Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) [on cessation of Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem]
Symbol: S/RES/2334 (2016)
Date: 2016-12-23
Meeting record: S/PV.7853
Subjects: TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL|SETTLEMENT POLICY|ISRAEL|PALESTINE QUESTION|MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2016-31 July 2017 - S/INF/72 - (SCOR, 72nd year).

United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2334 (2016)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 December 2016




               Resolution 2334 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7853rd meeting, on
               23 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967),
               338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397
               (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008),
                     Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
               and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
               force,
                     Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide
               scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva
               Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of
               12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
               International Court of Justice,
                     Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition,
               character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East
               Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements,
               transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and
               displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law
               and relevant resolutions,
                      Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are
               dangerously imperilling the viability of the two-State solution based on the 1967
               lines,
                     Recalling the obligation under the Quartet Roadmap, endorsed by its
               resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel of all settlement activity, including
               “natural growth”, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since
               March 2001,
                    Recalling also the obligation under the Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian
               Authority Security Forces to maintain effective operations aimed at confronting all
               those engaged in terror and dismantling terrorist capabilities, including the
               confiscation of illegal weapons,



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                     Condemning all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as
               well as all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction,
                    Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and
               Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,
                     Stressing that the status quo is not sustainable and that significant steps,
               consistent with the transition contemplated by prior agreements, are urgently needed
               in order to (i) stabilize the situation and to reverse negative trends on the ground,
               which are steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State
               reality, and (ii) to create the conditions for successful final status negotiations and
               for advancing the two-State solution through those negotiations and on the ground,
                     1.   Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the
               Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal
               validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major
               obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and
               comprehensive peace;
                     2.    Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all
               settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,
               and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard;
                     3.    Underlines that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967
               lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties
               through negotiations;
                    4.    Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is essential
               for salvaging the two-State solution, and calls for affirmative steps to be taken
               immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the
               two-State solution;
                     5.     Calls upon all States, bearing in mind paragraph 1 of this resolution, to
               distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and
               the territories occupied since 1967;
                     6.   Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians,
               including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and destruction, calls for
               accountability in this regard, and calls for compliance with obligations under
               international law for the strengthening of ongoing efforts to comba t terrorism,
               including through existing security coordination, and to clearly condemn all acts of
               terrorism;
                     7.   Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of international law, including
               international humanitarian law, and their previous agreements and obligations, to
               observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and
               inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of de -escalating the situation on the
               ground, rebuilding trust and confidence, demonstrating through polici es and actions
               a genuine commitment to the two-State solution, and creating the conditions
               necessary for promoting peace;
                    8.   Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of
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           final status issues in the Middle East peace process and within the time frame
           specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010;
                 9.    Urges in this regard the intensification and acceleration of international
           and regional diplomatic efforts and support aimed at achieving, without delay a
           comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant
           United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of
           land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap and an end to the
           Israeli occupation that began in 1967; and underscores in this regard the importance
           of the ongoing efforts to advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative of France
           for the convening of an international peace conference, the recent efforts of the
           Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian Federation;
                10. Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the
           negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;
                11. Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to
           secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;
               12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three
           months on the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;
                13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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               Consejo de Seguridad                                           Distr. general
                                                                              23 de diciembre de 2016




               Resolución 2334 (2016)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 7853ª sesión,
               celebrada el 23 de diciembre de 2016

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                    Reafirmando sus resoluciones pertinentes, incluidas las resoluciones 242
               (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980),
               1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) y 1850 (2008),
                     Guiado por los propósitos y los principios de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,
               y reafirmando, entre otras cosas, la inadmisibilidad de la adquisición de territorio
               por la fuerza,
                     Reafirmando la obligación de Israel, la Potencia ocupante, de cumplir
               escrupulosamente las obligaciones y responsabilidades jurídicas que le incumben en
               virtud del Cuarto Convenio de Ginebra relativo a la Protección debida a las
               Personas Civiles en Tiempo de Guerra, de 12 de agosto de 1949, y recordando la
               opinión consultiva emitida el 9 de julio de 2004 por la Corte Internacional de
               Justicia,
                     Condenando todas las medidas que tienen por objeto alterar la composición
               demográfica, el carácter y el estatuto del Territorio Palestino ocupado desde 1967,
               incluida Jerusalén Oriental, incluyendo, entre otras cosas, la construcción y
               expansión de los asentamientos, el traslado de colonos israelíes, la confisc ación de
               tierras, la demolición de viviendas y el desplazamiento de civiles palestinos, en
               violación del derecho internacional humanitario y las resoluciones pertinentes,
                     Expresando grave preocupación por el hecho de que la continuación de las
               actividades de asentamiento israelíes están poniendo en peligro la viabilidad de la
               solución biestatal basada en las fronteras de 1967,
                    Recordando la obligación prevista en la hoja de ruta del Cuarteto, que hizo
               suya en su resolución 1515 (2003), de que Israel paralizara todas las actividades de
               asentamiento, incluido el “crecimiento natural”, y desmantelara todos los
               asentamientos de avanzada levantados desde marzo de 2001,




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                     Recordando también la obligación en virtud de la hoja de ruta del Cuarteto de
               que las fuerzas de seguridad de la Autoridad Palestina mantuvieran un
               funcionamiento eficaz para hacer frente a todos los que participan en actividades
               terroristas y desmantelar la capacidad de los terroristas, inclu so mediante la
               confiscación de armas ilegales,
                     Condenando todos los actos de violencia contra civiles, incluidos los actos de
               terror, así como todos los actos de provocación, incitación y destrucción,
                    Reiterando su visión de una región en que dos Estados democráticos, Israel y
               Palestina, vivan uno al lado del otro en paz y dentro de fronteras seguras y
               reconocidas,
                     Destacando que el statu quo no es sostenible y que es necesario adoptar con
               urgencia, en consonancia con la transición prevista en acuerdos anteriores, medidas
               importantes con el fin de i) estabilizar la situación e invertir las tendencias negativas
               sobre el terreno, que están socavando continuamente la solución biestatal y
               afianzando la realidad de un solo Estado, y ii) crear las condiciones para el éxito de
               las negociaciones sobre el estatuto definitivo y para promover la solución biestatal
               mediante esas negociaciones y sobre el terreno,
                     1.    Reafirma que el establecimiento de asentamientos por parte d e Israel en
               el territorio palestino ocupado desde 1967, incluida Jerusalén Oriental, no tiene
               validez legal y constituye una flagrante violación del derecho internacional y un
               obstáculo importante para el logro de la solución biestatal y de una paz general ,
               justa y duradera;
                    2.    Reitera su exigencia de que Israel ponga fin de inmediato y por completo
               a todas las actividades de asentamiento en el territorio palestino ocupado, incluida
               Jerusalén Oriental, y que respete plenamente todas sus obligaciones jurídi cas a ese
               respecto;
                     3.  Subraya que no reconocerá ningún cambio a las líneas del 4 de junio de
               1967, incluso en lo que respecta a Jerusalén, que no sean los acordados por las
               partes mediante negociaciones;
                      4.   Destaca que la cesación completa de todas las actividades israelíes de
               asentamiento es fundamental para salvaguardar la solución biestatal, y pide que se
               adopten de inmediato medidas positivas para invertir las tendencias negativas sobre
               el terreno que están haciendo peligrar la solución biestatal;
                      5.    Exhorta a todos los Estados a que, teniendo presente el párrafo 1 de la
               presente resolución, establezcan una distinción, en sus relaciones pertinentes, entre
               el territorio del Estado de Israel y los territorios ocupados desde 1967;
                     6.   Exhorta a que se adopten medidas inmediatas para prevenir todos los
               actos de violencia contra los civiles, incluidos los actos de terror, así como todos los
               actos de provocación y destrucción; exhorta a que se rindan cuentas a este respecto,
               y a que se cumplan las obligaciones en virtud del derecho internacional con miras al
               fortalecimiento de los esfuerzos en curso para combatir el terrorismo, en particular
               mediante la coordinación de las medidas de seguridad existentes, y para condenar
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                 7.    Exhorta a ambas partes a que actúen de conformidad con el derecho
           internacional, incluido el derecho internacional humanitario, y sus acuerdos y
           obligaciones anteriores, a que demuestren serenidad y contención, y a que se
           abstengan de realizar actos de provocación e incitación y de hacer declaraciones que
           enardezcan los ánimos, con el fin de, entre otras cosas, distender la situación sobre
           el terreno, restablecer la confianza, demostrando mediante políticas y medidas un
           compromiso genuino con la solución biestatal, y crear las condiciones necesarias
           para promover la paz;
                 8.   Exhorta a todas las partes a que, en interés de promover la paz y la
           seguridad, hagan esfuerzos colectivos para iniciar negociaciones creíbles sobre
           todas las cuestiones relativas al estatuto definitivo en el proceso de paz del Oriente
           Medio y dentro de los plazos establecidos por el Cuarteto en su declaración de 21 de
           septiembre de 2010;
                 9.    Insta a este respecto a que se intensifiquen y aceleren el apoyo y los
           esfuerzos diplomáticos regionales e internacionales con objeto de lograr sin demora
           una paz amplia, justa y duradera en el Oriente Medio, sobre la base de las
           resoluciones pertinentes de las Naciones Unidas, los principios de referencia de la
           Conferencia de Madrid, incluido el principio de territorio por paz, la Iniciativa de
           Paz Árabe y la hoja de ruta del Cuarteto, y de poner fin a la ocupación israelí que se
           inició en 1967; y subraya a este respecto la importancia de los esfuerzos en curso
           para impulsar la Iniciativa de Paz Árabe, la iniciativa de Francia para convocar una
           conferencia internacional de paz, los recientes esfuerzos del Cuarteto, así como las
           iniciativas de Egipto y la Federación de Rusia;
                10. Confirma su determinación de apoyar a las partes a lo largo de las
           negociaciones y en la aplicación de un acuerdo;
                11. Reafirma su determinación de examinar formas y medios prácticos para
           asegurar la plena aplicación de sus resoluciones pertinentes;
                12. Pide al Secretario General que le presente informes cada tres meses
           sobre la aplicación de las disposiciones de la presente resolución;
                13.   Decide seguir ocupándose de la cuestión.




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               Conseil de sécurité                                              Distr. générale
                                                                                23 décembre 2016




               Résolution 2334 (2016)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 7853e séance,
               le 23 décembre 2016

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Rappelant ses résolutions sur la question, notamment les résolutions
               242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980),
               478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) et 1850 (2008),
                    Guidé par les buts et principes énoncés dans la Charte des Nations Unies et
               rappelant notamment que l’acquisition de territoire par la force est inadmissible,
                     Réaffirmant qu’Israël, Puissance occupante, est tenu de respecter
               scrupuleusement ses obligations et responsabilités juridiques découlant de la
               quatrième Convention de Genève relative à la protection des personnes civiles en
               temps de guerre, en date du 12 août 1949, et rappelant l’avis consultatif rendu le
               9 juillet 2004 par la Cour internationale de Justice,
                     Condamnant toutes les mesures visant à modifier la composition
               démographique, le caractère et le statut du Territoire palestinien occupé depuis
               1967, y compris Jérusalem-Est, notamment la construction et l’expansion de
               colonies de peuplement, le transfert de colons israéliens, la confiscation de terres, la
               destruction de maisons et le déplacement de civils palestiniens, en violation du droit
               international humanitaire et des résolutions pertinentes,
                     Constatant avec une vive préoccupation que la poursuite des activités de
               peuplement israéliennes met gravement en péril la viabilité de la solution des deux
               États fondée sur les frontières de 1967,
                    Rappelant l’obligation faite à Israël dans la Feuille de route du Quatuor et
               approuvée par sa résolution 1515 (2003) de geler toutes ses activités de peuplement,
               y compris par « croissance naturelle », et de démanteler tous les avant-postes de
               colonie établis depuis mars 2001,
                     Rappelant également l’obligation faite aux forces de sécurité de l’Autorité
               palestinienne dans la Feuille de route du Quatuor de continuer de mener des
               opérations efficaces en vue de s’attaquer à tous ceux qui se livrent à des activités
               terroristes et de démanteler les moyens des terroristes, notamment en confisquant
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                    Condamnant tous les actes de violence visant des civils, y compris les actes de
              terreur, ainsi que tous les actes de provocation, d’incitation à la violence et de
              destruction,
                   Réitérant sa vision d’une région où deux États démocratiques, Israël et la
              Palestine, vivent côte à côte, en paix, à l’intérieur de frontières sûres et reconnues,
                    Soulignant que le statu quo n’est pas viable et que des mesures importantes,
              compatibles avec le processus de transition prévu dans les accords antérieurs,
              doivent être prises de toute urgence en vue de i) stabiliser la situation et inverser les
              tendances négatives sur le terrain, qui ne cessent de fragiliser la solution des deux
              États et d’imposer dans les faits la réalité d’un seul État, et de ii) créer les
              conditions qui permettraient d’assurer le succès des négociations sur le statut final
              et de faire progresser la solution des deux États par la voie de négociations et sur le
              terrain,
                    1.   Réaffirme que la création par Israël de colonies de peuplement dans le
              Territoire palestinien occupé depuis 1967, y compris Jérusalem-Est, n’a aucun
              fondement en droit et constitue une violation flagrante du droit international et un
              obstacle majeur à la réalisation de la solution des deux États et à l’instauration
              d’une paix globale, juste et durable;
                    2.   Exige de nouveau d’Israël qu’il arrête immédiatement et complètement
              toutes ses activités de peuplement dans le Territoire palestinien occupé, y compris
              Jérusalem-Est, et respecte pleinement toutes les obligations juridiques qui lui
              incombent à cet égard;
                    3.    Souligne qu’il ne reconnaîtra aucune modification aux frontières du
              4 juin 1967, y compris en ce qui concerne Jérusalem, autres que celles convenues
              par les parties par la voie de négociations;
                    4.    Souligne qu’il est essentiel qu’Israël mette un terme à toutes ses activités
              de peuplement pour préserver la solution des deux États, et demande l’adoption
              immédiate de mesures énergiques afin d’inverser les tendances négatives sur le
              terrain, qui mettent en péril la solution des deux États;
                    5.    Demande à tous les États, compte tenu du paragraphe 1 de la présente
              résolution, de faire une distinction, dans leurs échanges en la matière, entre le
              territoire de l’État d’Israël et les territoires occupés depuis 1967;
                    6.   Demande que des mesures immédiates soient prises pour prévenir tous
              les actes de violence visant des civils, y compris les actes de terreur, ainsi que tous
              les actes de provocation et de destruction, demande que les auteurs de tels actes en
              répondent, et appelle au respect des obligations qu’impose le droit international de
              renforcer l’action menée pour lutter contre le terrorisme, notamment par la
              coordination en matière de sécurité, et de condamner sans équivoque tous les actes
              de terrorisme;
                    7.    Demande aux deux parties d’agir dans le respect du droit international,
              notamment du droit international humanitaire, et des accords et des obligations
              qu’elles ont précédemment contractés, de faire preuve de calme et de retenue et de
              s’abstenir de tout acte de provocation et d’incitation à la violence et de toute
              déclaration incendiaire, dans le but, notamment, de désamorcer la situation sur le
              terrain, de rétablir la confiance, de montrer, par leurs politiques et leurs actes, un




