Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• Israel is the only country condemned by ECOSOC. This one-sided resolution contains eight pages of harsh criticisms against Israel for everything from imprisoning and killing Palestinians to restricting their movement and causing them environmental harm. Terrorism is mentioned only one time, in a general paragraph "calling for the cessation of all acts of violence..." which appears to be directed at both sides. Other than that, the Palestinians are not criticized or condemned. In fact, they are "commended" for "efforts to improve the economic and social situation" and "to develop the institutions on an independent Palestinian State."
• The resolution contains no mention of Hamas at all. It does not mention the Hamas October 7th attack or any of the rocket, bombing, shooting, stabbing, or kidnapping attacks perpetrated by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists against Israelis over the course of more than 25 years.
• Furthermore, while incitement by "illegal armed Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians" is specifically condemned, the resolution completely ignores the abundance of official government-sponsored antisemitism and incitement by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas.

Main Sponsors

Group of 77 and China

Vote

Consensus

Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967…"
• "Expressing alarm, in this regard, about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip due to the blockade, and the severe negative repercussions of the military operations in the Gaza Strip on economic and social infrastructure and living conditions."
• "Gravely concerned about the accelerated construction of settlements and implementation of other related measures by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Gravely concerned by the serious repercussions on the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people caused by Israel’s construction of the wall and its associated regime inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Recalling, in that regard, the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Recalling also the advisory opinion rendered on 19 July 2024 by the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
• "Expressing grave concern also over the continuing forced displacement and dispossession of Palestinian civilians…"
• "Deploring the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip and the civilian casualties caused, including the killing of and injury to thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, as well as the widespread destruction of or damage to thousands of homes and vital civilian infrastructure…"
• "Gravely concerned about the consequent prolonged and extensive negative impact of the military operations on economic conditions…"
• "Calls for the full opening of the border crossings of the Gaza Strip, in line with Security Council resolution 1860 (2009)…"
• "Demands that Israel comply with the Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed in Paris on 29 April 1994 and immediately release all withheld Palestinian revenues…"
• "Calls upon Israel to restore and replace civilian properties, vital infrastructure, agricultural lands and government institutions that have been damaged or destroyed as a result of its military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cease its destruction of homes and properties, economic institutions and agricultural lands and orchards in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Also calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to end immediately its exploitation of natural resources, including water and mining resources, and to cease the dumping of all kinds of waste materials in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…"
• "Calls for accountability for the illegal actions perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem…"