Alarm at the
Rejection of Resolution 672 by the Israeli Government (October 24, 1990) 232
642. Report Submitted to the Security Council by the
Secretary-General in Accordance with Resolution 672 (1990) (October 31, 1990).................................................................................................................................................... 232
643. United Nations Security Council Resolution 681, Expressing Concern over the Dangerous Deterioration of the Situation in the Occupied Territories
(December 20, 1990)............................................................................................... 232
644. Report Submitted to the Security Council by the Secretary-General on the Deterioration of the Situation
in the Occupied Territories (April 9, 1991)..................................................... 232
645. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/82,
Calling for Israel’s Immediate Unconditional Withdrawal from Occupied Territory (December 16, 1991)........................................................................................................ 233
646. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/86, Revoking Resolution 3379, which Called Zionism a
Form of Racial Discrimination (December 16, 1991).................................. 233
ii. Post-Intifada Developments
647. United Nations Security Council Resolution 904, Massacre
at Mosque of Ibrahim in Hebron (March 18, 1994)..................................... 233
648. Shamgar Commission Report (June 26, 1994)................................ 233
649. Council of the League of Arab States, Arab Charter
on Human Rights (September 15, 1994).......................................................... 234
650. Letter from Israeli Ambassador Gad Yaacobi to the
United Nations, Regarding Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism (April 10, 1995)....................................................................................................................................... 234
651. Statement by United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali Condemning the Bus Bombing in Gaza
that Killed Israelis (April 10, 1995).................................................................... 234
652. Excerpts of the Final Communique of the Arab
Summit Conference, Cairo (June 23, 1996)..................................................... 234
653. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 51/26,
Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine (December 4, 1996)........... 234
654. Excerpts from the Report of the Secretary-General,
Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 51/26 (November 6, 1997)....... 235
655. Excerpts from the United Nations International NGO Meeting on the Question of Palestine, Cairo
(April 26, 1998)......................................................................................................... 235
656. Memorandum of Agreement between Israel and the
United States (October 30, 1998)........................................................................ 235
657. Excerpts from the Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Al-Khiam Prison)
(December 28, 1999)............................................................................................... 235
B. Second Palestinian Intifada or Intifadat al-Aqsa: 2000—2004
658. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1322, Condemning Acts of Violence, Especially the Excessive
Use of Force against Palestinians (October 7, 2000).................................... 237
659. Mission Report on Israel’s Violations of Human Rights
in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, Submitted by Mr. Giorgio Giacomelli, Special Rapporteur (October 17, 2000)..................................................................... 238
660. Commission on Human Rights Resolution S-5/1,
Commission on Human Rights Report on Grave and Massive Violations of the Human Rights of the Palestinian People by Israel (October 19, 2000).......................... 238
661. Israel’s Response to the Report Submitted by the Special
Rapporteur, Mr. Giacomeli (October 19, 2000)............................................. 238
662. Final Communique of the Extraordinary Arab Summit
Conference, Cairo (October 22, 2000)............................................................... 238
663. Excerpts from the Report of the Commission on
Human Rights on Its Fifth Special Session, Administrative Implications of Commission on Human Rights Resolution S-5/1 (November 9, 2000)................................... 239
664. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner on
Human Rights on the Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, Including Palestine (November 29, 2000)........................................ 239
665. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/131,
Applicability of the Geneva Convention to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (December 8, 2000)................................................................................................................................. 239
666. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/133, Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Territory (December 8, 2000)....239
667. Draft United Nations Security Council Resolution,
Calling for the Establishment of an International Protection Force for the Occupied Territories (December 18, 2000)................................................................................. 240
668. Letter from the Chairperson of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights to the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United
Nations (May 11, 2001.......................................................................................... 240
669. Final Communique of the Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States Regarding the Palestinian Issue, the Arab Israeli
Conflict, Cairo (December 20, 2001)................................................................. 240
670. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1402,
Calling for Cease-Fire and Israeli Withdrawal from Palestinian cities (March 30, 2002)...................................................................................................................................... 240
671. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1403, Welcoming the Mission of the U.S. Secretary of State
to the Region (April 4, 2002)................................................................................ 241
672. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1405,
Calling for the Lifting of Restrictions Imposed on the Operations of Humanitarian Organizations in the Occupied Territories (April 19, 2002).............................. 241
673. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/10, Requesting a Report on the Violence in
Jenin (May 7, 2002)................................................................................................. 241
674. Council of the European Union: Common Position Concerning the Temporary Reception by Member States of the European Union of Certain Palestinians
(May 21, 2002).......................................................................................................... 241
675. Report of the Secretary-General Prepared Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution ES-10/10 on the
Violence in Jenin (July 30, 2002)........................................................................ 242
676. United Nations General Assembly Resolution
ES-10/11, Demanding the Immediate Withdrawal of Israeli Forces from Palestinian Population Centers (September 10, 2002)............................................................. 242
677. Fatah-Tanzim Statement: A Declaration to the
Peaceful and Progressive People of Israel and the World (September 10, 2002)................................................................................................................................................... 242
678. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1435,
Condemning Terrorist Acts of Both Sides and Supporting Efforts of the Quartet (September 24, 2002)...................................................................................................... 242
679. United Nations Report of the Secretary-General to the
Security Council on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine (November 26, 2002).............................................................................................................................. 243
680. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1456,
Adopting a Declaration on the Issue of Combating Terrorism (January 29, 2003)................................................................................................................................................... 243
681. Statement by United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan, Urging Israel to Reconsider Expulsion Decision (September 12, 2003)................................................................................................................................................... 243
682. U.S.-Vetoed Security Council Draft Resolution
Demanding that Israel Desist from Deporting Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat (September 16, 2003)........................................................................... 243
683. United Nations General Assembly Resolution
ES-10/12, Illegal Israeli Actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (September 25, 2003)........................................ 243
684. Statement by Israeli Ambassador Dan Gillerman to the United Nations, Tenth Emergency Special Session
of the General Assembly (October 20, 2003).................................................. 244
685. Statement by Dr. Nasser Al-Kidwa, Ambassador of
Palestine to the United Nations, Tenth Emergency
Special Session of the General Assembly (October 20, 2003)................... 244
686. United Nations General Assembly Resolution
58/97, Applicability of the Geneva Convention
Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in
Time of War to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (December 17, 2003) 244
687. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/99,
Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory (December 17, 2003)........................................................................... 244
688. U.S.-Vetoed United Nations Security Council Draft
Resolution, Condemning the Extrajudicial Execution Committed by Israel that Killed Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (March 24, 2004)...................................................... 245
689. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1544, Condemning the Killing of Palestine Civilian that
Took Place in the Rafah Area (May 19, 2004)................................................ 245
690. Excerpts of Declaration Issued at the Sixteenth
Session of the Arab-Summit, Tunis (May 23, 2004).................................... 245