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           véritable attachement à la solution des deux États et de créer les conditions
           nécessaires à la promotion de la paix;
                8.    Invite toutes les parties à continuer, dans l’intérêt de la promotion de la
           paix et de la sécurité, de déployer collectivement des efforts pour engager des
           négociations crédibles sur toutes les questions relatives au statut final dans le cadre
           du processus de paix au Moyen-Orient et selon le calendrier établi par le Quatuor
           dans sa déclaration du 21 septembre 2010;
                 9.    Préconise vivement à cet égard l’intensification et l’accélération des
           efforts diplomatiques entrepris et de l’appui apporté aux niveaux international et
           régional en vue de parvenir sans tarder à une paix globale, juste et durable au
           Moyen-Orient, sur la base des résolutions pertinentes de l’Organisation des Nations
           Unies, du mandat de la conférence de Madrid, y compris le principe de l’échange de
           territoires contre la paix, de l’Initiative de paix arabe et de la Feuille de route du
           Quatuor, et de mettre fin à l’occupation israélienne qui a commencé en 1967, et
           souligne à cet égard l’importance que revêtent les efforts déployés pour faire
           avancer l’Initiative de paix arabe, l’initiative prise par la France de convoquer une
           conférence de paix internationale, les efforts récemment entrepris par le Quatuor
           ainsi que ceux déployés par l’Égypte et la Fédération de Russie;
                10. Rappelle qu’il est déterminé à apporter son appui aux parties tout au long
           des négociations et dans la mise en œuvre d’un accord;
                11. Réaffirme qu’il est résolu à examiner les moyens concrets de faire
           pleinement appliquer ses résolutions sur la question;
                12. Prie le Secrétaire général de lui faire rapport tous les trois mois sur la
           mise en œuvre des dispositions de la présente résolution;
                13.   Décide de demeurer saisi de la question.




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               Совет Безопасности                                         Distr.: General
                                                                          23 December 2016




               Резолюция 2334 (2016),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 7853-м заседании
               23 декабря 2016 года

                    Совет Безопасности,
                    вновь подтверждая свои соответствующие резолюции, включая резолю-
               ции 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478
               (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) и 1850 (2008),
                    руководствуясь целями и принципами Устава Организации Объединен-
               ных Наций и вновь подтверждая, в частности, недопустимость приобретения
               территории силой,
                    вновь подтверждая обязанность Израиля, оккупирующей державы,
               неукоснительно соблюдать свои правовые обязательства и обязанности по чет-
               вертой Женевской конвенции о защите гражданского населения во время во й-
               ны от 12 августа 1949 года и ссылаясь на консультативное заключение, выне-
               сенное Международным Судом 9 июля 2004 года,
                    осуждая все меры, направленные на изменение демографического сост а-
               ва, характера и статуса палестинской территории, оккупируемой с 1967 года,
               включая Восточный Иерусалим, в том числе, в частности, строительство и
               расширение поселений, перемещение израильских поселенцев, конфискацию
               земель, снос домов и переселение палестинских гражданских лиц, в наруш е-
               ние норм международного гуманитарного права и соответствующих резолю-
               ций,
                    выражая серьезную обеспокоенность в связи с тем, что продолжающаяся
               поселенческая деятельность Израиля ставит под серьезную угрозу жизнесп о-
               собность принципа сосуществования двух государств на основе линий
               1967 года,
                    напоминая о том, что согласно «дорожной карте» «четверки», одобренной
               в его резолюции 1515 (2003), Израиль обязан заморозить всю свою поселенче-
               скую деятельность, включая «естественный рост», и демонтировать все «пере-
               довые поселения», созданные после марта 2001 года,
                    напоминая также о том, что согласно «дорожной карте» «четверки» силы
               безопасности Палестинской администрации обязаны продолжать осуществлять



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               эффективные действия по противодействию всем тем, кто вовлечен в террор, и
               нейтрализации возможностей террористов, включая конфискацию незаконного
               оружия,
                    осуждая все акты насилия в отношении гражданских лиц, включая акты
               террора, а также все акты провокаций, подстрекательства и разрушения,
                    вновь подтверждая свое видение региона как места, где два демократи-
               ческих государства — Израиль и Палестина — живут бок о бок в мире в пре-
               делах безопасных и признанных границ,
                    подчеркивая, что нынешнее положение не является устойчивым и что
               необходимо срочно предпринять серьезные шаги, согласующиеся с переход-
               ными мерами, которые предусмотрены в ранее достигнутых договоренностях,
               с тем чтобы i) стабилизировать ситуацию и обратить вспять негативные тен-
               денции на местах, последовательно подрывающие жизнеспособность принци-
               па сосуществования двух государств и закрепляющие существование в реаль-
               ности лишь одного государства, а также ii) создать условия для успешных пе-
               реговоров об окончательном статусе и для продвижения к урегулированию в
               соответствии с принципом сосуществования двух государств в рамках этих пе-
               реговоров и на местах,
                    1.   вновь подтверждает, что создание Израилем поселений на пале-
               стинской территории, оккупируемой с 1967 года, включая Восточный Иеруса-
               лим, не имеет юридической силы и является вопиющим нарушением междуна-
               родного права и одним из главных препятствий на пути к достижению урег у-
               лирования в соответствии с принципом сосуществования двух государств и
               установлению справедливого, прочного и всеобъемлющего мира;
                    2.   вновь требует, чтобы Израиль немедленно и полностью прекратил
               всю поселенческую деятельность на оккупированной палестинской террито-
               рии, включая Восточный Иерусалим, и полностью выполнял все свои юрид и-
               ческие обязательства в этом отношении;
                    3.  подчеркивает, что он не будет признавать никаких изменений ли-
               ний, существовавших по состоянию на 4 июня 1967 года, в том числе в отно-
               шении Иерусалима, за исключением тех из них, которые согласованы сторон а-
               ми путем переговоров;
                    4.    подчеркивает, что полное прекращение всей поселенческой дея-
               тельности Израиля является необходимым условием для сохранения возмож-
               ности урегулирования в соответствии с принципом сосуществования двух го с-
               ударств, и призывает незамедлительно предпринять позитивные шаги для того,
               чтобы обратить вспять негативные тенденции на местах, ставящие под угрозу
               возможность урегулирования в соответствии с принципом сосуществования
               двух государств;
                    5.  призывает все государства к тому, чтобы они, принимая во внима-
               ние пункт 1 настоящей резолюции, проводили различие, в рамках своих соот-
               ветствующих взаимоотношений, между территорией Государства Израиль и
               территориями, оккупируемыми с 1967 года;
                    6.   призывает незамедлительно предпринять шаги для предотвращения
               всех актов насилия в отношении гражданских лиц, включая акты террора, а




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           также всех актов провокаций и разрушения, призывает к ответственности в
           этой связи и призывает к соблюдению обязательств по международному праву
           в целях укрепления прилагаемых в настоящее время усилий по борьбе с терр о-
           ризмом, в том числе на основе имеющихся механизмов координации в области
           безопасности, а также однозначно осудить все террористические акты;
                7.   призывает обе стороны действовать в соответствии с нормами меж-
           дународного права, включая международное гуманитарное право, и своими
           предыдущими договоренностями и обязательствами, проявлять спокойствие и
           сдержанность и воздерживаться от провокационных действий, подстрекатель-
           ства и воинственной риторики, с тем чтобы, среди прочего, снизить напряже н-
           ность на местах, восстановить доверие, продемонстрировать — как в своей
           политике, так и своими действиями — подлинную приверженность урегулиро-
           ванию в соответствии с принципом сосуществования двух государств и создать
           условия, необходимые для продвижения к миру;
                8.   призывает все стороны к тому, чтобы они в интересах содействия
           достижению мира и безопасности продолжали прилагать коллективные усилия
           с целью начать внушающие доверие переговоры по всем вопросам, касающим-
           ся окончательного статуса, в рамках ближневосточного мирного процесса и в
           сроки, оговоренные «четверкой» в ее заявлении от 21 сентября 2010 года;
                9.   настоятельно призывает в этой связи к наращиванию и активиза-
           ции международных и региональных дипломатических усилий и поддержки,
           направленных на безотлагательное достижение всеобъемлющего, справедливо-
           го и прочного мира на Ближнем Востоке на основе соответствующих резолю-
           ций Организации Объединенных Наций, Мадридского мандата, включая прин-
           цип «земля в обмен на мир», Арабской мирной инициативы и «дорожной кар-
           ты» «четверки» и прекращение израильской оккупации, начавшейся в
           1967 году; и подчеркивает в этой связи важность продолжающихся усилий по
           продвижению Арабской мирной инициативы, инициативы Франции по созыву
           международной мирной конференции, недавних усилий «четверки», а также
           усилий Египта и Российской Федерации;
                10. подтверждает свою решимость оказывать поддержку сторонам на
           всем протяжении переговоров и в осуществлении соответствующего соглаше-
           ния;
                11. вновь подтверждает свою решимость изучать практические пути и
           средства обеспечения полного выполнения своих соответствующих резолю-
           ций;
                12. просит Генерального секретаря докладывать Совету каждые три ме-
           сяца об осуществлении положений настоящей резолюции;
               13.   постановляет продолжать заниматься этим вопросом.




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               第 2334(2016)号决议

               安全理事会 2016 年 12 月 23 日第 7853 次会议通过

                  安全理事会，
                   重申其各项有关决议，包括第 242(1967)、338(1973)、446(1979)、452(1979)、
               465(1980)、476(1980)、478(1980)、1397(2002)、1515(2003)和 1850(2008)号决议，
                  遵循《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则，除其他外重申不容许以武力夺取领土，
                 再次申明占领国以色列有义务严格遵守 1949 年 8 月 12 日《关于战时保护平
               民之日内瓦公约》规定的法律义务和责任，并回顾国际法院 2004 年 7 月 9 日发
               表的咨询意见，
                 谴责所有违反国际人道主义法和相关决议、旨在改变 1967 年以来被占领的
               巴勒斯坦领土包括东耶路撒冷的人口组成、性质和地位的措施，除其他外包括修
               建和扩大定居点、迁移以色列定居者、没收土地、拆毁房屋和导致巴勒斯坦平民
               流离失所，
                 表示严重关切以色列持续不断的定居点活动严重危及基于 1967 年界线的两
               国解决方案的可行性，
                 回顾经安理会第 1515(2003)号决议核可的《四方路线图》规定以色列有义务
               冻结所有定居点活动，包括“自然增长”     ，并拆除 2001 年 3 月以来建立的所有前
               沿定居点，
                 又回顾《四方路线图》规定巴勒斯坦权力机构安全部队有义务持续采取有效行
               动，以应对所有从事恐怖活动的人，并摧毁恐怖分子的能力，包括没收非法武器，
                  谴责所有针对平民的暴力行为，包括恐怖行为以及一切挑衅、煽动和毁坏行为，
                 重申希望见到本区域两个民主国家以色列和巴勒斯坦在安全和公认边界内
               和平相处、比邻而居，
                 强调现状是不可持续的，迫切需要按照先前协议所设想的过渡办法采取重大
               步骤，从而㈠ 稳定局势并扭转当地不断削弱两国解决方案、巩固一国现实的消

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               极趋势，㈡ 创造条件以成功结束最后地位谈判，并通过此谈判在当地推动两国
               解决方案，
                 1. 重申以色列在 1967 年以来被占领的巴勒斯坦领土包括东耶路撒冷设立
               定居点没有任何法律效力，该行为公然违反国际法，严重阻碍实现两国解决方案，
               并阻碍实现公正、持久和全面的和平；
                 2. 再次要求以色列在被占领的巴勒斯坦领土包括东耶路撒冷立即完全停
               止一切定居点活动，并充分尊重其在这方面的全部法律义务；
                 3. 强调安理会将不承认对 1967 年 6 月 4 日界线包括涉及耶路撒冷的界线
               的任何改变，但不包括各方通过谈判商定的改变；
                 4. 强调完全停止以色列一切定居点活动对于挽救两国解决方案至关重要，
               并呼吁立即采取积极步骤扭转当地危及两国解决方案的消极趋势；
                   5. 吁请所有国家考虑到本决议第 1 段，在相关的交往中将以色列国领土与
               1967 年以来占领的领土加以区分；
                 6. 呼吁立即采取措施防止针对平民的一切暴力行为，包括恐怖行动以及所
               有挑衅和破坏行为，呼吁在这方面追究责任，并呼吁遵守国际法规定的义务，加
               强当前打击恐怖主义的努力，包括开展现有的安全协调，并明确谴责一切恐怖主
               义行为；
                 7. 吁请双方依据包括国际人道主义法在内的国际法和以往协议及义务，保
               持冷静和克制，不采取挑衅行动，不进行煽动，也不发表煽动性言论，以便除其
               他外缓和当地局势，重建信任和信心，通过政策和行动表明真正致力于两国解决
               方案，并为促进和平创造必要条件；
                   8. 吁请所有各方继续为促进和平与安全而作出集体努力，在 2010 年 9 月
               21 日四方声明规定的时间范围内就中东和平进程中所有最后地位问题启动可信
               的谈判；
                 9. 在这方面敦促加强和加速国际和区域外交努力并提供支助，以根据联合
               国有关决议、包括土地换和平原则的马德里框架、阿拉伯和平倡议以及《四方路
               线图》，毫不拖延地实现全面、公正和持久的中东和平，并结束以色列 1967 年开
               始的占领；在这方面特别指出必须不断努力推动阿拉伯和平倡议、法国关于召开
               国际和平会议的倡议、四方最近的努力以及埃及和俄罗斯联邦的努力；
                    10. 确认安理会决心在整个谈判过程中支持各方并支持其执行一项协定；
                    11. 重申决心审查实际办法和手段，以确保充分执行其有关决议；
                    12. 请秘书长每三个月向安理会报告本决议所作规定的执行情况；

