The following is a list of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel. , the
State of Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
had been condemned in 45 resolutions by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Since the UNHRC's creation in 2006, it has resolved almost more resolutions condemning Israel alone than on issues for the rest of the world combined. The 45 resolutions comprised almost half () of all country-specific resolutions passed by the UNHRC, not counting those under Agenda Item 10 (countries requiring technical assistance). From 1967 to 1989, the
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international security, international peace and security, recommending the admi ...
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the ...
. In early UNSC practice, resolutions did not directly invoke Chapter VII of the
United Nations Charter
The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the UN system, including its six principal organs: the ...
. They made an explicit determination of a threat, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, and ordered an action in accordance with Article 39 or 40. UNSC Resolution 54 determined that a threat to peace existed within the meaning of Article 39 of the Charter, reiterated the need for a truce, and ordered a ceasefire pursuant to Article 40 of the Charter. Although the phrase "Acting under Chapter VII" was never mentioned as the basis for the action taken, the chapter's authority was being used.
The
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...
(UNGA) has adopted a number of resolutions stating that Israel's strategic relationship with the
United States
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, a
superpower
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...
. The 9th Emergency Session of the UNGA was convened at the request of the UNSC when the United States blocked all efforts to adopt sanctions against Israel.General Assembly resolution ES-9/1, 5 February 1982. The UN General Assembly approved a measure which 'Strongly deplores the negative vote by a permanent member of the Security Council which prevented the Council from adopting against Israel, under Chapter VII of the Charter, the "appropriate measures" referred to in resolution 497 (1981) unanimously adopted by the Council;' The United States responded to the frequent criticism from United Nations organs by adopting the
Negroponte doctrine
On July 26, 2002, John Negroponte, the United States United States Ambassadors to the United Nations, Ambassador to the United Nations, stated (during a closed meeting of the UN Security Council) that the United States will oppose Security Council ...
United Nations General Assembly resolution
A United Nations General Assembly resolution is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly.
General Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority (50 percent of all votes plus o ...
s are as follows:
*1947:
**29 November 1947
:
Resolution 181
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations, which recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. On 29 November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted the Plan as Re ...
: Recommending partition of the
British Mandate for Palestine
The Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan, both of which had been conceded by the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I in 1918. The manda ...
into Arab and Jewish states, and international status for the City of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
.
*1948:
**11 December: Resolution 194: establishes Conciliation Commission; protection of and free access to Jerusalem and other Holy Places; Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible
*1949:
**11 May: Resolution 273: admission of Israel to membership in the UN
** 9 December: Resolution 303(IV): International Regime for Jerusalem
** 10 December Resolution 356 Jerusalem
*1950:
**14 December Reduces financing for an international regime in Jerusalem.
*1952:
**26 January Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine.
**21 December "Takes note" of Israel's complaint against Arab ceasefire violations.
*1956:
**2 November Called for an immediate ceasefire in the
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...
, an arms embargo on the area, and condemned Israel's participation in the conflict as a violation of the 1949 Israel-Egypt General Armistice Agreement.
**4 November Resolution 998 Called for the Secretary-General to submit a plan for a United Nations peacekeeping force to secure and supervise a ceasefire in the Suez Crisis.
**4 November Reaffirmed UN General Assembly Resolution 997.
**5 November UN Force for Sinai.
**7 November UN Force for Sinai.
**7 November Calls for an unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai.
**10 November The Suez Crisis.
**24 November The Suez Crisis.
**24 November The Suez Crisis.
**26 November The Suez Crisis.
**26 November Regarding the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF).
*1957:
**19 January Resolution 1123 The Suez Crisis.
**2 February The Suez Crisis.
**2 February The Suez Crisis.
**22 February The Suez Crisis.
**27 February Administrative and financial arrangements for the UNEF.
**22 November: Resolution 1151: UNEF.
*1958:
**21 August The Situation in the Middle East.
**14 November UNEF
**13 December Cost estimates for the UNEF.
*1959:
