{"id":224627,"date":"2019-11-19T14:54:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T19:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=224627"},"modified":"2019-12-19T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T17:33:04","slug":"spokesperson-for-the-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-reiterates-longstanding-un-position-that-israeli-settlements-are-in-breach-of-international-law-press-briefing-note","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/spokesperson-for-the-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-reiterates-longstanding-un-position-that-israeli-settlements-are-in-breach-of-international-law-press-briefing-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Reiterates Longstanding UN Position that Israeli Settlements are in Breach of International Law &#8211; Press Briefing Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayNewsID_lblNewsTitle\" class=\"h2\">Press briefing note on Israel\/oPT<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayNewsID_lblNewsTitleOrange\" class=\"lblNewsTitleOrange\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass9FF77A039F8445EB8404588EF99F9F38\">\n<p><strong>Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:<\/strong>\u00a0 Rupert Colville<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Geneva<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a019 November 2019<br \/>\n<strong>Subject:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Israel\/oPT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel \/ oPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the UN Secretariat, we continue to follow the longstanding position of the United Nations that the Israeli settlements are in breach of international law.<\/p>\n<p>A change in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/us-secretary-of-state-pompeos-remarks-to-the-press-on-us-policy-towards-israeli-settlements\/\">policy position<\/a> of one State does not modify existing international law, nor its interpretation by the International Court of Justice and the Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information and media requests, please contact: Rupert Colville &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><em>+ 41 22 917 9767 \/\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:rcolville@ohchr.org\"><em>rcolville@ohchr.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em><em>Marta Hurtado\u00a0<\/em><em>&#8211; + 41 22\u00a0917 9466 \/\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:mhurtado@ohchr.org\"><em>mhurtado@ohchr.org<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>Tag and share &#8211;\u00a0Twitter:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@UNHumanRights<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0and Facebook:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unitednationshumanrights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>unitednationshumanrights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press briefing note on Israel\/oPT\u00a0 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:\u00a0 Rupert Colville Location:\u00a0Geneva Date:\u00a019 November 2019 Subject:\u00a0\u00a0Israel\/oPT Israel \/ oPT As part of the UN Secretariat, we continue to follow the longstanding position of the United Nations that the Israeli settlements are in breach of international law. 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