                    13. 决定继续处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/2334 (2016‬‬                                                                            ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪23 December 2016‬‬                                                                      ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                            ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠١٦) ٢٣٣٤‬‬
             ‫ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﺍﲣــﺬﻩ ﳎﻠــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴــﺘﻪ ‪ ،٧٨٥٣‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘــﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ٢٣‬ﻛــﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬‬
                                                                  ‫ﺩﻳﺴﻤﱪ ‪٢٠١٦‬‬
                                                                                     ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳﻌﻴـــﺪ ﺗﺄﻛﻴـــﺪ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﺍﺗـــﻪ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼـــﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﲟـــﺎ ﻓﻴﻬـــﺎ ﺍﻟﻘـــﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ ‪ (١٩٦٧) ٢٤٢‬ﻭ ‪٣٣٨‬‬
             ‫)‪ (١٩٧٣‬ﻭ ‪ (١٩٧٩) ٤٤٦‬ﻭ ‪ (١٩٧٩) ٤٥٢‬ﻭ ‪ (١٩٨٠) ٤٦٥‬ﻭ ‪(١٩٨٠) ٤٧٦‬‬
                     ‫ﻭ ‪ (١٩٨٠) ٤٧٨‬ﻭ ‪ (٢٠٠٢) ١٣٩٧‬ﻭ ‪ (٢٠٠٣) ١٥١٥‬ﻭ ‪،(٢٠٠٨) ١٨٥٠‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺴﺘﺮﺷﺪ ﲟﻘﺎﺻﺪ ﻣﻴﺜﺎﻕ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﻭﻣﺒﺎﺩﺋﻪ‪ ،‬ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛـﺪ ﳎـﺪﺩﺍ‪ ،‬ﰲ ﲨﻠـﺔ ﺃﻣـﻮﺭ‪،‬‬
                                                           ‫ﻋﺪﻡ ﺟﻮﺍﺯ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻴﻼﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻮﺓ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﳎﺪﺩﺍ ﺃﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺍﺟﺐ ﺇﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻤـﺔ ﺑـﺎﻻﺣﺘﻼﻝ‪ ،‬ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻘﻴـﺪ ﺗﻘﻴـﺪﺍ‬
             ‫ﺻﺎﺭﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﳌﺴـﺆﻭﻟﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴـﺔ ﺍﳌﻠﻘـﺎﺓ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﻋﺎﺗﻘﻬـﺎ ﲟﻮﺟـﺐ ﺍﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴـﺔ ﺟﻨﻴـﻒ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻌـﺔ‬
             ‫ﺍﳌﺘﻌﻠﻘـــﺔ ﲝﻤﺎﻳـــﺔ ﺍﳌـــﺪﻧﻴﲔ ﻭﻗـــﺖ ﺍﳊـــﺮﺏ ﻭﺍﳌﺆﺭﺧـــﺔ ‪ ١٢‬ﺁﺏ‪/‬ﺃﻏﺴـــﻄﺲ ‪ ،١٩٤٩‬ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺸـــﲑ‬
                                     ‫ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺃﺻﺪﺭ‪‬ﺎ ﳏﻜﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﰲ ‪ ٩‬ﲤﻮﺯ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻪ ‪،٢٠٠٤‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳــﺪﻳﻦ ﲨﻴــﻊ ﺍﻟﺘــﺪﺍﺑﲑ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻴــﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺗﻐــﻴﲑ ﺍﻟﺘﻜــﻮﻳﻦ ﺍﻟــﺪﳝﻐﺮﺍﰲ ﻭﻃــﺎﺑﻊ ﻭﻭﺿــﻊ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‬
             ‫ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴـﻄﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﶈﺘﻠــﺔ ﻣﻨــﺬ ﻋـﺎﻡ ‪ ١٩٦٧‬ﲟــﺎ ﻓﻴﻬــﺎ ﺍﻟﻘـﺪﺱ ﺍﻟﺸــﺮﻗﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟــﱵ ﺗﺸـﻤﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺟﺎﻧــﺐ ﺗــﺪﺍﺑﲑ‬
             ‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﳌﺴـﺘﻮﻃﻨﺎﺕ ﻭﺗﻮﺳـﻴﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﻧﻘـﻞ ﺍﳌﺴـﺘﻮﻃﻨﲔ ﺍﻹﺳـﺮﺍﺋﻴﻠﻴﲔ ﻭﻣﺼـﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿـﻲ ﻭﻫـﺪﻡ‬
             ‫ﺍﳌﻨـــﺎﺯﻝ ﻭﺗﺸـــﺮﻳﺪ ﺍﳌـــﺪﻧﻴﲔ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴـــﻄﻴﻨﻴﲔ‪ ،‬ﰲ ﺍﻧﺘـــﻬﺎﻙ ﻟﻠﻘـــﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟـــﺪﻭﱄ ﺍﻹﻧﺴـــﺎﱐ ﻭﺍﻟﻘـــﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ‬
                                                                                                   ‫ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺔ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻌﺮﺏ ﻋﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻎ ﺍﻟﻘﻠـﻖ ﺇﺯﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺪﻳـﺪ ﺍﳋﻄـﲑ ﺍﶈـﺪﻕ ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎﻧﻴـﺔ ﲢﻘﻴـﻖ ﺣـﻞ ﺍﻟـﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ‬
                               ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺳﺎﺱ ﺣﺪﻭﺩ ‪ ١٩٦٧‬ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺍﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﺃﻧﺸﻄﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻠﻴﺔ‪،‬‬


                                                                                                                   ‫)‪16-22920 (A‬‬
                                                                                                     ‫*‪*1622920‬‬

                                                                                                           ‫)‪S/RES/2334 (2016‬‬



           ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻘﻀﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺧﺮﻳﻄﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻭﺿـﻌﺘﻬﺎ ﺍ‪‬ﻤﻮﻋـﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻴـﺔ‪،‬‬
           ‫ﻭﺍﻟــﱵ ﺃﻗﺮﻫــﺎ ﺍ‪‬ﻠــﺲ ﰲ ﻗــﺮﺍﺭﻩ ‪ ،(٢٠٠٣) ١٥١٥‬ﺑــﺄﻥ ﺗﻘــﻮﻡ ﺇﺳــﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﺑﺘﺠﻤﻴــﺪ ﲨﻴــﻊ ﺍﻷﻧﺸــﻄﺔ‬
           ‫ﺍﻻﺳــﺘﻴﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﲟــﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟــﻚ ”ﺍﻟﻨﻤــﻮ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌــﻲ“‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﺘﻔﻜﻴــﻚ ﲨﻴــﻊ ﺍﻟﺒــﺆﺭ ﺍﻻﺳــﺘﻴﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﺃﻗﻴﻤــﺖ‬
                                                                                   ‫ﻣﻨﺬ ﺁﺫﺍﺭ‪/‬ﻣﺎﺭﺱ ‪،٢٠٠١‬‬
           ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺸـﲑ ﺃﻳﻀـﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻻﻟﺘــﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟـﺬﻱ ﺗﻘﻀــﻲ ﺑـﻪ ﺧﺮﻳﻄــﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳـﻖ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﻭﺿـﻌﺘﻬﺎ ﺍ‪‬ﻤﻮﻋــﺔ‬
           ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺗﺪﺍﻭﻡ ﻗﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌـﺔ ﻟﻠﺴـﻠﻄﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴـﻄﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻴـﺎﻡ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﻴـﺎﺕ ﻓﻌﺎﻟـﺔ ‪‬ـﺪﻑ‬
           ‫ﻣﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﺻﺮ ﺍﻟﱵ ﲤﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ﻭﺗﻔﻜﻴﻚ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺑﻴﲔ‪ ،‬ﲟـﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟـﻚ ﻣﺼـﺎﺩﺭﺓ‬
                                                                                  ‫ﺍﻷﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﻏﲑ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻭﻋﺔ‪،‬‬
           ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺪﻳﻦ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻨـﻒ ﺿـﺪ ﺍﳌـﺪﻧﻴﲔ‪ ،‬ﲟـﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟـﻚ ﺃﻋﻤـﺎﻝ ﺍﻹﺭﻫـﺎﺏ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛـﺬﻟﻚ‬
                                                      ‫ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻔﺰﺍﺯ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﺾ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺪﻣﲑ‪،‬‬
           ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺭﺅﻳﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺘﻤﺜﻞ ﰲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﻌﻴﺶ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺩﻭﻟﺘـﺎ ﺇﺳـﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻭﻓﻠﺴـﻄﲔ‬
                                ‫ﺍﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮﺍﻃﻴﺘﺎﻥ ﺟﻨﺒﺎﹰ ﺇﱃ ﺟﻨﺐ ﰲ ﺳﻼﻡ ﻭﺿﻤﻦ ﺣﺪﻭﺩ ﺁﻣﻨﺔ ﻭﻣﻌﺘﺮﻑ ‪‬ﺎ‪،‬‬
           ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛــﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﺿــﻊ ﺍﻟــﺮﺍﻫﻦ ﻏــﲑ ﻗﺎﺑــﻞ ﻟﻼﺳــﺘﺪﺍﻣﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﲦــﺔ ﺣﺎﺟــﺔ ﻣﻠﺤــﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺍﲣــﺎﺫ‬
           ‫ﺧﻄــﻮﺍﺕ ﻛــﺒﲑﺓ‪ ،‬ﺗﺘﺴــﻖ ﻣــﻊ ﺍﳌﺮﺣﻠــﺔ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴــﺔ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﺗﻮﺧﺘــﻬﺎ ﺍﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴــﺎﺑﻘﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣــﻦ ﺃﺟــﻞ‬
           ‫’‪ ‘١‬ﺗﺜﺒﻴﺖ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺮﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﻭﻋﻜﺲ ﻣﺴﺎﺭ ﺍﻻﲡﺎﻫـﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴـﻠﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﺸـﻬﻮﺩﺓ ﻣﻴـﺪﺍﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟـﱵ ﺑﺴـﺒﺒﻬﺎ‬
           ‫ﻳﺘﺂﻛـﻞ ﺣــﻞ ﺍﻟــﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ ﻭﻳﺘﺮﺳــﺦ ﻭﺍﻗــﻊ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟــﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣــﺪﺓ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﳓــﻮ ﻣﻄﱠــﺮﺩ‪ ،‬ﻭ ’‪ ‘٢‬ﻴﺌــﺔ ﺍﻟﻈــﺮﻭﻑ‬
           ‫ﻟﻨﺠــﺎﺡ ﻣﻔﺎﻭﺿــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺿــﻊ ﺍﻟﻨــﻬﺎﺋﻲ ﻭﻟﻠــﺪﻓﻊ ﻗﹸــﺪﻣﺎ ﲝــﻞ ﺍﻟــﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ ﻣــﻦ ﺧــﻼﻝ ﺗﻠــﻚ ﺍﳌﻔﺎﻭﺿــﺎﺕ‬
                                                                                               ‫ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‪،‬‬
           ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳﺆﻛــﺪ ﻣــﻦ ﺟﺪﻳــﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺇﻧﺸــﺎﺀ ﺇﺳــﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻟﻠﻤﺴــﺘﻮﻃﻨﺎﺕ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴــﻄﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬
           ‫ﺍﶈﺘﻠﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎﻡ ‪ ،١٩٦٧‬ﲟﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺱ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟـﻴﺲ ﻟـﻪ ﺃﻱ ﺷـﺮﻋﻴﺔ ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴـﺔ ﻭﻳﺸـﻜﻞ ﺍﻧﺘـﻬﺎﻛﺎ‬
           ‫ﺻﺎﺭﺧﺎ ﲟﻮﺟﺐ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﱄ ﻭﻋﻘﺒﺔ ﻛﱪﻯ ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﲢﻘﻴﻖ ﺣﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ ﻭﺇﺣـﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺴـﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻌـﺎﺩﻝ‬
                                                                                  ‫ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻞ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٢‬ﻳﻜــﺮﺭ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺒﺘــﻪ ﺇﺳــﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﺑــﺄﻥ ﺗﻮﻗــﻒ ﻓــﻮﺭﺍ ﻭﻋﻠــﻰ ﳓــﻮ ﻛﺎﻣــﻞ ﲨﻴــﻊ ﺍﻷﻧﺸــﻄﺔ‬
           ‫ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻴﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﶈﺘﻠـﺔ‪ ،‬ﲟـﺎ ﻓﻴﻬـﺎ ﺍﻟﻘـﺪﺱ ﺍﻟﺸـﺮﻗﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﲢﺘـﺮﻡ ﲨﻴـﻊ ﺍﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣﺎ‪‬ـﺎ‬
                                                                  ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺩ ﺍﺣﺘﺮﺍﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻣﻼ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٣‬ﻳﺆﻛـــﺪ ﺃﻧـــﻪ ﻟـــﻦ ﻳﻌﺘـــﺮﻑ ﺑـــﺄﻱ ﺗﻐـــﻴﲑﺍﺕ ﰲ ﺧﻄـــﻮﻁ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑـــﻊ ﻣـــﻦ ﺣﺰﻳـــﺮﺍﻥ‪/‬‬
           ‫ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ ‪ ،١٩٦٧‬ﲟﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣـﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠـﻖ ﺑﺎﻟﻘـﺪﺱ‪ ،‬ﺳـﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﺘﻐـﻴﲑﺍﺕ ﺍﻟـﱵ ﻳﺘﻔـﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬـﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻓـﺎﻥ ﻣـﻦ‬
                                                                                            ‫ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﳌﻔﺎﻭﺿﺎﺕ؛‬

‫‪16-22920‬‬                                                                                                                 ‫‪2/4‬‬