**5 December UNEF.
**5 December Approvement of Major-General Gyani as commander of the UNEF.
*1960:
**20 December Cost estimates for the UNEF.
*1961:
**20 December Cost estimates for the UNEF.
*1962:
**20 December UNEF.
*1963
**27 June: UN Special Assembly Resolution 1874.
**27 June: UN Special Assembly Resolution 1875.
**17 December UNEF.
*1965:
**21 December UNEF.
*1966:
**16 December UNEF.
*1967:
**4 July Humanitarian assistance in the 1967 war.
**4 July Condemns Israel's measures to change the status of Jerusalem as invalid
**14 July "Deplores" Israel's failure to abide by UN General Assembly Resolution 2253 (ES-V)
**21 July The Situation in the Middle East
**18 September The Situation in the Middle East.
**13 December UNEF.
*1968:
**19 December Establishes the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People.
*1969:
**11 December Resolution 2546 Condemns Israeli "violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms" in the occupied territories
*1970:
**4 November Urges the speedy implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 242 and recognizes that "respect for the rights of the Palestinians is an indisputable element in the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East"
**5 December Resolution 2727 Calls on Israel implement the recommendations of the UN special committee investigating Israeli practices in the occupied territories
**15 December Report of the Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the Human Rights of the population of the Occupied Territories.
*1971:
**6 December UNRWA Report. Calls for the implementation of
UN General Assembly Resolution 194
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 is a resolution adopted near the end of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. The Resolution defines principles for reaching a final settlement and returning Palestine refugees to their homes. Article 11 o ...
, stresses the "inalienable rights of the people of Palestine", and calls on Israel to stop resettling the inhabitants of Palestinian refugee camps.
**13 December Resolution 2799 The Situation in the Middle East.
**20 December Report of the Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the Human Rights of the population of the Occupied Territories. Condemns Israeli practices in the occupied territories.
*1972:
**8 December The Situation in the Middle East.
**15 December Report of the Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the Human Rights of the population of the Occupied Territories.
*1973:
**7 December Report of the Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the Human Rights of the population of the Occupied Territories.
**11 December Financing of the UNEF.
**17 December Permanent sovereignty over natural resources in the occupied Arab territories.
*1974:
**31 October and 29 November Financing of the UNEF and the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United ...
(UNDOF).
**29 November Resolution 3240 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**29 November Affirms the legitimacy of armed resistance by oppressed peoples in pursuit of the right to self-determination, and condemns governments which do not support that right
**9 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**17 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
*1975:
**30 October, 28 November and 2 December Financing of the UNEF and the UNDOF.
**10 November: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379: equating
Zionism
Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after ''Zion'') is a Nationalism, nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is ...
with
racism
Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...
.
**5 December Resolution 3414 Calls for economic sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel until it withdraws from all territories occupied in 1967 and grants the Palestinians their "inalienable national rights".
**11 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**15 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
**15 December Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
*1976:
**9 November Condemnation of the collaboration of Israel and South Africa.
**24 November Expresses deep concern that no "just solution" to the "problem of Palestine" has been achieved, refers to the problem as the core of the Middle East conflict, and reaffirms the "inalienable rights" of the Palestinians, including the right of return and the right to national independence.
**1 December Financing of the UNEF and the UNDOF.
**9 December Reaffirms previous condemnations of Israel, and calls for the Security Council to take "effective measures" against Israel, and requests sanctions on Israel.
**9 December Calls for an international Middle East peace conference under the auspices of the UN and co-chaired by the
United States
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and
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
**10 December Resolution 31/71 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**16 December Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Occupied Territories.
**21 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
*1977:
**25 October and 2 December Financing of the UNEF and the UNDOF.
**28 October Reaffirms previous condemnations of Israel, and stresses the "urgent need" to achieve a "just and lasting peace in the Middle East".
**25 November Reaffirms previous calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and an international peace conference with
PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establishing Arab unity and s ...
participation.
**2 December Resolution 32/40 Reaffirms the "inalienable rights of the Palestinian people", including the right to national sovereignty and the right of return.
