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UN Security Council Resolution 465 (Prohibition of the Establishment in the territories including Jerusalem March 1, 1980)

UN Resolutions and Palestine

Peace Proposals

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5. Determines that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof, have no legal validity and that Israel’s policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

6. Strongly deplores the continuation and persistence of Israel in pursuing those policies and practices and calls upon the Government and people of Israel to re-scanned those measures, to dismantle the existing settlements and in particular to cease, on an urgent basis, the establishment, construction and planning of settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem;

7. Calls upon all States not to provide Israel with any assistance to be used specifically in connection with settlements in the occupied territories; (p86-87)

UN Security Council Resolution 478 (Following The Enactment Of The Basic Law On Jerusalem, Calling Upon Member States To Withdraw Their Diplomatic Missions From Jerusalem, 20 August 1980) (p87-88)

1. Censures in the strongest terms the enactment by Israel of the basic law on Jerusalem and the refusal to comply with relevant Security Council resolutions;

2. Affirms that the enactment of the basic law by Israel constitutes a violation of international law and does not affect the continued application of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since June 1967, including Jerusalem;

3. Determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular the recent “basic law” on Jerusalem are null and void and must be rescinded forthwith;

4. Affirms, also that this action constitutes a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;

5. Decides not to recognize the “basic law” and such other actions taken by Israel that, as a result of this law, seek to alter the character and status of Jerusalem and calls upon:

1. All Member States to accept this decision;

2. Those States that have established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw such mission from the Holy City;

6. requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the implementation of the present resolution before 15 November 1980.