‫)‪S/RES/2334 (2016‬‬



               ‫‪ - ٤‬ﻳﺸﺪ‪‬ﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻭﻗﻒ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﻧﺸﻄﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻠﻴﺔ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺿـﺮﻭﺭﻱ ﻹﻧﻘـﺎﺫ‬
               ‫ﺣﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ ﻭﻳـﺪﻋﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﲣـﺎﺫ ﺧﻄـﻮﺍﺕ ﺇﳚﺎﺑﻴـﺔ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺍﻟﻔـﻮﺭ ﻟﻌﻜـﺲ ﻣﺴـﺎﺭ ﺍﻻﲡﺎﻫـﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴـﻠﺒﻴﺔ‬
                                         ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻊ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﱵ ‪‬ﺪﺩ ﺇﻣﻜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﺣﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٥‬ﻳﻬﻴـــﺐ ﲜﻤﻴـــﻊ ﺍﻟـــﺪﻭﻝ‪ ،‬ﻣـــﻊ ﻣﺮﺍﻋـــﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﻘـــﺮﺓ ‪ ١‬ﻣـــﻦ ﻫـــﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘـــﺮﺍﺭ‪ ،‬ﺃﻥ ﲤﻴـــﺰ‬
                           ‫ﰲ ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻼ‪‬ﺎ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﲔ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ ﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﺇﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿﻲ ﺍﶈﺘﻠﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎﻡ ‪١٩٦٧‬؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٦‬ﻳــﺪﻋﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﲣــﺎﺫ ﺧﻄــﻮﺍﺕ ﻓﻮﺭﻳــﺔ ﳌﻨــﻊ ﲨﻴــﻊ ﺃﻋﻤــﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻨــﻒ ﺿــﺪ ﺍﳌــﺪﻧﻴﲔ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﲟﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟـﻚ ﺃﻋﻤـﺎﻝ ﺍﻹﺭﻫـﺎﺏ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛـﺬﻟﻚ ﲨﻴـﻊ ﺃﻋﻤـﺎﻝ ﺍﻻﺳـﺘﻔﺰﺍﺯ ﻭﺍﻟﺘـﺪﻣﲑ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳـﺪﻋﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺇﻋﻤـﺎﻝ‬
               ‫ﺍﳌﺴﺎﺀﻟﺔ ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺩ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﺪﻋﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﺪ ﺑﺎﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﲟﻮﺟﺐ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟـﺪﻭﱄ ﻣـﻦ ﺃﺟـﻞ ﺗﻌﺰﻳـﺰ‬
               ‫ﺍﳉﻬﻮﺩ ﺍﳉﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﳌﻜﺎﻓﺤﺔ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ‪ ،‬ﲟﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺃﻧﺸﻄﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺴـﻴﻖ ﺍﻷﻣﻨﻴـﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻤـﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺇﱃ‬
                                                                        ‫ﺇﺩﺍﻧﺔ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ﺑﻮﺿﻮﺡ؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٧‬ﻳﻬﻴﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﺮﻓﲔ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺼﺮﻓﺎ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻠﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﱄ‪ ،‬ﲟـﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟـﻚ ﺍﻟﻘـﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟـﺪﻭﱄ‬
               ‫ﺍﻹﻧﺴـــﺎﱐ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗـــﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣـــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴـــﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺑﻴﻨـــﻬﻤﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻥ ﻳﻠﺘﺰﻣـــﺎ ﺍﳍـــﺪﻭﺀ ﻭﺿـــﺒﻂ ﺍﻟـــﻨﻔﺲ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﻭﺃﻥ ﳝﺘﻨﻌﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻔﺰﺍﺯ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺤـﺮﻳﺾ ﻭﺍﳋﻄﺎﺑـﺎﺕ ﺍﳌﻠﻬﺒـﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺸـﺎﻋﺮ‪ ،‬ـﺪﻑ ﲢﻘﻴـﻖ ﲨﻠـﺔ‬
               ‫ﺃﻣــﻮﺭ ﻣﻨــﻬﺎ ﻭﻗــﻒ ﺗﺼــﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﳊﺎﻟــﺔ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺃﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗــﻊ‪ ،‬ﳑــﺎ ﻳﻔﻀــﻲ ﺇﱃ ﺇﻋــﺎﺩﺓ ﺑﻨــﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺜﻘــﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻤــﻞ‬
               ‫ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻹﺟﺮﺍﺀﺍﺕ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺇﻇﻬـﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺘـﺰﺍﻡ ﺣﻘﻴﻘـﻲ ﲝـﻞ ﺍﻟـﺪﻭﻟﺘﲔ‪ ،‬ﻭ‪‬ﻴﺌـﺔ ﺍﻟﻈـﺮﻭﻑ‬
                                                                                              ‫ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٨‬ﻳﻬﻴـــﺐ ﲜﻤﻴـــﻊ ﺍﻷﻃـــﺮﺍﻑ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻮﺍﺻـــﻞ‪ ،‬ﰲ ﺳـــﺒﻴﻞ ﺗﻌﺰﻳـــﺰ ﺍﻟﺴـــﻼﻡ ﻭﺍﻷﻣـــﻦ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﺑـﺬﻝ ﺍﳉﻬـﻮﺩ ﺍﳉﻤﺎﻋﻴـﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻴـﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺑـﺪﺀ ﻣﻔﺎﻭﺿـﺎﺕ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻣﺼـﺪﺍﻗﻴﺔ ﺑﺸـﺄﻥ ﲨﻴـﻊ ﻣﺴـﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﻮﺿـﻊ‬
               ‫ﺍﻟﻨــﻬﺎﺋﻲ ﰲ ﻋﻤﻠﻴــﺔ ﺍﻟﺴــﻼﻡ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺸــﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳــﻂ ﺿــﻤﻦ ﺍﻹﻃــﺎﺭ ﺍﻟــﺰﻣﲏ ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﺣﺪﺩﺗــﻪ ﺍ‪‬ﻤﻮﻋــﺔ‬
                                                          ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺎ‪‬ﺎ ﺍﳌﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٢١‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪٢٠١٠‬؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٩‬ﳛــﺚ ﰲ ﻫــﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼــﺪﺩ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺗﻜﺜﻴــﻒ ﻭﺗﺴــﺮﻳﻊ ﻭﺗــﲑﺓ ﺍﳉﻬــﻮﺩ ﻭﺃﻧﺸــﻄﺔ ﺍﻟــﺪﻋﻢ‬
               ‫ﺍﻟﺪﺑﻠﻮﻣﺎﺳــﻴﺔ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺍﻟﺼــﻌﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﻟــﺪﻭﱄ ﻭﺍﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤــﻲ ﻣــﻦ ﺃﺟــﻞ ﲢﻘﻴــﻖ ﺳــﻼﻡ ﺷــﺎﻣﻞ ﻭﻋــﺎﺩﻝ ﻭﺩﺍﺋــﻢ‬
               ‫ﰲ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳـﻂ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺗـﺄﺧﲑ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺃﺳـﺎﺱ ﻗـﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﻣـﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼـﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣﺮﺟﻌﻴـﺎﺕ‬
               ‫ﻣﺪﺭﻳﺪ‪ ،‬ﲟﺎ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﺴـﻼﻡ ﻭﻣﺒـﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺴـﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴـﺔ ﻭﺧﺮﻳﻄـﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳـﻖ ﺍﻟـﱵ‬
               ‫ﻭﺿــﻌﺘﻬﺎ ﺍ‪‬ﻤﻮﻋــﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻴــﺔ ﻭﺇ‪‬ــﺎﺀ ﺍﻻﺣــﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻹﺳــﺮﺍﺋﻴﻠﻲ ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﺑــﺪﺃ ﰲ ﻋــﺎﻡ ‪١٩٦٧‬؛ ﻭﻳﺸــﺪﺩ‬
               ‫ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﳘﻴﺔ ﺍﳉﻬـﻮﺩ ﺍﳉﺎﺭﻳـﺔ ﻟﻠـﺪﻓﻊ ﻗـﺪﻣﺎ ﲟﺒـﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺴـﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴـﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣﺒـﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﺮﻧﺴـﺎ‬
               ‫ﻣـﻦ ﺃﺟـﻞ ﻋﻘــﺪ ﻣـﺆﲤﺮ ﺩﻭﱄ ﻟﻠﺴـﻼﻡ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﳉﻬــﻮﺩ ﺍﻟـﱵ ﺑﺬﻟﺘـﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﺠﻨــﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻋﻴـﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻵﻭﻧـﺔ ﺍﻷﺧــﲑﺓ‪،‬‬
                                                            ‫ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﳉﻬﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺒﺬﳍﺎ ﻣﺼﺮ ﻭﺍﻻﲢﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺳﻲ؛‬


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                 ‫‪ - ١٠‬ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻤﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺩﻋﻢ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻓﲔ ﻃﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﳌﻔﺎﻭﺿﺎﺕ ﻭﰲ ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﺍﻻﺗﻔﺎﻕ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ١١‬ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻤﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲝﺚ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻴﻠﺔ ﺑﻀـﻤﺎﻥ‬
                                                             ‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ ﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭﺍﺗﻪ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺔ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ١٢‬ﻳﻄﻠﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﻣﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﺇﱃ ﺍ‪‬ﻠﺲ ﻛﻞﱠ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﺷـﻬﺮ ﺗﻘﺮﻳـﺮﺍ ﻋـﻦ ﺗﻨﻔﻴـﺬ‬
                                                                              ‫ﺃﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ؛‬
                                                   ‫‪ - ١٣‬ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺒﻘﻲ ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﻗﻴﺪ ﻧﻈﺮﻩ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2016/1100):
United Nations                                                                          S/2016/1100
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 December 2016

                                                                              Original: English




               Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal and Bolivarian Republic of
               Venezuela: draft resolution

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338
               (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002),
               1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008),
                     Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
               and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by
               force,
                     Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide
               scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva
               Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12
               August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
               International Court of Justice,
                     Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition,
               character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East
               Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements,
               transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and
               displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law
               and relevant resolutions,
                      Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are
               dangerously imperilling the viability of the two -State solution based on the 1967
               lines,
                     Recalling the obligation under the Quartet Roadmap, endorsed by its
               resolution 1515 (2003), for a freeze by Israel of all settlement activity, including
               “natural growth”, and the dismantlement of all settlement outposts erected since
               March 2001,
                    Recalling also the obligation under the Quartet roadmap for the Palestinian
               Authority Security Forces to maintain effective operations aimed at confronting all
               those engaged in terror and dismantling terrorist capabilities, including the
               confiscation of illegal weapons,
                     Condemning all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as
               well as all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction,



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                   Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and
              Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,
                    Stressing that the status quo is not sustainable and that significant steps,
              consistent with the transition contemplated by prior agreements, are urgently needed
              in order to (i) stabilize the situation and to reverse negative trends on the ground,
              which are steadily eroding the two-State solution and entrenching a one-State
              reality, and (ii) to create the conditions for successful final status negotiations and
              for advancing the two-State solution through those negotiations and on the ground,
                    1.   Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the
              Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal
              validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major
              obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and
              comprehensive peace;
                    2.    Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all
              settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,
              and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard;
                    3.    Underlines that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967
              lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties
              through negotiations;
                   4.    Stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities is essential
              for salvaging the two-State solution, and calls for affirmative steps to be taken
              immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the
              two-State solution;
                    5.     Calls upon all States, bearing in mind paragraph 1 of this resolution, to
              distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and
              the territories occupied since 1967;
                    6.   Calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians,
              including acts of terror, as well as all acts of pro vocation and destruction, calls for
              accountability in this regard, and calls for compliance with obligations under
              international law for the strengthening of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism,
              including through existing security coordination, and to clea rly condemn all acts of
              terrorism;
                    7.   Calls upon both parties to act on the basis of international law, including
              international humanitarian law, and their previous agreements and obligations, to
              observe calm and restraint, and to refrain from provocativ e actions, incitement and
              inflammatory rhetoric, with the aim, inter alia, of de-escalating the situation on the
              ground, rebuilding trust and confidence, demonstrating through policies and actions
              a genuine commitment to the two-State solution, and creating the conditions
              necessary for promoting peace;
                    8.    Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interest of the promotion of
              peace and security, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all
              final status issues in the Middle East peace process and within the time frame
              specified by the Quartet in its statement of 21 September 2010;




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                 9.    Urges in this regard the intensification and acceleration of international
           and regional diplomatic efforts and support aimed at achieving, without delay a
           comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant
           United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of
           land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap and an end to the
           Israeli occupation that began in 1967; and underscores in this regard the importance
           of the ongoing efforts to advance the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiative of France
           for the convening of an international peace conference, the recent efforts of the
           Quartet, as well as the efforts of Egypt and the Russian Federation;
                10. Confirms its determination to support the parties throughout the
           negotiations and in the implementation of an agreement;
                11. Reaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to
           secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions;
               12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three
           months on the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;
                13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                  S/PV.7853
             Security Council                                                                                                Provisional
             Seventy-first year


             7853rd meeting
             Friday, 23 December 2016, 2 p.m.
             New York




President:   Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (Spain)


Members:     Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Martins
             China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Wu Haitao
             Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Aboulatta
             France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Delattre
             Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Bessho
             Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Ibrahim
             New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mr. Van Bohemen
             Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Churkin
             Senegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Ciss
             Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Yelchenko
             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . .                                  Mr. Rycroft
             United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               Ms. Power
             Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Bermúdez
             Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  Mr. Ramírez Carreño

Agenda
             The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the translation of
               speeches delivered in other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member
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               (verbatimrecords@un.org). Corrected records will be reissued electronically on the Official
               Document System of the United Nations (http://documents.un.org).


