{"id":182524,"date":"1998-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=182524"},"modified":"2019-03-11T21:23:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:23:36","slug":"auto-insert-182524","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-182524\/","title":{"rendered":"Racial Discrimination Convention &#8211; Draft concluding observations on Lebanon&#8217;s 6th to 13th periodic reports\/Israel&#8217;s 7th to 9th periodic reports &#8211; Summary record (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Fifty-second session<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 1271st MEETING<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">on Thursday, 19 March 1998, at 10 a.m.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Chairman<\/u>: Mr. ABOUL-NASR<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">later: Mr. YUTZIS<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">CONTENTS<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8211; DRAFT CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE SIXTH TO THIRTEENTH PERIODIC REPORT OF LEBANON <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8211; DRAFT CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE SEVENTH TO NINTH PERIODIC REPORT OF ISRAEL<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS, COMMENTS AND INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION (agenda item 7) (<u>continued<\/u>) <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Draft concluding observations on the sixth to thirteenth periodic report of Lebanon<\/u>&nbsp;(CERD\/C\/52\/Misc.37, Future CERD\/C\/304\/Add.49) (document circulated at the meeting in English only) <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 1-3<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">29. <u>Paragraphs 1-3 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 4<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">30. <u>Following an exchange of views between Mr. Garvalov (Country Rapporteur) and Mr. Sherifis, it was decided to replace the words &quot;military incursions&quot; by &quot;military invasions&quot;<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">31. <u>Paragraph 4, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 5-8<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">32. <u>Paragraphs 5-8 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 9<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">33. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;asked Mr. Garvalov whether the words &quot;legal definition&quot; related to ethnic groups or to racial discrimination. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">34. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;explained that &quot;legal definition&quot; referred to &quot;ethnic groups&quot;, racial discrimination being already defined in the Convention. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">35. <u>The CHAIRMAN<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that the paragraph should read as follows: &quot;Concern is expressed at the insufficiency of the legal definition of ethnic groups and protection given to them in domestic law&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">36. <u>It was so decided<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">37. <u>Paragraph 9, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 10<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">38. <u>Paragraph 10 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 11<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">39. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;proposed deleting the last sentence of paragraph 11. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">40. <u>Paragraph 11, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 12 and 13<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">41. <u>Paragraphs 12 and 13 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 14<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">42. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;proposed that the words &quot;the enjoyment of&quot; should be inserted in the first line after the words &quot;with regard to&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">43. <u>Mr. SHERIFIS<\/u>&nbsp;proposed that the words &quot;displaced persons,&quot; should be <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">included after &quot;ethnic groups,&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">44. <u>Paragraph 14, as amended by Mr. Diaconu and Mr. Sherifis, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 15 and 16<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">45. <u>Paragraphs 15 and 16 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 17<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">46. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that in order to make it quite clear that the State party was required to fulfil certain obligations under article 7, the paragraph should be rephrased so as to begin with the words &quot;In the light of article 7, there are insufficient measures and programmes &#8230;&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">47. <u>Mr. SHERIFIS<\/u>&nbsp;thought that paragraph 57 of the report of the State party (CERD\/C\/298\/Add.2) had explained the insufficiency perfectly acceptably and that the Committee should acknowledge the fact before saying it was not satisfied. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">48. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;proposed the following wording: &quot;Although recognizing the validity of the arguments advanced by the State party, the Committee nevertheless notes that there are insufficiencies in measures and programmes &#8230;&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">49. <u>Paragraph 17, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 18-25<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">50. <u>Paragraphs 18 to 25 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 26<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">51. In response to <u>the CHAIRMAN<\/u>&#39;s question concerning the country&#39;s &quot;major&quot; languages, <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that since the entire population of Lebanon spoke Arabic, the third line of the paragraph was unnecessary and could be deleted. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">52. <u>Paragraph 26, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 27 and 28<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">53. <u>Paragraphs 27 and 28 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 29<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">54. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that he would not object to replacing the word &quot;comprehensive&quot; with the word &quot;updated&quot; if that was what the Committee wished, although it seemed to him that a simple updating was not enough, given the meagreness of the report submitted by the State party after 16 years of silence. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">55. <u>Mr. SHERIFIS<\/u>&nbsp;said that the wording of the paragraph should be left unchanged since it was a full report that the Committee needed. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">56. <u>Paragraph 29 was adopted unchanged<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">57. <u>The draft concluding observations on the sixth to thirteenth periodic report of Lebanon, as orally amended, were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">58. <u>Mr. Yutzis took the Chair<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Draft concluding observations on the seventh to ninth periodic report of Israel<\/u>&nbsp;(CERD\/C\/52\/Misc.29) (document circulated at the meeting in English only) <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 1<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">59. <u>Paragraph 1 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 2<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">60. <u>Paragraph 2 was adopted, subject to the correction of a typing error in the first line<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 3 and 4<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">61. <u>Paragraphs 3 and 4 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 5<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">62. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that the paragraph was incomplete insofar as it made no mention of the responsibility incumbent on the State party to implement the Convention in all the territories under its jurisdiction. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">63. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>&nbsp;thought the Committee should express satisfaction at the establishment of a Palestinian Authority. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">64. <u>Mr. VALENCIA RODRIGUEZ<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. SHERIFIS<\/u>, said that the Committee could hardly express satisfaction in a part of its concluding observations dealing with impediments to the implementation of the Convention. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">65. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>&nbsp;proposed that the two sentences of the paragraph should be split into two paragraphs. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">66. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>&nbsp;pointed out that the paragraph was contradictory, insofar as immediately after noting with regret the stalemate in the peace process, the Committee took note of a measure which could only contribute to the implementation of the Convention. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">67. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>, supported by <u>Mrs. ZOU<\/u>, said the problem was due to the fact that paragraph 5 appeared in the part of the observations dealing with impediments to the implementation of the Convention. The whole section could simply be deleted, the first sentence of paragraph 5 becoming the beginning of part E and the second sentence the beginning of part D. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">68. <u>Mr. ABOUL-NASR<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. van BOVEN<\/u>, <u>Mr. NOBEL<\/u>&nbsp;and <u>Mr. SHAHI<\/u>, while sharing the view that part B should be deleted, suggested that paragraph 5 should be kept as it was and placed in the introduction of the concluding observations. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">69. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>, proposed a more neutral formulation, whereby the Committee would state that it was aware of the stalemate in the peace process, aware of the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, but also aware of the State party&#39;s responsibility. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">70. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;(Country Rapporteur) proposed that the Committee should not only delete part B but should split paragraph 5 into two separate paragraphs, numbered 5 and 5 (a). <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">71. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>&nbsp;further suggested that the two paragraphs created in that way should become new paragraphs 5 and 6 placed in the Introduction, the following paragraphs then being renumbered. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">72. <u>Mr. GARVALOV<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. SHAHI<\/u>, said that, with the new paragraph 6, the Committee appeared to be holding the Palestinian Authority responsible for the implementation of the Convention in the Occupied Territories, which was hardly acceptable. He proposed that the phrase &quot;which has certain responsibilities in some of the Occupied Territories&quot; should be deleted from the future paragraph 6. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">73. <u>Mr. NOBEL<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that replacing the word &quot;some&quot; at the end of the paragraph by the word &quot;parts&quot; would reflect the facts more accurately. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">74. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. van BOVEN<\/u>, said that it was not enough simply to note the establishment of a Palestinian Authority. If the Committee decided to delete the end of the sentence, it would have to add something to make the statement meaningful. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">75. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;proposed that the second sentence of paragraph 5 should be kept as it was as a new paragraph 6, the word &quot;also&quot; being deleted and the word &quot;some&quot; being replaced by &quot;parts&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">76. <u>Paragraph 5, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 6<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">77. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that the word &quot;Kahana&quot; was misspelt and should be written &quot;Kahane&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">78. <u>Paragraph 6, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 7<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">79. <u>Paragraph 7 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 8<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">80. <u>Paragraph 8 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 9<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">81. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. NOBEL<\/u>, proposed that paragraph 9 should be amended to emphasize the fact that changing the demographic composition of the Occupied Territories was forbidden under international law. He referred in particular to article 49 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949. He proposed the following text: &quot;The Committee reiterates its view that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories are not only illegal under contemporary international law, as attempts to change the demographic composition, but are an obstacle to peace and to the enjoyment of human rights by the whole population in the region, without distinction as to national or ethnic origin.&quot; <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">82. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;said that questions of that kind should really be worked out at the preliminary meetings held to reach agreement on the draft concluding observations. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">83. <u>Mr. van BOVEN<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>, said that, from a legal point of view, he agreed with Mr. Rechetov, but that the Committee should retain the proposed wording, because it seemed clearer. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">84. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that the word &quot;contemporary&quot; should be inserted before &quot;international law&quot;, that the words &quot;Actions that&quot; should be replaced by &quot;Attempts to&quot; and that the word &quot;international&quot; should be inserted before &quot;humanitarian law&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">85. <u>The CHAIRMAN<\/u>&nbsp;read out the following text of paragraph 9 as amended: &quot;The Committee reiterates its view that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories are not only illegal under contemporary international law, but are an obstacle to peace and to the enjoyment of human rights by the whole population in the region, without distinction as to national or ethnic origin. Attempts to change the demographic composition of the Occupied Territories evoke concern as violations of contemporary international humanitarian law.&quot; <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">86. <u>Paragraph 9, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 10<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">87. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that the word &quot;accordingly&quot; should be inserted at the beginning of the paragraph in order to emphasize the link between paragraphs 9 and 10. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">88. <u>Paragraph 10, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 11<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">89. <u>After an exchange of views in which Mr. Rechetov, Mr. Banton, Mr. Shahi and Mrs. Zou took part, paragraph 11 was adopted without change<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 12<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">90. <u>Paragraph 12 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 13<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">91. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;said that the phrase &quot;if the State party is to meet&quot; did not convey the impression that the State party had a duty to meet the provisions of article 5 of the Convention. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">92. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that the problem might be solved by replacing the word &quot;if&quot; by &quot;for&quot; and deleting the word &quot;is&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">93. <u>Paragraph 13, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 14<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">94. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;said that the State party had indicated that it was about to adopt new labour legislation applicable to all, including Palestinians and foreign workers. The Committee should encourage it to do so. He therefore proposed that the last sentence should begin: &quot;The Committee encourages the State party to adopt a new labour legislation in order to secure protection against &#8230;&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">95. <u>Paragraph 14, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 15-17<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">96. <u>Paragraphs 15-17 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 18<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">97. <u>Mr. van BOVEN<\/u>&nbsp;said that the order of paragraphs 18-22 was confusing. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">98. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>, supported by <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;and <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>, suggested that the last sentence should be deleted and that paragraph 18 should follow paragraph 22, as the two texts were connected. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">99. <u>Paragraph 18, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 19<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">100. <u>Mr. van BOVEN<\/u>&nbsp;suggested that the words &quot;next periodic&quot; should be inserted before &quot;report&quot; and that the word &quot;systematic&quot; should be replaced by &quot;comprehensive&quot;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">101. <u>Paragraph 19, as amended, was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 20<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">102. <u>Mr. SHAHI<\/u>&nbsp;said that the meaning of the paragraph was not very clear. It gave the impression that the State party was perfectly justified in according different treatment to individuals on grounds of public security, ethnic origin or again religion, and that the grounds had simply to be distinguished. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">103. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;explained that the Committee should engage in a dialogue on the subject precisely in order to determine whether the grounds invoked by the State party actually justified the different treatment which took place. The Committee might be able to ascertain, for example, that Israel was not using terrorism as an excuse for practising discrimination based on national or ethnic origin. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">104. <u>Mr. ABOUL-NASR<\/u>&nbsp;observed that the word &quot;discrimination&quot; which Mr. Banton had just used was exactly the one which should appear in the paragraph, which did not seem to him to be strong enough. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">105. