Summary
The Security Council resolution adopted at the 7853rd meeting on 23 December 2016, which reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace, reiterates the demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities, underlines non-recognition of any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines other than those agreed through negotiations, calls on all States to distinguish between the territory of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967 in their relevant dealings, and requests Secretary-General reports every three months on implementation (Resolution 2334 (2016) on Israeli settlements (23 December 2016), PDF p.1-3).
Details
- The preamble reaffirms resolutions 242, 338, 446, 452, 465, 476, 478, 1397, 1515 and 1850, condemns measures altering the demographic composition, character and status of the territory occupied since 1967, and recalls the Quartet Roadmap obligation for a freeze of all settlement activity including “natural growth” and dismantlement of outposts erected since March 2001, alongside the Palestinian Authority Security Forces’ obligation to confront those engaged in terror and dismantle terrorist capabilities (PDF p.1). No vote count is given in the file.
- Paragraph 4 stresses that cessation of all settlement activities is essential for salvaging the two-State solution; paragraphs 6-9 call for prevention of violence against civilians, calm and restraint by both parties, credible negotiations on all final status issues, and intensified diplomatic efforts on the basis of the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap (PDF p.2-3).
Related pages
Resolution 2334 (2016) on Israeli settlements (23 December 2016), UN Security Council, UN Security Council Resolution 446, UN Security Council Resolution 465, Quartet Roadmap, Two-state solution, City of Jerusalem