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S/PV.7853              The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question                  23/12/2016


    The meeting was called to order at 2.05 p.m.            civil society and other United Nations Member States
                                                            for urgent Council action to halt settlement activities
Adoption of the agenda                                      and reverse the negative trends that are threatening
                                                            peace and the viability of the two-State solution. The
    The agenda was adopted.
                                                            latest, unprecedented attempt of the Israeli Parliament
                                                            to legalize outposts on private Palestinian lands added
The situation in the Middle East, including the
                                                            further urgency to the need for the Council to send
Palestinian question
                                                            a clear signal on the issue of settlements. Malaysia
    The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance         acknowledges the efforts made by Egypt and the
with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of          Arab League to engage in consultations with Council
procedure, I invite the representative of Israel to         members over the past two months on this issue. We
participate in this meeting.                                fully support their efforts, and we share their aim for
                                                            Council action. We have also observed an emerging
    I propose that the Council invite the Permanent
                                                            consensus among Council members on the issue of
Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United
                                                            settlements. We thus believe that it is urgent for the
Nations, to participate in this meeting, in accordance
                                                            Council to seize the opportunity for effective Council
with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous
                                                            action without any further delay.
practice in this regard.
                                                                 The draft resolution being put to the vote today
    There being no objection, it is so decided.
                                                            (S/2016/1100) calls for the cessation of all Israeli
    The Security Council will now             begin   its   settlement activities and for affirmative steps to reverse
consideration of the item on its agenda.                    the negative trends on the ground that are endangering
                                                            the two-State solution. It also calls for immediate
    Members of the Council have before them
                                                            steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians,
document S/2016/1100, which contains the text of a
                                                            including acts of terror, and calls for accountability. The
draft resolution submitted by Malaysia, New Zealand,
                                                            text further urges all parties to intensify their efforts to
Senegal and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela .
                                                            achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the
    The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the      Middle East and to end Israeli occupation.
draft resolution before it.
                                                                On the implementation of the draft resolution, the
   I shall first give the floor to those members of the     text is requesting the Secretary-General to report the
Council wishing to make statements before the voting.       Council every three months.
     Mr. Ibrahim (Malaysia): I thank you, Sir, for               We realize that some Council members may have
convening this meeting at such short notice. Malaysia,      legitimate concerns as to the short period of time in
together with New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela as         which the draft was officially circulated, put into
sponsors of draft resolution S/2016/1100, on the issue of   blue and submitted for adoption. In normal and ideal
illegal Israeli settlements, have called for this meeting   circumstances, we, too, would have preferred a more
to put the draft to a vote. As representatives of various   transparent and inclusive process. However, we realize
regional groupings at the United Nations — the Group        that this is anything but a normal situation and that
of Asia-Pacific States, the Group of Western European       we need to tread carefully in view of the sensitivity of
and other States, the Group of African States and the       the issue.
Group of Latin American and Caribbean States — we
                                                                Exceptional circumstances require bold action and
are bound by similar aims and a sense of responsibility
                                                            exceptional measures. Ultimately, our aim is to bridge
to take effective action on the Israeli-Palestinian
                                                            the gap in the respective positions of Council members
conflict, especially on the issue of settlements.
                                                            in order to reach a consensus. The last time the Council
    In numerous Council meetings on Palestine, and at       adopted a resolution on settlements was more than 36
the Arria Formula meeting on settlements in October,        years ago. Since then, the situation on the ground has
we listened to the repeated calls of Council members,       worsened to the point where the very prospect of a twothe Secretary-General, the Special Coordinator for          State solution is now in question. There is no doubt
the Middle East Peace Process and representatives of        that this falls under the responsibility of the Security


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Council under the United Nations Charter for the            this body to speak out on the worrying situation in
maintenance of international peace and security.            the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of the
                                                            continued illegal expansion of Israeli settlements,
    We thus appeal to all Council members not to lose
                                                            which today represent the most serious threat to the
this opportunity for peace and to exercise our legal,
                                                            possibility of the political solution of two States.
political and moral responsibility to vote in support of
the draft resolution, which is based on previous Council        When we submitted this proposal, we were
resolutions and the values and principles of the United     motivated by the firm commitment to reverse this
Nations Charter, international law and international        dangerous trend in order to safeguard the interests of
standards of human rights. The time for action is now,      the Palestinian people and the viability of their State
to prove our long-held commitment and to reinforce          and to revitalize the peace process, which has been at a
the fact that the two-State solution is not merely an       standstill for more than 20 years. It is high time for the
empty slogan.                                               Security Council to shoulder the great responsibility it
                                                            has in the origin and the continuation of this conflict.
    Mr. Van Bohemen (New Zealand): New Zealand
has made no secret of its frustration that it has been          I believe that the draft resolution is a balanced text
almost eight years since the Security Council adopted       that reaffirms the right of both countries to coexist
a resolution on the Middle East peace process. New          peacefully within the internationally secure pre-1967
Zealand has worked hard over the past two years to try      borders, pursuant to resolution 242 (1967) and the
to advance a resolution on this issue, which we consider    norms of international law, and bearing in mind the
to be one of the most pressing unaddressed issues on        advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice
the Council’s agenda.                                       of 9 July 2004 (see A/ES-10/273).
     New Zealand has floated its own ideas for a more           At the same time, this proposal objectively addresses
comprehensive draft than the one that is before us today    with the problem of settlements and their destabilizing
(S/2016/1100), and we are grateful for the willingness of   effects on the region, and condemns the violence against
other Council members to engage with us on the text. It     the civilian population, no matter who the perpetrators
became apparent to us, however, that the balance of the     might be and regardless of their motives.
Council wished to focus on the more pressing issue of
                                                                 Venezuela acknowledges the efforts made by the
the settlements, which, as my colleague from Malaysia
                                                            Council to hold this meeting, especially on the part of
has said, is threatening the viability of the two-State
                                                            those countries that have called an for open, transparent
solution. This message was very clearly delivered to us
                                                            and frank discussion in this body and for action by the
in the last Quartet report and in regular reports of the
                                                            Council that would revitalize the peace process, as well
Secretary-General.
                                                            as the countries that have presented initiatives aimed at
    For these reasons, we supported the text circulated     emerging from the stalemate.
on Wednesday and joined the group calling for a vote
                                                                Special mention must be made of the tireless
on that text today, in order to ensure that the Council
                                                            efforts of Egypt and the support of the Arab League
had a chance to consider it.
                                                            in achieving effective progress in dealing with the
     Mr. Ramírez Carreño (Bolivarian Republic of            Palestinian question. We also wish to thank and
Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We wish to thank you,        acknowledge the Spanish presidency of the Security
Mr. President, for having convened this important vote      Council for its continued availability to facilitate the
on a draft resolution (S/2016/1100) that well may well      holding of this meeting, and New Zealand, for having
be historic as a contribution to peace. Our country,        been the driving force that enabled this draft resolution
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, together with         to be submitted before the end of the year.
Malaysia, New Zealand and Senegal, decided to
                                                                The proposing countries represent diverse regions
co-sponsor and call for a vote on this draft resolution
                                                            of the world. We felt encouraged because of the
on the peace process in the Middle East, especially on
                                                            emerging consensus on the issue of settlements. All
the issue of the illegal Israeli settlements.
                                                            member countries recognize that illegal settlements
    The decision to present this draft resolution to        are an obstacle to the peace process and a threat to
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to the many calls of the members of the Council, the         continue to be unimplemented, Egypt has shouldered
Secretary-General himself, the Special Coordinator           and is shouldering great responsibilities and confronted
for the Middle East Peace Process, the Quartet, other        major challenges. Egypt has gone through many wars
member States and prominent stakeholders, in the             and diplomatic batteles at all levels to defend Palestinian
framework of overcoming the obstacles facing the             rights and to push towards creating an independent
Palestine–Israel peace process.                              Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, in
                                                             the framework of achieving a comprehensive and just
    We are on the threshold of a historic decision,
                                                             peace in the Middle East.
which could represent the beginning of a new phase in
the peace process after almost four decades of failed             Resolution 2334 (2016) on Israeli settlements,
attempts. That is why the Council, as a representative       which was adopted today, undoubtedly expresses the
of the international community and the guarantor of          painful reality resulting from the illegal settlement
international peace and security, must act in a spirit of    policy. It is also born from the policy of the
unity, approving the text submitted today.                   confiscation of Palestinian land that runs contrary to
                                                             an established principle endorsed by the international
     Today the world has its eyes on the Security
                                                             community — the inadmissibility of the acquisition of
Council. It has placed its hopes in its members working
                                                             territory by armed force.
for peace, aware that history will judge our actions with
gratitude if we can contribute, even in a small way, to          However, the peace process, with its complexities
relaunch a political process. We are opening the path        and details, requires all of us to be wise and politically
for new generations of Israelis and Palestinians to have     realistic in taking up this issue without manoeuvring
the opportunity to build a peaceful world.                   on the part of any party, as we witnessed during
                                                             our deliberations in the Council on this resolution,
    The President (spoke in Spanish): I shall put the
                                                             particularly on the issue of settlements, which is directly
draft resolution to the vote now.
                                                             linked to one of the most important components of the
    A vote was taken by show of hands.                       final peace settlement — borders.
In favour:                                                        The circumstances related to consultations on the
     Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia,          resolution and the timing of the vote over the past several
     New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain,        hours have demonstrated that it might limit the ability
     Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela             of some international parties that want to intervene
     (Bolivarian Republic of)                                directly in order to resolve the question of Palestine
                                                             comprehensively and definitively, in accordance with
Against:
                                                             the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular
   None
                                                             resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 446 (1979).
Abstaining:                                                  To work towards providing an opportunity to future
    United States                                            international movements in no way means abandonment
                                                             of or retraction from constants and basics of the policy
    The President (spoke in Spanish): There were 14
                                                             related to the question of Palestine, including the issue of
votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention. The draft
                                                             settlements, as those constants and basics are provided
resolution has been adopted as resolution 2334 (2016).
                                                             for in previous international resolutions of the security
    I shall now give the floor to those members of           council, as well as the positions of international parties
the Council who wish to make statements following            directly involved in the question of Palestine.
the voting.
                                                                 Today, Egypt felt compelled to withdraw its own
     Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Since the      draft resolution procedurally, in light of the manoeuvres,
beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948 and the       encountered since the text was presented in blue; that
wait for the Palestinian people to exercise their right to   amounted to a warning from some members of the
an independent sovereign State and their inherent right      Security Council. That is utterly unacceptable in form
to a life of dignity and freedom, despite the resounding     and substance in view of Egypt’s firm positions, which
silence of the international community and dozens of         cannot be questioned, pertaining to the legitimate
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those manoeuvres were carried out while Egypt was             two-State outcome and erodes prospects for peace and
conducting political consultaions at all political levels     stability in the region.
with the concerned parties, around the clock; since the
                                                                  Today the Security Council reaffirmed its
draft was presented.
                                                              established consensus that settlements have no legal
     In spite of all this, Egypt, in order to preserve the    validity. The United States has been sending the message
legitimate Palestinian rights through a just and lasting      that the settlements must stop privately and publicly
settlement in accordance with relevant international          for nearly five decades through the Administrations
resolutions, voted in favour of resolution 2334 (2016),       of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon,
adopted minutes ago, based on our firm, principled and        Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George
unequivocal positions, which we do not allow to be put        H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and currently
into question or subject to manoeuvres or bargaining          Barak Obama, Indeed, since 1967, the only President
by any party. Egypt was the first to bear arms to defend      who had not had at least one Israeli-Palestinian-related
the legitimate Arab and Palestinian rights. Egypt was         resolution adopted during his tenure is Barak Obama.
the first to make peace with Israel, believing in the         Our vote today, therefore, is fully in line with the
feasibility peace rather than armed conflict. Egypt has       bipartisan history of how American Presidents have
been and continues to be one of the strongest believers       approached both the issue and the role of this body.
in the possibility of achieving a comprehensive and
just peace in the Middle East based on the principles              Given the consistency of this position across
of a two-State solution and land for peace, as has been       United States Administrations, one would think that
internationally acknowledged.                                 it would be a routine vote for the United States to
                                                              allow the passage of a resolution with the elements in
    Ms. Power (United States): Let me begin with              resolution 2334 (2016), thereby reaffirming the longa quote,                                                      standing position of the United States on settlements,
         “The United States will not support the              condemning violence and incitement and calling for
    use of any additional land for the purpose of             the parties to start taking constructive steps to reverse
    settlements during the transitional period. Indeed,       current trends on the ground. These are familiar, wellthe immediate adoption of a settlements freeze by         articulated components of United States policy.
    Israel, more than any other action, could create               But in reality this vote was not straightforward for
    the confidence needed for wider participation in          us because of where it is taking place — at the United
    these talks. Further settlement activity is in no         Nations. For the simple truth is that for as long as Israel
    way necessary for the security of Israel and only         has been a member of this institution, it has been treated
    diminishes the confidence of the Arabs that a final       differently from other nations at the United Nations.
    outcome can be free and fairly negotiated.”               That has been true not only in decades past, such as the
This was said in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.             infamous resolution that the General Assembly adopted
He was speaking about a new proposal that he was              in 1975 with the support of the majority of member
launching to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While      States, officially determining that Zionism was a form
ultimately, of course, President Reagan’s proposal was        of racism, but also in 2016, this year. One need only
not realized, his words are still illuminating in at least    look at the 18 resolutions against Israel adopted during
two respects.                                                 the General Assembly in September or the 12 Israelspecific resolutions adopted this year in the Human
    First, it is because they underscore the United States’
                                                              Rights Council — more than those focused on Syria,
deep and long-standing commitment to achieving a
                                                              North Korea, Iran and South Sudan put together — to
comprehensive and lasting peace between the Israelis
                                                              see that in 2016 Israel continues to be treated differently
and the Palestinians. That has been the policy of every
                                                              from other Member States.
Administration, Republican and Democrat, since
before President Reagan to the present day. Secondly, it          Like United States Administrations before it, the
because President Reagan’s words highlight the United         Obama Administration has worked tirelessly to fight
States’ long-standing position that Israeli settlement        for Israel’s right simply to be treated just like any
activity in territories occupied in 1967 undermines           other country — from advocating for Israel to finally
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body, something no other United Nations Member               United States policy across Republican and Democratic
State has been denied; to fighting to ensure that Israeli    administrations throughout the history of the State of
non-governmental organizations are not denied United         Israel that the United States did not veto it.
Nations accreditation, simply because they are Israeli;
                                                                 The United States has consistently said that it would
to getting Yom Kippur finally recognized as a United
                                                             block any resolution that it thought would undermine
Nations holiday; to pressing the Council to break its
                                                             Israel’s security or would seek to impose a resolution
indefensible silence in response to terrorist attacks on
                                                             to the conflict. We would not have let the resolution
Israelis. As the United States has said repeatedly, such
                                                             pass had it not addressed counterproductive actions
unequal treatment not only hurts Israel, it undermines
                                                             by the Palestinians, such as terrorism and incitement
the legitimacy of the United Nations itself. The practice
of treating Israel differently at the United Nations         to violence, which we have repeatedly condemned and
matters for votes like this one, for even if one believes    raised with the Palestinian leadership — and which of
that today’s resolution is justified or even more,           course must be stopped.
necessitated, by events on the ground, one cannot                 Unlike some on the Security Council, we do not
completely separate the vote from the venue.                 believe that outside parties can impose a solution that
     Member States that say that they are for the two-       has not been negotiated by the two parties, nor can we
State solution must ask themselves some difficult            unilaterally recognize a future Palestinian State. But
questions. For those States that are quick to promote        it is precisely our commitment to Israel’s security that
resolutions condemning Israel but refuse to recognize        makes the United States believe that we cannot stand
when innocent Israelis are the victims of terrorism, what    in the way of the resolution as we seek to preserve a
steps will they take to stop treating Israel differently?    chance of attaining our long-standing objective — two
For those States that passionately denounce the closures     States living side by side, in peace and security. Let me
of crossings in Gaza as exacerbating the humanitarian        briefly explain why.
situation but say nothing of the resources diverted from          The settlement problem has gotten so much worse
helping Gaza’s residents to dig tunnels into Israeli         that it is now putting at risk the very viability of that
territory, so that terrorists can attack Israelis in their   two-State solution. The number of settlers in the roughly
homes, what will they do to end the double standard          150 authorized Israeli settlements east of the 1967 lines
that undermines the legitimacy of this institution?          has increased dramatically. Since the 1993 signing of
    Member States should also ask themselves about           the Oslo Accords — which launched efforts that made
the double standards when it comes to the Council            a comprehensive and lasting peace possible — the
taking action. Just this morning, we came together as a      number of settlers has increased by 355,000. The total
Council and we were unable to muster the will to act to      settler population in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
stop the flow weapons going to killers in South Sudan        now exceeds 590,000. Nearly 90,000 settlers are living
who are perpetrating mass atrocities that the United         east of the separation barrier that was created by Israel
Nations has said could lead to genocide. We could not        itself. And just since July 2016 — when the Middle
come together even to curb the flow of arms. Earlier         East Quartet issued a report highlighting international
this month, the Council could not muster the will to         concern about a systematic process of land seizures,
adopt the simplest of resolutions, calling for a seven-      settlement expansions, and legalizations — Israel has
day pause in the savage bombardment of innocent              advanced plans for more than 2,600 new settlement
civilians, hospitals and schools in Aleppo, yet when a       units. Yet rather than dismantling those and other settler
resolution on Israel comes before the Council, members       outposts, which are illegal even under Israeli law, now
suddenly summon the will to act.                             there is new legislation advancing in the Israeli Knesset
                                                             that would legalize most of the outposts — a factor that
     It is because this forum too often continues to be
                                                             propelled the decision of the resolution’s sponsors to
biased against Israel, because there are important issues
                                                             bring it before the Council.
that are not sufficiently addressed in the resolution and
because the United States does not agree with every              The Israeli Prime Minister recently described his
word in this text that the United States did not vote in     Government as “more committed to settlements than
favour of the resolution. But it is because the resolution   any in Israel’s history”, and one of his leading coalition
reflects the facts on the ground and is consistent with      partners recently declared that “the era of the two-State