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;said that in drafting the paragraph he had used the terminology of English law, but would delete the paragraph if it caused any problem. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">106. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that the paragraph was important and should be retained, but be worded differently. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">107. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>&nbsp;saw no difficulty in the deletion of paragraph 20. However, if it was retained, he too thought it should be worded more strongly. For example, instead of saying that it would wish to engage in a dialogue, the Committee might &quot;ask for explanations&quot; on the subject from the State party. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">108. <u>Mr. SHERIFIS<\/u>&nbsp;said that, as it stood, the paragraph was neither an expression of concern nor a recommendation concerning the inequality of treatment mentioned, and it might just as well be deleted. However, if it was decided to retain the paragraph, was it necessary to include religion among the grounds for inequality of treatment? The State party might argue that that matter did not fall within the Committee&#39;s competence. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">109. <u>Mr. NOBEL<\/u>&nbsp;endorsed Mr. Sherifis&#39; comment on religion. The rest of the paragraph seemed to him to be drafted courteously but very clearly and to the point. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">110. <u>The CHAIRMAN<\/u>, summing up the discussion, said that the Committee had two options: it could either delete paragraph 20 entirely or redraft it. He suggested that Mr. Banton should prepare a new version in collaboration with those members of the Committee who had requested changes. In the meantime the Committee might proceed to paragraph 21. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">111. <u>It was so decided<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 21<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">112. <u>Mr. ABOUL-NASR<\/u>&nbsp;said that the second sentence of the paragraph, in which the Committee asked for other information about any inequalities in the administration of criminal justice, was somewhat inappropriate. The recent decision by Israel&#39;s Supreme Court which was tantamount to justifying the use of torture seemed to him to be information enough. The Committee would have noted that the Israeli delegation had not come forward with a denial on that point. The Committee might at least express its concern in that connection. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">113. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;explained that the other information requested by the Committee in that paragraph was intended to clarify certain points concerning the treatment of litigants and had nothing to do with the decision of the Supreme Court, about which he was prepared to draft another paragraph. However, the matter was under consideration by the Committee against Torture and it might be wise to await its report. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">114. <u>Mr. RECHETOV<\/u>&nbsp;said that the Committee could not simply await the conclusions reached by the Committee against Torture. It was up to the Committee, under article 5 (b) of the Convention, to defend the right of everyone to security of person and protection by the State against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by government officials or by any individual group or institution. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">115. <u>Mr. de GOUTTES<\/u>, <u>Mrs. McDOUGALL<\/u>, <u>Mr. ABOUL-NASR<\/u>&nbsp;and <u>Mr. NOBEL<\/u>&nbsp;said that they were in favour of the addition of a new paragraph dealing with Israel&#39;s justification for the use of torture. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">116. <u>The CHAIRMAN<\/u>&nbsp;asked Mr. Banton to draft a text; he proposed that in the meantime paragraph 21 should be left in abeyance, as it had failed to secure unanimous agreement despite the explanations provided, and that the Committee should proceed directly to paragraph 22. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">117. <u>It was so decided<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraph 22<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">118. <u>Paragraph 22 was adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">119. <u>Mr. DIACONU<\/u>&nbsp;reminded the Committee that paragraph 18 had to be inserted between paragraphs 22 and 23. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">120. <u>The CHAIRMAN<\/u>&nbsp;said that would be done. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Paragraphs 23 and 24<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">121. <u>Paragraphs 23 and 24 were adopted<\/u>. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">122. <u>Mr. SHAHI<\/u>&nbsp;pointed out that the text before the Committee contained no recommendation on the publication and dissemination in Israel of the State party&#39;s report and the Committee&#39;s concluding observations. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">123. <u>Mr. BANTON<\/u>&nbsp;explained that that had been thought unnecessary since the Israeli delegation provided oral assurances on the subject. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>The meeting rose at 1.05 p.m.<\/u>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Fifty-second session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 1271st MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 19 March 1998, at 10 a.m. Chairman: Mr. ABOUL-NASR later: Mr. YUTZIS CONTENTS \/&#8230; &#8211; DRAFT CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE SIXTH TO THIRTEENTH PERIODIC REPORT OF LEBANON &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-182524\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[897,933],"document-category":[3053],"document-source":[2121],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[1741,1737,1745],"entity":[1985,1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-182524","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","country-israel","country-lebanon","document-category-summary-record","document-source-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-cerd","document-subject-human-rights-and-international-humanitarian-law","document-subject-racial-discrimination","document-subject-refugees-and-displaced-persons","entity-state","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/182524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/182524\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=182524"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=182524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}