**12 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**13 December Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories. Calls on Israel to respect the Geneva Conventions
**19 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
*1978:
**3 November Financing of the UNEF and the UNDOF.
**7 December Reaffirms previous calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and an international peace conference with PLO participation.
**14 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**14 December Expressing concern over military build-up and attempts of acquiring nuclear weapons of Israel. Calling for
arms embargo
An arms embargo is a restriction or a set of sanctions that applies either solely to weaponry or also to "dual-use technology." An arms embargo may serve one or more purposes:
* to signal disapproval of the behavior of a certain actor
* to maintain ...
against Israel.
**18 December Resolution 33/113 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
*1979:
**24 January Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**25 October, 3 December and 17 December Financing of the UNEF and the UNDOF.
**16 November Expressing concern over the deportation of the
Bassam Shakaa
Bassam Shakaa ( ar, بسّام الشكعة, Bassām Shak’ā) (1930 – 22 July 2019) was mayor of Nablus from 1976 to 1982.
Biography
Bassam Shakaa was a member of one of the most distinguished families in Nablus. He became a member of the J ...
, Mayor of
Nablus
Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...
, by Israel.
**6 December Resolution 34/70 Reaffirms previous calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and an international peace conference with PLO participation.
**11 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**11 December Israeli nuclear armament.
**12 December Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**12 December Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**14 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
*1980:
**1 December Financing of UNDOF.
**5 December Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
**11 December Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**12 December Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**12 December Israeli nuclear armament.
**16 December Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**16 December Reaffirms previous calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
*1981:
**28 October Resolution 36/15 Demanding that Israel desist any archaeological excavations in the
Temple Mount
The Temple Mount ( hbo, הַר הַבַּיִת, translit=Har haBayīt, label=Hebrew, lit=Mount of the House f the Holy}), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compoun ...
.
**13 November Resolution 36/27 Condemns Israeli attack on Iraqi nuclear facilities and demands Israel to compensate Iraq.
**30 November Resolution 36/66 Financing of UNDOF.
**9 December Resolution 36/87 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**9 December Resolution 36/98 Israeli nuclear armament. Demands that Israel renounce possession of nuclear weapons and submit its facilities to inspection.
**16 December Resolution 36/147 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**16 December Resolution 36/150 Demands Israel to cease planning of a canal between the
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank ...
and the Mediterranean.
**17 December Resolution 36/172-M Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**17 December Resolution 36/173 Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories.
**17 December UN General Assembly Resolutions 36/226 A & B Reaffirms previous calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
*1982:
**5 February Ninth Emergency Special Session ES/9-1 The situation in the occupied Arab territories.
**16 November Resolution 37/18 Condemns Israel refusal to implement Security Council resolution 487, and demands Israel to withdraw its threat to attack nuclear facilities of neighbouring nations.
**30 November Resolution 37/38 Financing of UNDOF.
**9 December Resolution 37/75 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**9 December Resolution 37/82 Israeli nuclear armament.
**10 December Resolution 37/88 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**16 December Resolution 37/122 Demands Israel not to build a canal between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
**16 December Condemnation of Israel's alleged responsibility for the Sabra and Shatila massacre by Kataeb Party in Beirut, Lebanon; resolves that the massacre was an act of genocide; condemns acts of plundering Palestinian cultural heritage; condemns the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights; and condemns the annexation of Jerusalem.
**17 December Resolution 37/135 Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories.
**20 December Resolution 37/222 Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories.
*1983:
**10 November Resolution 38/9 Reiterates the demand that Israel withdraw its threat to attack nuclear facilities of neighbouring nations.
**1 December Resolution 38/35 Financing of UNDOF.
**5 December Resolution 38/39-F Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**13 December Resolution 38/64 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**15 December Resolution 38/69 Israeli nuclear armament.
**15 December Resolutions 38/79 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**15 December Resolution 38/85 Demands Israel not to build a canal between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
**19 December Resolution 38/144 Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories.
**19 December Resolution 38/166 Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories.
**19 December Resolutions 38/180 Calls all nation to suspend or sever all diplomatic, economic and technological ties with Israel. Condemnation of Israel on various topics including occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, war in Lebanon and the annexation of Jerusalem.