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solution is over”. At the same time, the Prime Minister          his party’s leaders have made clear their opposition to
has said that he is still committed to pursuing a two-           violence, terrorism and extremism, they have too often
State solution. But those statements are irreconcilable.         failed to condemn specific attacks or condemn the
One cannot simultaneously champion expanding Israeli             praise heaped upon the perpetrators.
settlements and champion a viable two-State solution
                                                                     Our vote today does not in any way diminish the
that would end the conflict. One has to make a choice
                                                                 United States’ steadfast and unparalleled commitment
between settlements and separation.
                                                                 to the security of Israel, the only democracy in the
     In 2011, the United States vetoed a draft resolution        Middle East. We would not have let the resolution pass
that focused exclusively on settlements, as if settlements       had it not also addressed counterproductive actions by
were the only factor harming the prospects of a two-             Palestinians. We have to recognize that Israel faces
State solution. The circumstances have changed                   very serious threats in a very tough neighbourhood.
dramatically. Since 2011, settlement growth has only             Israelis are rightly concerned about making sure that
accelerated. Since 2011, multiple efforts to pursue              there is not a terrorist haven next door.
peace through negotiations have failed. And since 2011,
President Obama and Secretary Kerry have repeatedly                   President Obama and this Administration have
warned — publicly and privately — that the absence               shown an unprecedented commitment to Israel’s security
of progress towards peace and continued settlement               because that is what we believe in. Our commitment
expansion were going to put the two-State solution at            to that security has never wavered and it never will.
risk and threaten Israel’s stated objective to remain both       Even with the financial crisis and budget deficits, we
a Jewish State and a democracy. Moreover, unlike in              repeatedly increase funding to support Israel’s military.
2011, today’s resolution condemns violence, terrorism            In September, the Obama Administration signed a
and incitement, which also pose extremely grave risks            memorandum of understanding to provide $38 billion
to the two-State solution. Today’s resolution reflects           in security assistance to Israel over the next 10
trends that will permanently destroy the hope of a two-          years — the largest single pledge of military assistance
State solution if they continue on their current course.         in the history of the United States to any country. As the
                                                                 Israeli Prime Minister himself has noted, our military
     The United States has not taken the step of voting          and intelligence cooperation is unprecedented. We
in support of the resolution because it is too narrowly          believe, however, that continued settlement building
focused on settlements, when we all know — or should             seriously undermines Israel’s security.
know — that many other factors contribute significantly
to the tensions that perpetuate the conflict. Let us be clear.        Some may cast the vote of the United States as
Even if every single settlement were to be dismantled            a sign that we have finally given up on a two-State
tomorrow, peace still would not be attainable without            solution. Nothing could be further from the truth. None
both sides acknowledging uncomfortable truths and                of us can give up on a two-State solution. We continue
making difficult choices. That is an indisputable fact.          to believe that that solution is the only viable path to
Yet, it is one that is too often overlooked by members           provide peace and security for the State of Israel and
of the United Nations and by members of the Council.             freedom and dignity for the Palestinian people. We
                                                                 continue to believe that the parties concerned can
     For Palestinian leaders, that means recognizing the         still pursue that path if both sides are honest about the
obvious fact that in addition to taking innocent lives,          choices and have the courage to take steps that will be
the incitement to violence, the glorification of terrorists      politically difficult. While we can encourage them, it
and the growth of violent extremism erode prospects for
                                                                 is ultimately up to the parties to choose this path, as it
peace, as the resolution makes crystal clear. The most
                                                                 always has been. We sincerely hope that they will begin
recent wave of Palestinian violence has seen terrorists
                                                                 to make those choices before it is too late.
commit hundreds of attacks, including driving cars into
crowds of innocent civilians and stabbing mothers in                 Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): The
front of their children. Yet rather than condemn those           adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) is an important and
attacks, Hamas, other radical factions and even certain          in many ways historic moment in the history of the
members of Fatah have held up the terrorists as heroes           Security Council. It is the first resolution adopted by
and used social media to incite others to follow in their        the Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in eight
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expressed itself so clearly to state the obvious fact that,   in peace, which can be based only on a two-State
little by little, Israel settlement building undermines       solution. That is the aim of the French initiative to try
the possibility of building a viable and independent          to relaunch the peace process. In that respect, following
Palestinian State living side by side in peace and            the important ministerial meeting of 3 June, France
security with Israel. It was therefore necessary for the      decided to organize an international conference on
Security Council to recall the collective and unanimous       15 January 2017 in Paris, whose goal will be to introduce
devotion of the international community to the two-           the contributions of the international community to
State solution and to clearly lay out the threats to that     relaunch the negotiation process and conclude and
solution. Unless we act resolutely to that end, the two-      implement a peace agreement. We all know, of course,
State solution will disappear like a mirage in the desert.    that only the Palestinians and Israelis themselves can
There is no credible alternative that could meet the          achieve peace through direct negotiations.
legitimate aspirations of both parties.
                                                                  The resolution that we have adopted today and
     Over the past few decades, Israeli settlement-           the Paris international conference represent two sides
building has undoubtedly accelerated, which only fuels        of the same coin, both aimed at reiterating our shared
tensions on the ground and exasperates the international      attachment to the two-State solution and creating
community. Settlement-building, which is illegal under        conditions conducive to that end. We hope that the
international law, is part of a deliberate policy aimed at    resolution and the French initiative will be the first
presenting the population, including the international        important steps towards relaunching a credible political
community, with a fait accompli in the West Bank and          process that we will need to pursue collectively in the
East Jerusalem. It proceeds in various manifestations,        weeks and months ahead. In sum, the resolution is
including the expansion of settlements beyond the
                                                              certainly not the end of the road. It is an important and
Green Line, including in East Jerusalem; the de facto
                                                              potentially historic step on the difficult and demanding
annexation of Zone C; forced transfers of population;
                                                              path to peace and security in the Middle East. Let
the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures;
                                                              us assume together the heavy responsibility that is
restrictions of access and movement; and the building of
                                                              incumbent on all of us on that path.
the wall beyond the 1967 border. This policy is not only
illegal under international law, but also threatens the           Mr. Ramírez Carreño (Bolivarian Republic of
prospects for the creation of a viable and independent        Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic
Palestinian State, which is the best guarantee for Israeli    of Venezuela welcomes the adoption of resolution 2334
security and a lasting solution to the conflict. That is      (2014) in the conviction that it represents a unique
the message that France sought to send today by voting        opportunity to advance the peace process and restore
in favour of the resolution.                                  trust between the parties, while allowing the Security
    While settlements are the main threat to the two-         Council to abandon its habitual inaction by engaging it
State solution on the ground, unfortunately it is not the     in building an environment conducive to negotiations
only one. Acts of violence and incitement to violence         between the parties that take into consideration the
and terrorism also undermine the chances of seeing            aspirations and concerns of both and that upholds the
two States — Israel and Palestine — peacefully coexist        inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a free,
one day. They destroy trust and dialogue between              sovereign and independent State in accordance with
peoples who must find a way to live together. In that         General Assembly resolution 181 (II).
regard, resolution 2334 (2016) strongly reiterates its             Of course, this resolution represents a mere first
condemnation of all acts of terrorism, incitements to         step, but it is a step in the right direction. This conflict
violence and all deliberate attacks on civilians. it calls    is extremely complex and fraught with obstacles. There
on the Palestinian Authority to continue to do its utmost     is an urgent need to respond decisively to the greatest
to discourage terrorist actions.                              challenge to the two-State solution — the continued
    Identifying and naming the threats to a two-              expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied
State solution is important but not enough. It is also        territory of the State of Palestine. Illegal settlements
necessary to work on recreating, after a two-year             violate international law and the rights of the Palestinian
impasse, the conditions for resuming negotiations.            people by depriving them of their land, destroying their
Like the Palestinians, the Israelis have a vital interest     homes and means of subsistence, restricting their free


