The resolution was to become the foundation for future peace negotiations. I would emphasize once again that a strong majority of security council members supported a full withdrawal, and they would not have voted for resolution 242 if they thought it would require only a partial withdrawal. It was never adopted by the security council, so it was never a binding resolution. The resolution became the context and framework for subsequent official arabisraeli negotiations. Preceding text fragment remained from unsigned january 2007 comments, added by 66. The resolution was sponsored by british ambassador lord caradon and was one of five drafts under consideration. United nations security council resolution 242 wikipedia. The phrase just settlement has given rise to controversywhether it requires repatriation to home areas, or. Security council resolution 25 annotated and explained the text. Unfortunately, however, it has of the been misunderstood or misrepresented.
A resolution adopted unanimously by the united nations security council on 21 november 1967. Unanimously adopting resolution 2402 2018, security council renews sanctions against yemen, rejects alternate draft after veto by russian federation. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. I have moved the debate about the binding nature of security council resolutions from the article to here for discussion. S res 242 overview of security council resolutions. Foot was the permanent representative of the united kingdom to the united nations, 19641970, and chief drafter of resolution 242. That being said, the general assembly does hold a key role in the development of international law, and through its resolutions can lead indirectly to the introduction of new customary international law. This resolution censured israel for its largescale military action in the southern hebron area. Resolution 242 and 338 demanded of israel to withdraw to the. United nations sres2242 2015 security council distr general october 2015 resolution 2242 2015 1517716 e 1517716 adopted by the security council at its 7533rd meeting, on october 2015 the security council, reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a. This resolution, numbered 242, established provisions and principles which, it was hoped, would lead to a solution of the conflict. Recalling its resolutions 1261 1999 of 25 august 1999, 1265 1999 of 17 september 1999, 1296 2000 of 19 april 2000 and 14 2000 of 11 august 2000, as well as relevant statements of its president and recalling also the.
Normative implications of general assembly resolution 181 39. Following are statements including the interpretations of various delegations to resolution 242. Resolution 242 is the cornerstone for what it calls a just and lasting peace. Expressing its continuing concern with the gravt situation in the middle east. This resolution called for an emergency special session of the general assembly to make recommendations on the suez issue, due to french and british veto of the previous days draft council resolutions. Palestinian state, in keeping with resolution 242 1967. To provide, for discussion purposes, excerpts of united nations security council resolutions concerning the current persian gulf crisis. Text application pdf file size 143kb open in a new window.
Resolution 242, which has become a sort of mantra of all middle east peacemaking efforts since it was adopted by the united nations in 1967. Unanimously adopting resolution 2402 2018, security council. My government has indicated its acceptance of the security council resolution for the promotion of agreement on the establishment of a just and lasting peace. United nations security council resolution 242archive 1. The security council, reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 25 2000, 1820 2008, 1888 2009, 1889 2009, 1960 2010, 2106 20, and 2122 20 and all relevant statements of its president, bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the charter of the. Parallel realities resolution 242 and the aftermath of 1967. Also at the hearing, brent\nbeesely, chief executive of the farm credit council \nrepresenting the system, said that at the end of 1986 the\nsystem had only 1. The central concept in the resolution was an israeli exchange of land won in the 1967 war the sinai peninsula, the golan heights, portions of. Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy. Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately after the ceasefire the implementation of security council resolution 242 1967 in all of. Security council resolutions 242 and 338 rest on two principles, israel may administer the territory until its arab neighbors make peace. Resolution 242, the security council called for a just settlement of the refugee problem. United kingdom lord caradon, sponsor of the draft that was about to be adopted, stated, before the vote in the security council on resolution 242.
The resolution calls for all parties to cease all firing and terminate all military activities immediately. After lengthy discussion, a final draft for a security council resolution was presented by the british ambassador, lord caradon, on november 22, 1967. Yet there has always been a perceived ambiguity about its withdrawal clause. United nations security council resolution 242 concerning principles for a just and lasting peace in the middle east, s. The security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security.
Parallel realities resolution 242 and the aftermath of. United nations security council 1967 resolution 242, 22 november 1967, s res 242. The resolution was rejected by the arabs and it became null and void when the arab states invaded the newborn state of israel in 1948. Johnson said, now, finally, let me turn to the middle eastand to the tumultuous events of the past months. In 2009 the administration of us president barack obama has decided to renew american efforts to broker a comprehensive and lasting peace between the state of israel and the palestinian authority. Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory. Resolution 242 1967 the security council, expressing its.
