{"id":185388,"date":"1986-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=185388"},"modified":"2019-03-11T21:53:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:53:42","slug":"auto-insert-185388","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-185388\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli practices\/Settlements – Letter from Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Letter dated 11 February 1987 from the Permanent Representative of Jordan<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>I am sending you the most recent information on Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Arab territories during the last four months of 1985 (September, October, November and December).  This activity, which violates the principles of international law relating to military occupation and, in particular, the Hague Convention of 1907 and the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, includes the confiscation of Arab land.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>I need not stress the danger of the continuation of such a policy for peace and security and for the prospects for peace in the region.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>I should be grateful if you would have this letter and its annex circulated as an official document of the General Assembly under the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the occupied Territories", and of the Security Council.<\/p><\/div>\n

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(Signed)  Abdullah SALAH<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ambassador<\/p><\/div>\n

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Permanent Representative<\/p><\/div>\n

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ANNEX<\/p><\/div>\n

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Israeli settlement during the months of September, October,<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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November and December 1985<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.\t<\/span>During the months of September, October, November and December 1985, the Israeli occupation authorities confiscated 46,479 dunams of land in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, broken down as follows:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Area in dunams<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Location of confiscated land<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Date of confiscation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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20 000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Village of Shuwaykah, Hebron District<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4 September 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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One and one half dunams<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hisbah Centre, Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 September 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Basir 24, belonging to the land of Beituniya<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2 000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Al-Zahiriyah, Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Khan Yunis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Beit Hanun, north of Gaza<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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250<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Beit Hanun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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280<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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South of Gaza<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nuseirat Camp, along the shore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3 000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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South of Al-Zahiriya, Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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24 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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130<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Between Gaza and Nuseirat Camp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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28 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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15 000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Al-Zahiriya, Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1 000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sur Bahir, south of Jerusalem<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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South of Deir al-Balah Camp, Gaza Strip<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Beside the Semiramis Hotel, between Jerusalem and Ramallah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Khan Yunis shore, Gaza Strip<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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25 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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301<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Khan Yunis shore, Gaza Strip<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Village of  Sharfat, Jerusalem District<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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700<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Village of Kafr al-Labad, Tulkarm District<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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18 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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On the Tel-Nablus road<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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On the Al-Samu-a – Al-Zahiriyah road, Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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23 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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135<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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30 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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700<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Village of Qatna, Ramallah District<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31 December 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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2.\t<\/span>The Israeli authorities also established four settlements during this period.  They are:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Name of settlement<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Date of establishment<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Elei Shomron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nablus area<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Kidmat Tsevi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Golan Heights<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hagiborim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Village of Sandalah, Jennin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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26 October 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Natanael<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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West of Hebron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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26 November 1985<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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3.\t<\/span>It appears from a report published in the Jerusalem newspaper Al-Sha'b<\/u> on 9 November 1985 concerning a statistical bulletin published by Meron Benvenisti, a sociologist and former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, that:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(a)\t<\/span>The number of settlers in the West Bank increased during 1985 by 9,165.  This figure represents an annual increase of 21.5 per cent;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(b)\t<\/span>During October 1984, the number of settlers in the West Bank reached 42,500;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(c)\t<\/span>The number of settlers in the West Bank increased during the months of November and December 1984 by approximately 15,000. This increase exceeds by 65 per cent the percentage increase during 1985;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(d)\t<\/span>By mid-1985, the number of apartments in settlements where construction work had not been completed reached 4,583.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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(Signed<\/u>) Tahir KAN'AN<\/p><\/div>\n

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Minister for Occupied<\/p><\/div>\n

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Territory Affairs<\/p><\/div>\n

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—–<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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