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movements and undermining their right to social and          the occupying Power that subject Palestinian men,
economic development.                                        women and children to prison and illegal administrative
                                                             detention. We call once again for the release of all
     That is why the Council must speak categorically
                                                             children who are unfairly languishing in Israeli jails.
against this terrible problem. The United Nations,
                                                             Clearly, much remains to be done to reverse this
the General Assembly and the Security Council
                                                             negative situation and ensure that Israel complies with
have the obligation and mandate to defend peace and
                                                             its obligations as an occupying Power. However, we
international law. Furthermore, the United Nations and
                                                             recognize that today’s decision opens a space needed for
the Security Council have the moral obligation to support
                                                             resuming dialogue and negotiation as the only means of
the Palestinian cause, as they are deeply responsible
                                                             resolving a conflict that has marked the history of the
for the tragedy and Nakba of the Palestinian people.
                                                             Middle East for almost 70 years.
That is why they must adopt all the resolutions they
can to protect the weakest and force Israel to abide by          We are pleased that at the end of our term in the
international law and openly enter into a peace process      Security Council, the Council has today had the
based on the existence of two States.                        vision and the courage to adopt this resolution. We
                                                             therefore acknowledge the contribution of those who
    The resolution we have adopted today is a first step
                                                             have participated in this historic outcome, especially
on the path to a peaceful negotiated solution between
                                                             Egypt, New Zealand and the countries that sponsored
Palestine and Israel with the support of the international
                                                             the resolution.
community. It is therefore necessary for Israel, the
occupying Power, to put an end to the policies derived           Venezuela reaffirms its unyielding commitment to
from the prolonged occupation of the territories of the      peace, international security and the Palestinian cause.
State of Palestine, as well as the inhumane blockade of      We will remain vigilant with regard to the evolution
the Gaza Strip, which has lasted for almost a decade         of the inescapable task of helping to bring about a
and is a flagrant violation of international law. Those      negotiated peaceful settlement of the conflict, as
are essential conditions for consolidating what we           provided for in Article 2 of the Charter of the United
have achieved today and for moving forward towards a         Nations. Similarly, we will support in other forums all
political solution in which Palestine, as a full member      the efforts and initiatives directed to realizing the twoof the United Nations and with East Jerusalem as its         State solution in accordance with international law.
capital, can live peacefully with Israel,within secure,
                                                                 Mr. Wu Haitao (China) (spoke in Chinese): China
internationally recognized preborders.
                                                             welcomes the adoption by the Security Council of
      The members of the Council have recognized that        resolution 2334 (2016) on the Israeli settlements and
illegal settlements are a systematic obstacle to the peace   appreciates the important role played by the sponsors
process and a threat to the two-State solution. Therefore,   in promoting its adoption.
it is becoming increasingly critical for Israel to assume
                                                                 The question of Palestine has been the crux of the
its responsibilities and comply with the resolutions of
                                                             Middle East issue. It is also the underlying cause of
the Security Council and the General Assembly urging
                                                             the situation in the region. Safeguarding the legitimate
it to put an end to a pernicious practice that denies the
                                                             national interests of the Palestinian people is the shared
human rights of the Palestinian population.
                                                             responsibility of the international community. Recent
    Furthermore, Venezuela reiterates its condemnation       years have seen the stalled peace talks between the two
of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,            sides, the ever-expanding Israeli settlements, ongoing
no matter who the authors may be and what their              violence and conflict, the constantly deteriorating
motives are. With the same emphasis, we condemn              humanitarian situation and the growing tension between
the continued violation of the most basic rights of the      Palestine and Israel, all of which has threatened the
Palestinian population in the occupied territories and in    vision of two States as well as regional peace and
Gaza, which continues to be blockaded and besieged by        stability.
Israel, through the indiscriminate and disproportionate
                                                                  China has all along supported the Council in
use of force by Israeli military and security troops.
                                                             playing its due role on the question of Palestine.
    We repudiate the violence of extremist settlers          Resolution 2334 (2016) adopted by the Council today
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and wish of the international community and heeds              construction is corroding the possibility of a two-State
the just demand of Palestine and the Arab countries.           solution. Since the Oslo process in 1993, the population
We urge Israel to implement 2334 (2016) in a practical         of settlements has doubled to 570,000, including 85,000
manner, immediately end its settlement activities and          settlers deep in the West Bank. The Quartet report
stop demolishing Palestinian homes in order to create          warns of sliding into a one-State reality of perpetual
conditions for the relaunch of the peace talks. China          occupation and conflict. That is no future at all.
encourages both sides to honour their respective
                                                                    The United Kingdom is a dear and close friend of
obligations, keep calm, exercise restrain and gradually
                                                               the State of Israel. We reject all efforts to delegitimize
establish mutual trust so as to come back to the path of
                                                               or undermine Israel. The movement for boycotts,
peace negotiations as soon as possible.
                                                               divestment and sanctions, rooted as it is in a culture of
     China has been a firm supporter of the just cause of      prejudice and hostility to Israel, is a barrier to peace.
the Palestinian people. China supports the Palestinian         My Government will never support any resolution that
people in establishing a fully sovereign and independent       advances the cause of boycotts or delegitimization in
State, based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as       any way. It is because of our steadfast and stalwart
its capital. China welcomes and supports all efforts that      commitment to Israel’s security — and its existence
help ease tension between Israel and Palestine, achieve        as the Jewish homeland — that we voted for today’s
the two-State solution at an early date and support the        resolution and worked tirelessly to secure a balanced
peaceful coexistence between the two sides. China is           final text. We believe that Israeli settlement activity
ready to work with the international community in              represents a clear and present danger to our shared vision
scaling up the diplomatic efforts to promote an early,         of two States for two peoples. The United Kingdom’s
comprehensive and just solution to the conflict between        long-standing view is that settlement expansion is
Palestine and Israel.                                          illegal and not in Israel’s long-term interests.
    Mr. Rycroft (United Kingdom): The United                        Today’s resolution also takes important and balanced
Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2334               steps to support peace through, first of all, calling for
(2016) today. It is the first Security Council resolution      immediate steps to prevent incitement and all acts of
on the Israel-Palestine issue in over seven years.             violence against civilians, including terror. It also calls
The adoption of the resolution is first and foremost a         for a strengthening of efforts to combat terrorism,
clear reinforcement of the international community’s           including through existing security coordination,
conviction that a two-State solution remains the only          as well as clearly condemning all acts of terrorism.
viable route to sustained Arab-Israeli peace.                  Secondly, the resolution calls upon both parties to act
                                                               on the basis of international law and to refrain from
     As the Quartet report in July 2016 highlighted, the
                                                               provocative actions in order to build trust and create
foundations of peace — trust and goodwill — are being
                                                               the conditions for peace. Thirdly, the resolution calls
corroded from all sides because of violence, incitement,
                                                               upon all parties to exert collective efforts to launch
demolitions and settlement activity. Ultimately, as long
                                                               credible negotiations on all final-status issues, urging
as terrorists are treated as martyrs, peace will be distant.
                                                               the intensification and acceleration of international and
The scourge of anti-Semitic, racist and hateful language
                                                               regional efforts to support a comprehensive peace.
must be excised from the region. It is critical that the
Palestinian leadership implement the recommendations                We have long held that if negotiations are to
of the Quartet report and continue their efforts to tackle     be successful, they will need to lead to a safe and
terror and incitement, strengthen institutions and             secure Israel, living alongside a viable and sovereign
develop a sustainable economy. The United Kingdom              Palestinian State based on the 1967 borders with agreed
will continue to provide the Palestinian authority with        land-swaps, Jerusalem as the shared capitol of both
professional support in helping develop its security           States and a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement
institutions.                                                  for refugees.
    But goodwill alone will not secure peace. Today’s              In closing, we recognize that the adoption of the
resolution is a sober recognition that the two-State           resolution will not change the situation on the ground
solution is slipping away. By undermining the                  overnight. The year 2017 will not be an easy year for the
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and the subsequent occupation of Gaza and the West               Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in
Bank, including East Jerusalem, and 100 years since          Russian): The Russian delegation, I am sure like many
my country issued the Balfour Declaration. However,          others in the Chamber, was puzzled by the process that
we must all uphold our responsibility, as the Council        unfolded around today’s resolution 2334 (2016). While
has finally upheld its responsibility today, in order to     the resolution has been worked on for many months,
deliver the long-term security that Israelis deserve and     the apparent haste surrounding its adoption does not
the statehood and end to the occupation that Palestinians    promote its ends.
are calling out for.
                                                                 For many years, our country has been involved
    Mr. Bermúdez (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish):               in the Middle East peace process, first as co-chair of
Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2334 (2016),           the Madrid process, then as a member of the Middle
convinced that after eight years we finally had an           East Quartet and, of course, as a permanent member
historic opportunity to break the Council’s stalemate,       of the Security Council. Our experience confirms
which has seriously threatened the two-State solution        that the issue can be resolved only through direct
and the peace negotiations between the Israelis and          and unconditional negotiations between Palestinians
Palestinians. Resolution 2334 (2016), adopted a few          and Israelis. That is precisely what dictated our work
minutes ago, responds to the ongoing call of Council         to arrange a September meeting in Moscow between
members to disrupt the reigning status quo and reverse       Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and President
the negative trends on the ground, in particular             Abbas of Palestine. The Palestinian side was ready to
the illegal settlements built by Israel in occupied          take part in the meeting.
Palestinian territory.
                                                                  Today, we voted in favour of the resolution on
     We are at a moment of great importance to the
                                                             the Israeli settlements, convinced that it was based
future of the Middle East peace process and the twoon tested language reflecting the general position
State solution. We hope that the resolution will serve as
                                                             of the international community on the illegality of
a call for action by both Israel and Palestine to promptly
                                                             Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian
resume bilateral negotiations towards a just and lasting
                                                             territories. We believe it important that the document
peace, taking the interests of both parties into account.
                                                             also condemns violent acts against civilians and acts of
Uruguay reaffirms its unwavering support for the right
                                                             terrorism and appeals to both sides to end the violence
of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace within
                                                             and the rhetoric of incitement and provocation, which
internationally recognized borders in an atmosphere of
renewed cooperation and free from any threat or action       only fuel an atmosphere of distrust and confrontation
that could threaten peace. We also reaffirm our support      between Palestinians and Israelis. There is no doubt
for the solution based on two independent States, as we      that such actions undermine the possibility of achieving
are convinced it is the only possibility whereby Israel      a two-State solution to the Palestinian question.
and Palestine could peacefully coexist.                          Russia will continue working on reanimating the
    It is very important for the authorities to send         negotiations and restoring Palestinian unity based on
political signals of their desire to escape the current      the political platform of the Palestinian Liberation
quagmire created by misunderstanding, hatred and             Organization and the Arab Peace Initiative. In that
violent confrontation. Likewise, both sides must refrain     connection we confirm the importance of the ongoing
from adopting unilateral decisions that can undermine        work of the Quartet as an effective and approved
dialogue, and comply in good faith with their obligations    mechanism of the Security Council in the Middle East
under international law and the Council’s resolutions.       peace process.

     Uruguay reaffirms its willingness to continue               We also note that the July report of the Quartet
working to reactivate the peace process in the Middle        (S/2016/595, annex) on the situation in the Palestinian-East as quickly as possible and achieve once and for         Israeli track is still very relevant as a strong signal
all the two-State solution of two States, living in peace    from the international community to both sides of the
and cooperation. We owe that to the many generations         conflict. Implementing the recommendations contained
of Israelis and Palestinians that have been exhausted by     in the report would contribute to returning the peace
many years of conflict.                                      process to the political track.


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     Mr. Bessho (Japan): Japan is deeply concerned          for those who have nothing to lose, leading to further
about the current stagnation in the peace process and       radicalization in the region and beyond.
alarmed that a two-State solution may be slipping from
                                                                 Recent developments have made it even more
our reach. We have been consistent in our position that
                                                            urgent for the Council to act, particularly the brazen
settlement activity is in violation of international law    attempt by the Israeli Parliament to legalize outposts on
and that it has been steadily eroding the viability of a    private Palestinian lands. We need to send a strong and
two-State solution. With that in mind, Japan voted in       clear signal that this is simply not acceptable. Today
favour of resolution 2334 (2016).                           the Council has redeemed itself to steer the parties in
     It is important that the parties commit themselves     the right direction, away from violence and unjust and
to the resolution just adopted so as to make meaningful     illegal acts. We are giving hope to both the people of
progress in the Middle East peace process. The Council      Israel and the people of Palestine, the majority of whom
also must reaffirm its commitment to a two-State            still believe in the two-State solution and still want
solution and support the parties to that end. Japan         peace. This is not just a victory for Palestine, it is a
remains firm in its belief that peace in the region can     victory for the Security Council, for the United Nations,
be realized only through negotiations and will not          for the rule of law, for peace and for humankind as a
recognize any unilateral change by either party that        whole. It is also a victory for the people of Israel who
may prejudge the final resolution.                          still believe in living side by side in peace and security
                                                            with the Palestinians and their Arab neighbours. In
    I would like to conclude by stressing that Japan will   the next few months, the Council should continue to
continue to engage in this matter both in and out of the    exert pressure on both sides to ensure compliance with
Council in order to facilitate the peace process with a     resolution 2334 (2016). We also urge all Member States
view to achieving a two-State solution.                     to abide by their obligations under the resolution to halt
                                                            settlement activities.
    Mr. Ibrahim (Malaysia): Today, after decades
of paralysis in the Council on the Israeli-Palestinian           As we enter into 50 years of Israeli occupation
conflict, the Council has finally exercised its legal,      in 2017, we need to take a step back to reflect on our
political and moral responsibility to take effective        collective failures for the past half-century that have
action to reverse the negative trends that are              led to our current predicament on the viability of
threatening peace and the two-State solution. With the      the two-State solution. Although our action today is
historic adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), we prove       significant in halting settlement activities, we need to
our sincere commitment to peace and to the two-State        recognize that we are addressing the symptoms and
solution. We sincerely thank all Council members            not the root causes of the conflict. In the long term,
who voted in support of the resolution today. We are        the Council and the international community must
also encouraged by the exemplary restraint shown by         galvanize their efforts to end the longest occupation in
the permanent members of the Council. Malaysia also         modern history, which has given rise to sustaining the
appreciates the full support and solidarity shown by        settlement enterprise.
New Zealand, Venezuela and Senegal in carrying the              We therefore urge all parties to intensify their
resolution forward.                                         efforts to resume the peace process in order to achieve
     We have been persistently warned that the              a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle
settlement enterprise constitutes the single biggest        East, on the basis of the relevant United Nations
threat to peace and the two-State solution. It is illegal   resolutions and various initiatives, including the Arab
under international law, as reinforced by the 2004          Peace Initiative. We also reaffirm our support for all
advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice      diplomatic initiatives to that end, including by France
and in various Council resolutions. They also lead to       and Russia.
settler violence, home demolitions, land confiscations,          Lastly, although Malaysia’s days in the Council are
as well as to discriminatory policies and the denial        coming to an end, we will continue to play an active
of development, infrastructure and natural resources.       role in creating the necessary conditions for peace in
Decades of great injustice and gross violations of          the region and defending the two-State solution, in line
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    Mr. Martins (Angola): Angola welcomes the                  General and the Special Coordinator that the two-State
adoption today of resolution 2334 (2016). I would              solution was slipping away and that urgent action was
like to thank the sponsors — Egypt, Malaysia, New              necessary to arrest it.
Zealand, Senegal and Venezuel — for presenting it to
                                                                   As I noted earlier, the focus of resolution 2334
the Council.
                                                               (2016) is on settlements: the primary threat to the
     For far too long, a source of deep frustration and        viability of the two-State solution. However, as others
despair to the international community as a whole has          have pointed out, the resolution also includes welcome
been the continued expansion of illegal settlements            elements on the need to stop violence and incitement and
by the Israeli authorities, which have perpetuated an          lays the groundwork for a return to negotiations. There
atmosphere of mistrust, hostility and violence among           is no question that ongoing Israeli settlement in the
Israelis and Palestinians. There is no doubt that the          occupied territories is a significant obstacle to a return
settlements are illegal under international law, and           to negotiations and a grave threat to the very viability
therefore we find it disappointing that the Israeli            of a future Palestinian State. As my Foreign Minister
authorities dispute that and believe that their final status   said earlier this month, those settlements violate
should be determined in talks on Palestinian statehood.        international law, and those settlements have created
     Palestinian statehood will not be possible if             enemies where there should have been neighbours.
settlements are expanded; then any possibility of a                 Every settlement creates false hope for the settlers
contiguous Palestinian State would be eliminated.              that the land will one day be part of a greater Israel.
Therefore, we urge both parties to refrain from any            Every settlement takes land away from Palestinians
negative unilateral actions that could hinder the              needing homes or farmland or roads. Today’s resolution
prospect of the two States living side by side in peace        provides important signals to the parties and to the
and harmony.                                                   international community about the way forward. It
     A Council resolution represents only a positive           reaffirms the central importance of preserving the twocontribution to peace and security in the world, which         State solution as the only model we have for achieving
again is the primary raison d’ȇtre of the Council; that        a negotiated peace. The resolution also prepares the
is, if the resolution can be implemented. I hope that          ground for a return to negotiations as soon as possible.
resolution 2334 (2016), which we just adopted, will            The resolution reaffirms, through the United Nations
be effectively implemented, particularly by all key            most powerful organ, that settlements in the occupied
parties. This calls for the unity of the Security Council,     territories are contrary to Israel’s obligations under
unity by the Palestinians, unity in Israel. Above all,         international law and a major obstacle to peace. It
resolution 2334 (2016) calls for a commitment to               condemns the acts of violence, provocation, terror and
peace, particularly by the two main parties, Israel            incitement that have driven the two sides apart and
and Palestine.                                                 hardened feelings of hostility and mistrust on both sides.