*1984:
**23 November Resolution 39/14 Reiterates the demand that Israel withdraw its threat to attack nuclear facilities of neighbouring nations.
**30 November Resolution 39/28 Financing of UNDOF.
**12 December Resolution 39/54 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**13 December Resolution 39/72-C Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**14 December Resolutions 39/95 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**14 December Resolution 39/101 Demands Israel not to build a canal between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
**14 December Resolution 39/146 Reaffirmation of resolution 38/180 condemning Israel and calling all nations to cut ties with it.
**17 December Resolution 39/147 Israeli nuclear armament.
**17 December Resolution 39/169 Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories.
**18 December Resolution 39/223 Economic development projects in the occupied Palestinian territories.
*1985:
**1 November Resolution 40/6 Reaffirmation of the condemnation of Israel on its attack on Iraqi nuclear facility.
**2 December Resolution 40/59 Financing of UNDOF.
**10 December Resolution 40/64-E Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**12 December Resolution 40/82 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**12 December Resolution 40/93 Israeli nuclear armament.
**16 December Resolutions 40/161 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**16 December Resolution 40/167 Decides to monitor Israel decision to construct a canal between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
**16 December Resolution 40/168 Reaffirmation of resolution 38/180 condemning Israel and calling all nations to cut ties with it.
**17 December Resolution 40/169 Economic development projects in the occupied Palestinian territories.
**17 December Resolution 40/201 Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories.
*1986:
**29 October Resolution 41/12 Calling Israel to place its nuclear facilities under supervision of the
International Atomic Energy Agency
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(IAEA).
**10 November Resolution 41/35-C Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**3 December Resolution 41/44 Financing of UNDOF.
**3 December Resolution 41/48 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**3 December Resolutions 41/63 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**4 December Resolution 41/93 Israeli nuclear armament.
**4 December Resolution 41/162 Reaffirmation of resolution 38/180 condemning Israel and calling all nations to cut ties with it.
*1987:
**20 November Resolution 42/23-D Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**30 November Resolution 42/28 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**30 November Resolution 42/44 Israeli nuclear armament.
**3 December Resolution 42/70 Financing of UNDOF.
**8 December Resolutions 42/160 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**11 December Resolution 42/166 Assistance to the Palestinian people.
**11 December Resolution 42/190 Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories.
**11 December Resolution 42/209 Reaffirmation of resolution 38/180 condemning Israel and calling all nations to cut ties with it.
*1988:
**20 April Resolution 43/233 Expressing shock over killing of Palestinian civilians in Nahalin.
**3 November Resolution 43/21 The
First Palestinian Intifada
The First Intifada, or First Palestinian Intifada (also known simply as the intifada or intifadah),The word ''intifada'' () is an Arabic word meaning "uprising". Its strict Arabic transliteration is '. was a sustained series of Palestinian p ...
.
**5 December Resolution 43/50-E Demanding that Israel terminate all form of collaboration with South Africa.
**6 December Resolution 43/54 Reaffirmation of resolution 38/180 condemning Israel and calling all nations to cut ties with it.
**6 December Resolutions 43/58 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
**7 December Resolution 43/65 Calling for an establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
**7 December Resolution 43/80 Israeli nuclear armament.
**15 December: UN General Assembly Resolution 43/176: ''International Peace Conference''; principles for peace
**21 December Resolution 43/228 Financing of UNDOF.
*1991:
**16 December: Resolution 4686: annulled Res. 3379
*2012
**29 March: Resolution 66/225: Exploitation of natural resources.
*2017
**21 December: Resolution A/ES-10L.22: Criticizing US policy on Jerusalem.
United Nations Security Council resolutions
United Nations Security Council resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council (UNSC); the United Nations (UN) body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peac ...
s are as follows:
# Resolution 42: The Palestine Question (5 March 1948) Requests recommendations for the Palestine Commission
# Resolution 43: The Palestine Question (1 Apr 1948) Recognizes "increasing violence and disorder in Palestine" and requests that representatives of "the Jewish Agency for Palestine and the Arab Higher Committee" arrange, with the Security Council, "a truce between the Arab and Jewish Communities of Palestine ... Calls upon Arab and Jewish armed groups in Palestine to cease acts of violence immediately."
