Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• The resolution repeatedly and harshly condemns Israel for numerous human rights violations and violations of international law and makes one-sided demands on Israel, while ignoring Palestinian violations. Furthermore, by classifying all of Israel's defensive actions as violations of international law, the resolution seeks to strip Israel of its inherent right to self-defense.

Main Sponsors

Cuba

Vote

Yes - 162, No - 7, Abstain - 8, Absent - 16

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Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Deeply regretting the onset of the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupation, and stressing the urgent need for efforts to reverse the negative trends on the ground..."
• "Expressing grave concern about the continuing systematic violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power..."
• "Deploring the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014 and the civilian casualties caused, including the killing and injury of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly..."
• "Gravely concerned by reports regarding serious human rights violations and grave breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the military operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009..."
• "Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people..."
• "Also demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and cease immediately all measures and actions taken in violation and in breach of the Convention..."
• "Calls for urgent measures to ensure the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem..."
• "Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all of its settlement activities, the construction of the wall and any other measures aimed at altering the character, status and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem..."