It followed israels takeover of the sinai peninsula and gaza strip from egypt, the golan heights from syria, and the west bank from jordan. Johnson said, now, finally, let me turn to the middle eastand to the. Resolution 242 was approved after the 1967 war 1167 while resolution 338 was approved during the 1973 war 1073. A violation of law and a pathway to disaster howard grief howard grief served as a legal adviser to professor yuval neeman at the ministry of energy and infrastructure in matters of international law pertaining to the land of israel and jewish rights thereto. Security council resolution 242, passed in november 1967 in the wake of the arabisraeli war of june of that year, has become the internationally accepted basis for peacemaking in the middle east. Justice icj in the hague, explains that the principle of acquisition of territory. Israel had gained a great deal of land in the sixday war. Full text of unsc resolution 2334, demanding israel stop all settlement activity approved on december 23 by 140, with us abstaining, text seeks action to reverse the negative trends on the.
The security council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. He said these were acceptance of israels right to exist and security council resolution 242 of 1967, which affirms the right of all middle east nations to live in peace. The security council has 15 members, five of which are permanent. The preamble refers to the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and. Resolution 181 was adopted by the general assembly november 29, 1947.
Jerusalem international postal service jerusalem center for peace pdf. United nations security council official records, twentysecond year, 58th meeting. It called for the withdrawal of israeli forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict and affirmed the right of every state in the region to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries. Israel claims that the resolution does not require it to.
By examining what was discarded as well as the language that appears, it is possible to discern the security council s intent. Resolution 250 1968 of 27 april 1968 the security council, having heard the statements of the representatives of jordan and israel, having considered the secretarygenerals note s8561, particularly his note to the permanent representative. The security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of. Security council resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 also known as. The united nations security council adopted resolution 242 in 1967 following. Resolution 242, adopted by the united nations security council five and a half. United nations sres1747 2007 security council distr general 24 march 2007 0728140 e 0728140 resolution 1747 2007 adopted by the security council at its 5647th meeting on 24 march 2007 the security council, recalling the statement of its president, sprst200615, of 29 march 2006. The united nations security council adopted resolution 242 in 1967 following the sixday war. In a 2004 advisory opinion on the legal consequences of israels separation wall in the west bank, the international court of justice icj reiterated that all of the gaza strip and west bank, including east. United nations s security council distr general 9 december 2015.
Sres242 1967 of 22 november 1967 question of palestine. United nations sres1612 2005 security council distr general 26 july 2005 0543959 e 0543959 resolution 1612 2005 adopted by the security council at its 5235th meeting, on 26 july 2005. Resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 the security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and. In the wake of the june 1967 six day war, united nations security council adopts resolution 242. It has even been considered the building block of peace in the middle east. The interpretation of security council resolutions 75 tation of unilateral acts or even between different kinds of treaties, e. The resolution, which referred to the events of the six day war, stressed the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war, and required the withdrawal of israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict. Full text of unsc resolution 2334, demanding israel stop. The united nations security council adopted resolution 242 in 1967. An analysis of its main provisions jerusalem center for. Adopted on november 22, 1967, in the wake of the june 1967 middle east war, united nations security council resolution 242 became the context and framework for subsequent official arab. The resolution was really the first attempt at land for peace. Is the acquisition of captured territory by israel in 1967 illegal.
It calls for a negotiated solution based on secure and recognized boundaries. Security council resolution 242 according to its drafters. It has become the cornerstone for all stages in the settlement of the arabisrael conflict amongst these the peace treaties between israel and. Implementation of united nations security council resolution 25. United nations security council resolution 242 sres242 was adopted unanimously by the. United nations sres2250 2015 security council distr general 9 december 2015 resolution 2250 2015 1521698 e 1521698 adopted by the security council at its 7573rd meeting, on. The israelpalestine conflict in international law semantic scholar.
The israelpalestine conflict in international law soas university of. The 19491967 lines are not even referred to in the resolution. This resolution was a tortuously negotiated compromise between competing proposals. This was a british sponsored compromise between the threepower and us drafts, calling on all parties to end territorial claims, respect sovereignty, and for israel to withdraw from occupied territories. Resolution 242 is one of the most widely affirmed resolutions on the.
Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately after the ceasefire the implementation of security council resolution 242 1967 in all of its parts. The resolution was to become the foundation for future peace negotiations, yet. United nations resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion or will of united nations organs. S res 1747 2007 2 0728140 time as the security council determines that the objectives of these resolutions have been met, recalling the requirement on states to join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the security council. Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the ceasefire, negotiations shall start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable. They generally consist of two clearly defined sections. Resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 the security council, expressing its continuing concern with the gravtsituation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security. United nations security council resolution 242 22 november 1967. This was a reference to the palestine arabs displaced in 1948 from the territory that became israel that year. United nations s res 1701 2006 security council distr general 11 august 2006 0646503 e 0646503 resolution 1701 2006 adopted by the security council at its 5511th meeting, on 11 august 2006 the security council, recalling all its previous resolutions on lebanon, in particular resolutions 425. Jarring mission special representative to middle east appointed under res. Every major arabisraeli agreement from the 1979 egyptianisraeli treaty of peace through the 1993 oslo agreements refers to resolution 242. United nations security council resolution 242 concerning.
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