# Resolution 44: The Palestine Question (1 Apr 1948) Requests convocation of special session of the General Assembly
# Resolution 46: The Palestine Question (17 Apr 1948) As the United Kingdom is the Mandatory Power, "it is responsible for the maintenance of peace and order in Palestine." The Resolutions also "Calls upon all persons and organizations in Palestine" to stop importing "armed bands and fighting personnel ... whatever their origin; ... weapons and war materials; ... Refrain, pending the future government of Palestine...from any political activity which might prejudice the rights, claims, or position of either community; ... refrain from any action which will endanger the safety of the Holy Places in Palestine."
# Resolution 48: 23 April 1948, calls on all concerned parties to comply with UNSC Resolution 46 and establishes a Truce Commission for Palestine to assist the SC in implementing the truce. Approved 8–0, abstentions from Colombia, Ukrainian SSR and USSR.
# Resolution 49: 22 May 1948 issues a cease-fire order to come into effect at noon, 24 May 1948, New York City local time. Orders the Truce Commission for Palestine previously set up to report on compliance. Adopted by 8–0, abstentions from Ukrainian SSR, USSR and Syria.
# Resolution 50: 29 May 1948, calls for a four-week ceasefire covering Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan and Yemen. Urges all to protect the Holy Places and Jerusalem. Offers the UN Mediator as many military observers as necessary. Further violations and the council would consider action under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Adopted in parts; no voting on the resolution as a whole.
# Resolution 53: The Palestine Question (7 Jul 1948)
# Resolution 54: The Palestine Question (15 Jul 1948)
# Resolution 56: The Palestine Question (19 Aug 1948)
# Resolution 57: The Palestine Question (18 Sep 1948)
# Resolution 59: The Palestine Question (19 Oct 1948)
# Resolution 60: The Palestine Question (29 Oct 1948)
# Resolution 61: The Palestine Question (4 Nov 1948)
# Resolution 62: The Palestine Question (16 Nov 1948)
# Resolution 66: The Palestine Question (29 Dec 1948)
# Resolution 69: Israel's admission to the UN (4 Mar 1949)
# Resolution 72: The Palestine Question (11 Aug 1949)
# Resolution 73: The Palestine Question (11 Aug 1949)
# Resolution 89 (17 November 1950): regarding Armistice in
1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...
and "transfer of persons".
# Resolution 92: The Palestine Question (8 May 1951)
# Resolution 93: The Palestine Question (18 May 1951)
# Resolution 95: The Palestine Question (1 Sep 1951)
# Resolution 100: The Palestine Question (27 Oct 1953)
#
Resolution 101
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: The Palestine Question (24 Nov 1953)
# Resolution 106: The Palestine Question (29 Mar 1955) 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid.
# Resolution 107: The Palestine Question (30 March)
# Resolution 108: The Palestine Question (8 September)
# Resolution 111: The Palestine Question (19 January 1956) " ... 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
# Resolution 113: The Palestine Question (4 April)
# Resolution 114: The Palestine Question (4 June)
# Resolution 127: The Palestine Question (22 January 1958) " ... 'recommends' Israel suspends its 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
# Resolution 138: (23 June 1960) Question relating to the case of Israel's capture of
Argentina
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's complaint that Israel breached its sovereignty.
# Resolution 162: The Palestine Question (11 April 1961) " ... 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
# Resolution 171: The Palestine Question (9 April 1962) " ... determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
# Resolution 228: The Palestine Question (25 November 1966) " ... 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
# Resolution 233
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...
(6 June 1967)
# Resolution 234 Six-Day War (7 June 1967)
# Resolution 235 Six-Day War (9 June 1967)
# Resolution 236 Six-Day War (11 June 1967)
# Resolution 237: Six-Day War 14 June 1967) " ... 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees". and called on Israel to ensure the safety and welfare of inhabitants of areas where fighting had taken place.
