General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

11 December 1991

ORIGINAL:
ENGLISH

 
                                             A/RES/46/76
                                             69th plenary meeting
                                             11 December 1991
 
         The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people
 
  The General Assembly,
 
  Aware of the uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people since 9 December
1987 against Israeli occupation, which has received significant attention and
sympathy from world public opinion,
 
  Deeply concerned about the alarming situation in the Palestinian territory
occupied since 1967, as a result of the continued occupation by Israel, the
occupying Power, and of its persistent policies and practices against the
Palestinian people,
 
  Reaffirming that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,61 is applicable to the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, and
to the other occupied Arab territories,
 
  Expressing its profound shock at the continued measures by Israel, the
occupying Power, including the killing and wounding of Palestinian civilians,
and at the acts of violence committed by the Israeli security forces, which
took place on 8 October 1990 at the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, resulting in
injuries and loss of human lives, and on 29 December 1990 at Rafah,
 
  Stressing the need to promote international protection to the Palestinian
civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory,
 
  Recognizing the need for increased support to, and aid for and solidarity
with, the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation,
 
  Having considered the recommendations contained in the reports of the
Secretary-General of 21 January 1988,62 31 October 199063 and 9 April 1991,64
 
  Recalling its relevant resolutions as well as the relevant Security Council
resolutions, in particular Council resolution 681 (1990) of 20 December 1990,
in paragraph 6 of which the Council requested "the Secretary-General, in
cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, to develop
further the idea, expressed in his report, of convening a meeting of the High
Contracting Parties to the said Convention to discuss possible measures that
might be taken by them under the Convention and, for this purpose, to invite
the Parties to submit their views on how the idea could contribute to the
goals of the Convention, as well as on other relevant matters, and to report
thereon to the Council",
 
  1.  Condemns those policies and practices of Israel, the occupying Power,
which violate the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and, in particular, such acts as
the opening of fire by the Israeli army and settlers that result in the
killing and wounding of defenceless Palestinian civilians, the beating and
breaking of bones, the deportation of Palestinian civilians, the imposition of
restrictive economic measures, the demolition of houses, the ransacking of
real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private
persons, collective punishment and detentions, and so forth;
 
  2.  Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, abide scrupulously by the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, and desist immediately from those policies and
practices which are in violation of the provisions of the Convention;
 
  3.  Calls upon all the High Contracting Parties to the Convention to ensure
respect by Israel, the occupying Power, for the Convention in all
circumstances, in conformity with their obligation under article 1 thereof;
 
  4.  Urges all the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention to
respond to the note verbale submitted to them by the Secretary-General in
accordance with paragraph 6 of Security Council resolution 681 (1990);
 
  5.  Strongly deplores the continuing disregard by Israel, the occupying
Power, of the relevant decisions of the Security Council;
 
  6.  Reaffirms that the occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territory
since 1967, including Jerusalem, and of the other Arab territories in no way
changes the legal status of those territories;
 
  7.  Requests the Security Council to examine with urgency the situation in
the occupied Palestinian territory with a view to considering measures needed
to provide international protection to the Palestinian civilians in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem;
 
  8.  Invites Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system,
governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the
mass communications media to continue and enhance their support for the
Palestinian people;
 
  9.  Requests the Secretary-General to examine the present situation in the
Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, by all means
available to him and to submit periodic reports thereon, the first such report
as soon as possible.