# Resolution 240 (25 October 1967): concerning violations of the cease-fire
#
Resolution 242
United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (S/RES/242) was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967, in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. It was adopted under Chapter VI of the UN Charter. The resolution was spons ...
(22 November 1967): Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area. Calls on Israel's neighbors to end the state of belligerency and calls upon Israel to reciprocate by withdraw its forces from land claimed by other parties in 1967 war. Interpreted commonly today as calling for the land for peace principle as a way to resolve
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the ...
.
# Resolution 248: (24 March 1968) " ... 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
# Resolution 250: (27 April) " ... 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
# Resolution 251: (2 May) " ... 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
# Resolution 252: (21 May) " ... 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
# Resolution 256: (16 August) " ... 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
# Resolution 258: (18 September) ... expressed 'concern' with the welfare of the inhabitants of the
Israeli-occupied territories
Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967. While the term is currently applied to the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights, it has also been used to refer to a ...
, and requested a special representative to be sent to report on the implementation of Resolution 237, and that Israel cooperate.
# Resolution 259: (27 September) " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
# Resolution 262: (31 December) " ... 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
# Resolution 265: (1 April 1969) " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on
Salt
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".
# Resolution 267: (3 July) " ... 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
# Resolution 270: (26 August) " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
# Resolution 271: (15 September) " ... 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
# Resolution 279: (12 May 1970) "Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory."(full text)
# Resolution 280: (19 May) " ... 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
# Resolution 285: (5 September) " ... 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon".
# Resolution 298: (25 September 1971) " ... 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
# Resolution 313: (28 February 1972) " ... 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
# Resolution 316: (26 June) " ... 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
# Resolution 317: (21 July) " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
# Resolution 331: (20 April 1973)
# Resolution 332: (21 April) " ... 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
# Resolution 337: (15 August) " ... 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and for the forcible diversion and seizure of a Lebanese airliner from Lebanon's air space".
#
Resolution 338
The three-line United Nations Security Council Resolution 338, adopted on October 22, 1973, called for a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War in accordance with a joint proposal by the United States and the Soviet Union. The resolution stipulated a ...
(22 October 1973): " ...'calls' for a
cease fire
A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...
" in
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egy ...
and "the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) in all of its parts", and "Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations shall start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East."
# Resolution 339 (23 October 1973): Confirms Res. 338, dispatch UN observers.
# Resolution 340 (25 October): "Demands that immediate and complete cease-fire be observed, per 338 and 339, and requests to increase the number of United Nations military observers"
# Resolution 341 (27 October): "Approves the report on the implementation resolution 340"
# Resolution 344 (15 December)
# Resolution 346 (April 8, 1974)
# Resolution 347: (April 24)" ... 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
# Resolution 350 (31 May 1974) established the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the wake of the Yom Kippur War.
# Resolution 362 (23 October) decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Emergency Force for another six months
# Resolution 363 (29 November)
# Resolution 368 (17 April 1975), called on the parties involved in the prevailing state of tension in the Middle East to immediately implement Resolution 338.
# Resolution 369 (28 May 1975), expressed concern over the prevailing state of tension in the Middle East, reaffirmed that the two previous agreements were only a step towards the implementation of Resolution 338 and called on the parties to implement it, and extended the mandate of the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United ...
.
# Resolution 371, expressed concern at a lack of progress towards a lasting peace in the Middle East.
# Resolution 378, called for the implementation of Resolution 338 and extended the mandate of the United Nations Emergency Force.
# Resolution 381, expressed concern over continued tensions, extended the mandate of the United Nations Emergency Force, and scheduled a later meeting to continue the debate on the Middle East.
# Resolution 390, considered a report regarding the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United ...
and extended its mandate, noted the efforts to establish peace in the Middle East, but expressed concern over the prevailing state of tensions, and called for the implementation of Resolution 338.
# Resolution 396
# Resolution 408
# Resolution 416
# Resolution 420, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
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Resolution 425
United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, adopted on 19 March 1978, five days after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War, called on Israel to withdraw immedi ...
(1978): " ... 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon". Israel's withdrawal from
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
was completed by 16 June 2000.
# Resolution 426, established the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( ar, قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان, he, כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL ( ar, يونيفيل, he, יוניפי״ל), is a UN peacekeeping m ...
(UNIFIL).
# Resolution 427: " ... 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon".
# Resolution 429
# Resolution 434, renewed the mandate of UNIFIL and called upon Israel and Lebanon to implement prior resolutions.
# Resolution 438
# Resolution 441
# Resolution 444: " ... 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
# Resolution 446 (1979): 'determines' that
Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements, or Israeli colonies, are civilian communities inhabited by Israeli citizens, overwhelmingly of Jewish ethnicity, built on lands occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community considers Israeli se ...
s are a 'serious obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
# Resolution 449, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 450: " ... 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
# Resolution 452: " ... 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
# Resolution 456, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 459, regarding UNIFIL.
# Resolution 465: " ... 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
# Resolution 467: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
# Resolution 468: " ... 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
# Resolution 469: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the council's order not to deport Palestinians".
# Resolution 470, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 471: " ... 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
# Resolution 474, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 476: " ... 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'". The altering of the status of Jerusalem constitutes as a flagrant violation of the 4th Geneva Convention.
# Resolution 478 (20 August 1980): 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its claim to
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
in its 'Basic Law'.
# Resolution 481, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 483, noted the continuing need for UNIFIL given the situation between Israel and Lebanon, and extended its mandate.
# Resolution 484: " ... 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors".
# Resolution 485, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 487: " ... 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's nuclear facility".
# Resolution 488, regarding UNIFIL.
# Resolution 493, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 497 (17 December 1981), decides that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith.
# Resolution 498: " ... 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
# Resolution 501: " ... 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
# Resolution 506, regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
# Resolution 508: demanded an end to hostilities between Israel and the
PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establishing Arab unity and s ...
taking place in Lebanon, and called for a cease-fire.
# Resolution 509: " ... 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
# Resolution 511, extended the mandate of UNIFIL.
# Resolution 515: " ... 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in".
# Resolution 516, demanded an immediate cessation of military activities in Lebanon, noting violations of the cease-fire in
Beirut
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Birzeit University
Birzeit University (BZU; ar, جامعة بيرزيت) is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Mi ...
by Israeli troops".
# Resolution 594
# Resolution 596
# Resolution 599
# Resolution 603
# Resolution 605: " ... 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians."
# Resolution 607: " ... 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention."
# Resolution 608: " ... 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
# Resolution 609
# Resolution 611: "... condemned Israel's assassination of Khalil al-Wazir as a 'flagrant violation of the
Charter
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Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
S ...
's visit to the
Temple Mount
The Temple Mount ( hbo, הַר הַבַּיִת, translit=Har haBayīt, label=Hebrew, lit=Mount of the House f the Holy}), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compoun ...
two-state solution
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.
# Resolution 1435 (24 Sep 2002) demanded an end to Israeli measures in and around
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...
, and an Israeli withdrawal to positions held before September 2000.
# Resolution 1583 (28 January 2005) calls on Lebanon to assert full control over its border with Israel. It also states that "the Council has recognized the Blue Line as valid for the purpose of confirming Israel's withdrawal pursuant to resolution 425."
# Resolution 1648 (21 December 2005)
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Resolution 1701
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is a resolution that was intended to resolve the 2006 Lebanon War.
It was unanimously approved by the United Nations Security Council on 11 August 2006. The Lebanese cabinet unanimously approve ...
(11 August 2006) called for the full cessation of hostilities between Israel and
Hezbollah
Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...
.
# Resolution 1860 (9 January 2009) called for the full cessation of war between Israel and
Hamas
Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bri ...
.
# Resolution 2334 (23 December 2016) called for an end to Israeli settlement building
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19
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Israel
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