     In conclusion, let me say that the resolution is not          The reporting mechanism the resolution establishes
an imposition of terms by the United Nations, but rather       should provide a firm foundation for the Council to
a measure to salvage the prospects of the two-State            continue to encourage the parties towards negotiations
solution. Therefore, we hope that we will definitely see       on a viable two-State solution. We recognize that there
this as a step in the right direction, as we have several      is much more that the resolution might have done. The
times reiterated in the Council.                               Council must stand ready to provide additional support
                                                               to the parties, including by setting out the parameters
     Mr. Van Bohemen (New Zealand): Today is a
                                                               for negotiations when the time is right. But today we
significant day for the Security Council, as the applause
                                                               have focused on what is achievable right now, and that
ringing around the Chamber earlier this afternoon
                                                               is what we believe today’s text represents.
attests. I was so very pleased that in this last meeting
of the year we are able to adopt a very positive step              Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): By deciding to
on this most very difficult issue. The applause reflects       co-sponsor resolution 2334 (2016), along with Malaysia,
the pent-up frustration that the Council has been unable       New Zealand and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
for so long to adopt a resolution on the Israeli-Palestine     Senegal wishes to reaffirm its principled position on
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view of international law. Indeed, at a tiime when the            I would like to start by thanking all the sponsors for
peace process is at a stalemate, we see a continued and      their efforts, as well as the delegations that worked so
accelerated progress of building settlements in the West     intensely to achieve such a historic result. Spain voted
Bank and East Jerusalem. In addition to compromising         in favour of resolution 2334 (2016) because we are
the chance for peace between Israelis and Palestinians,      convinced that it will contribute to preserving the twothose settlements and occupations foment the violence        State solution, which we believe is the only solution
that affects both Israelis and Palestinians and the          that can lead to a just, comprehensive and lasting peace
possibility for both peoples to live side by side in peace   for Palestinians and Israelis.
and security within internationally recognized borders.           That peace could never be determined externally,
    Together with the Israelis and Palestinians, with        but will need to be negotiated between the two parties.
whom we, as members of the Council, share the same           However, the international community does have
aspirations for peace and stability, we must find a path     an obligation to do everything it can to promote an
to negotiations with a view to reaching a peaceful,          agreement. With today’s vote, the Security Council
happy and definitive solution to the dispute. We avail       did what it had to do. Over the past two years, as a
ourselves of this opportunity to renew our disapproval       non-Permanent Member of the Security Council, Spain
and condemnation of acts of terrorism and incitement         has repeated on numerous occasions that we were in
to violence, no matter who the authors are or what the       favour of the Council expressing its position on the
motives may be.                                              Palestinian question when the time was right and, if
                                                             possible, to adopt a text on which there was consensus
    My delegation reaffirms the urgency of relaunching       that could truly advance the peace process. That day has
the peace process. That is why we encourage the              come today. The text of the resolution that we adopted
ongoing initiatives, such as that of France, and             today fulfils, as we see it, the necessary requirements.
diplomatic efforts, such as those undertaken by Egypt        It is a balanced text that strives for nothing more than
and the Russian Federation; all of such initiatives, in      to act in favour of peace.
our view, require greater coordination.
                                                                 Over these two years, we have also repeated many
    In conclusion, it is up to the international             times in this same Chamber the position of Spain on
community, and first and foremost the Security Council       the Palestinian question. We have always stated that
as the guarantor of international peace and security, to     the settlements are counter to international law and one
work on the two-State solution. Our faith was restored       of the main obstacles to make the two-State solution
by the remarks President Macky Sall delivered during         a reality so that Israel and Palestine can live in peace
the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with      and security within mutually recognized borders.
the Palestinian People:                                      Furthermore, we have also stated that the incitement to
    “Despite the stalemate of the peace process, I           hatred and acts of terrorism are not only morally and
    have the strong conviction that efforts must be          legally reprehensible, but they also undermine efforts
    continued, strengthened and intensified in order         to achieve a just and lasting peace between Israelis and
    to realize the two-State solution. The two States,       Palestinians, and they should be strongly condemned.
    Israel and Palestine, should be able to live side by     The resolution that we have just adopted is fully
    side in peace and security, each of them within          compatible with that position.
    its own internationally recognized borders, in                As the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon recalled
    accordance with all the relevant resolutions of the      last week here in the Chamber (ses S/PV.7839), over
    United Nations and the efforts of the Quartet.”          the past 10 years the Security Council has pronounced
                                                             itself only twice on the Palestinian question — the
    On that basis, Senegal, faithful to its principles and
                                                             last time being eight years ago. We welcome the fact
foreign policy, and also as Chair of the Committee on
                                                             that such silence has been broken and we see this
the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
                                                             as the result of the work carried out by the Security
People, continues to engage in dialogue and consultation
                                                             Council, month after month, throughout these years.
in order to reach a two-State solution.
                                                             Spain has contributed to that work, motivated only by
     The President (spoke in Spanish): I shall now make      its sincere wish to help the cause of peace. Spain will
a statement in my national capacity.                         continue working as long as it is necessary, based on


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that same motivation, to contribute to a just and lasting        Just two months ago, UNESCO approved an absurd
peace between Israel and Palestine, which would be          resolution, denying the connection between the Jewish
the outcome of a negotiated agreement between the           people and Jerusalem. Today the Council, including
two parties.                                                many of the world’s leading democracies — the
    I now resume my functions as President of               beacons of liberty — voted to condemn the State of
the Council.                                                Israel. Members voted to condemn the Jewish people
                                                            for building homes in the land of Israel, members voted
    I give the floor to the representative of Israel.       to ban us from building in our historical capital of
    Mr. Danon (Israel): Today is a dark day for the         Jerusalem, the heart and soul of the Jewish people, with
Security Council. Resolution 2334 (2016), which             the resolution. Tomorrow night, Israel and the entire
members just voted on, is the peak of hypocrisy. While      Jewish community around the world will celebrate the
thousands are being massacred in Syria, the Council         holy day of Hanukkah. Over 2,000 years ago, King
has wasted valuable time and efforts condemning             Antiochus banished the Jewish people from our temple
the democratic State of Israel for building homes in        in Jerusalem and issued decrees trying to sever us from
the historic homeland of the Jewish people. We have         religion and our heritage. But we prevailed; the Jewish
presented the truth time and again to the Council,          people fought back. We gained our independence and
and implored it not to believe the lies presented in        we relit menorah candles in the temples.
the resolution. By voting in favour of the resolution,          I ask each and every member of the Council who
members of the Council have in fact voted no. They          voted for the resolution: Who gave members the right
voted no to negotiations. They voted no to progress and
                                                            to issue such a decree, denying our eternal rights in
a chance for better lives for Israelis and Palestinians.
                                                            Jerusalem? Would the Council have had the nerve to
And they voted no to the possibility of peace.
                                                            condemn the countries of Council members for building
   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressing the             homes in their capitals? Would members ban the
Council one week ago said that the United Nations had       French from building in Paris? Would members ban the
                                                            Russians from building in Moscow? Would members
           “created a disproportionate volume of
                                                            ban the Chinese from building in Beijing? Would
    resolutions, reports and conferences criticizing
                                                            members ban the British from building in London?
    Israel” (S/PV.7839, p.4).
                                                            Would members ban the Americans from building in
The resolution today will be added to the long and          Washington, D.C.?
shameful list of anti-Israel United Nations resolutions.
Instead of charting a course forward members are                 We overcame such decrees during the time of the
sending a message to the Palestinians, that they should     Maccabees and we will overcome today’s evil decree.
continue on the path of terrorism and incitement; that      We have full confidence in the justice of our cause and
they should continue to hold their own people hostage;      in the righteousness of our path. We will continue to
that they should continue to seek meaningless statements.   be a democratic State, based on the rule of law and full
The sad truth is that today’s vote will be a victory for    civil and human rights for all our citizens, and we will
terror; it will be a victory for hatred and violence. By    continue to be a Jewish State, proudly reclaiming the
continuing to provide excuses for the Palestinians to       land of our forefathers, where the Maccabees fought the
avoid recognizing our right to exist, Council members       repressors, and King David ruled from Jerusalem.
are only maintaining the status quo.                            This holy book, the Bible, contains 3,000 years
    The world is undergoing great change, and the new       of history of the Jewish people in the land of Israel.
Secretary-General will soon assume office. I call on the    Absolutely no one can change that history.
Council to take this opportunity to turn a new page,           The President: I now give the floor to the
put an end to the bias and obsession with Israel, stop
                                                            Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine.
such endless attempts to blame all the problems of the
Middle East on the one true democracy in the region             Mr. Mansour (Palestine): I thank you,
and make clear to the Palestinians that the only way        Mr. President, for convening this important meeting.
forward is to end the incitement and terror and enter       I express the State of Palestine’s sincere appreciation
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your national capacity as well as in Spain’s capacity as     servants and civil society that have come before the
President of the Security Council for this month.            Council to implore it to act, including specifically to
                                                             address the illegality of Israeli settlement activities
    The Council’s action, while long overdue, is timely,
                                                             in occupied Palestine, including East Jerusalem, and
necessary and important. Resolution 2334 (2016) adopted
                                                             the erosion of the two-State solution based on the
today reaffirms the Council’s decades-long position that
                                                             1967 borders and the prospects for a just, lasting and
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory,
                                                             comprehensive peace.
including East Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the State
of Palestine, have no legal validity, constitute flagrant         That the Council has finally chosen to act is
breaches under international law, namely the Fourth          significant. Let me repeat: that the Council has finally
Geneva Convention, and constitute a major obstacle           chosen to act is significant, after years of paralysis, as
to peace, gravely diminishing the viability of the two-      is the fact that the resolution has been adopted with
State solution based on the 4 June 1967 borders and the      overwhelming majority support. However, this step
possibility of realizing it.                                 requires vigilant follow-up, if it is to be meaningful,
                                                             so as to stem further deterioration and salvage the two-We express our appreciation to all the Council
                                                             State solution from relegation to history’s archives.
members that supported the resolution. They have
                                                             Urgent efforts are needed to reverse the dangerous,
adopted the resolution on behalf of the entire
                                                             negative trends on the ground and to advance our
international community, reflecting the long-standing
                                                             collective efforts to end the Israeli occupation that began
global consensus on the matter. We must also express
                                                             in 1967, and achieve freedom, rights and justice for the
our gratitude to the four co-sponsors — Malaysia,
                                                             Palestinian people, including the Palestine refugees,
New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela. They have acted
                                                             leading to Palestinian-Israeli peace and security, as
in line with their constant calls for action to redress
                                                             well as the goal of Arab-Israeli peace.
the unjust situation, firm in their responsibilities as
Council members. We also thank Angola, as well as                 No “bashing” is taking place, as repeatedly claimed
the Non-Aligned Movement caucus members, for their           by the Israeli Government — not by Palestine, not by
abiding support. Of course, we also thank our brothers       the Council, nor by any who have time and again urged
in Egypt, the Arab representative on the Council, for        the Council to act in the interest of peace and security.
all efforts exerted throughout the process. Let me also      Claims of bashing are beyond being offensive, because
thank all those who applauded the adoption of resolution     in reality today’s action may be too little too late. After
2334 (2016) here in the Chamber, and the millions who        years of allowing the law to be trampled upon and the
have applauded in all corners of the globe, especially       situation to spiral downward, today’s resolution 2334
those in the State of Palestine.                             (2016) may rightly be seen as a last attempt to preserve
                                                             the two-State solution and revive the path to peace
     Over the years we have made countless appeals
                                                             to keep hope alive. For many, that seems virtually
to the Council to uphold its duties under the Charter
                                                             impossible at this point as Israel, the occupying Power,
of the United Nations, convinced of its central role
                                                             has been permitted to entrench its occupation and a
and the primacy of international law, and insisting
                                                             one-State reality with absolute impunity, at times even
on the need for concerted action to confront Israel’s
                                                             being rewarded for its violations and intransigence.
oppression of the Palestinian people and relentless
colonization of our land under its half-century foreign          Against that backdrop, one Council resolution in
occupation. Our appeals have sought, in the short term,      nearly eight years is not disproportionate; it is shameful.
to alleviate the suffering of our people, a defenceless      But today’s vote rectifies that record and sets us on a
civilian population denied of their rights, dignity and      new course.
humanity. However, our appeals have also been calls
                                                                 The fact is that only Israel is doing the
for the Council to contribute to the cause of peace in the
                                                             bashing — of the Council and the entire United
long term — peace for Palestine, peace for Israel, peace
                                                             Nations system — members heard what the Israeli
for the Middle East region and peace for our world.
                                                             representative said — of the Charter of the United
    We have not been alone in our appeals; they have         Nations and international law. For five decades, despite
been echoed by Security Council members themselves           resolution 242 (1967), calling for Israel’s withdrawal
and by the States, organizations, international civil        from the territories it occupied in 1967, and all the


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resolutions thereafter, Israel has persisted full force     call for a cessation of Israeli settlement activities and
with its occupation. Its illegal settlements and the        violations will serve to compel compliance with the
wall have severely fragmented our land, undermined          law, de-escalate tensions, bring an end to the violence,
its contiguity and isolated East Jerusalem — the heart      including all acts of terror, provocations and incitement,
and capital of our State and de facto Israeli annexation    and reverse the negative trends on the ground. That is
of which the international community has never              vital for salvaging the prospects for peace.
recognized and continues to reject. Convictions in
the rationality, feasibility and fairness of the two-            With the Council leading by responsible action,
State solution have been destroyed, as reflected in         including follow-up of the reports requested of the
the growing negative sentiments among Palestinians,         Secretary-General on the resolution’s implementation,
whether those besieged and inhumanely blockaded for         we hope that the coming period will be one of serious
nearly a decade in the Gaza Strip, or those enduring        effort to set the course for a credible political horizon
the colonization onslaught and daily settler terror in      and help the parties advance towards a peaceful
the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, or those in        solution. We recognize fully the Arab States’ efforts in
the diaspora, including in our refugee camps across         the context of the Arab Peace Initiative, which remains
the region, whose patience in awaiting justice and a        a cornerstone for peace, and the efforts of France, the
peaceful solution is legendary, yet now so frail.           Quartet, Egypt and the Russian Federation. We hope
                                                            that those collective efforts, with international support,
     To the audacious claims of bias, we say that the       will be fulfilled.
only bias taking place is that against the law, against
reason and against the vision of two States as the most         We remain firm in our belief that peace — the
viable solution to this prolonged, illegal occupation       central purpose of the Organization — is more than
and disastrous, tragic conflict. We have heard it loud      worthy of both international legislation and action.
and clear in the gleeful boasts by some Israeli officials   We therefore urge intensification of international
that “the two-State solution is dead” and “there will       and regional efforts to achieve, without delay, an
be no Palestinian State”. We witness it in the constant     end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and
Israeli schemes, including Knesset ploys, attempting        a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, based on the
to pervert the law to accommodate the unlawful and          relevant United Nations resolutions, the 1991 Madrid
the pretexts used to expropriate and colonize our land      Conference terms of reference, including the principle
and deepen the occupation. We witness it in Israel’s        of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the
blatant contempt of the global demands to comply with       Quartet road map, whereby the Palestinian people will
its obligations under the law, as is expected of every      realize their rights and justice, including a just solution
single other State in the international community, and      for the Palestine refugees on the basis of resolution
to finally commit to the path of peace. But today the       194 (III), and can finally live in freedom and dignity,
Council has said, “enough”. And we thank Council            exercising their inalienable right to self-determination
members for that.                                           in their independent, sovereign and contiguous State
    Resolution 2334 (2016) represents a necessary step      of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living
for addressing one of the most critical aspects of the      side by side with Israel in peace and within secure and
longest issue on the United Nations agenda, a 70-year       recognized borders.
open wound, precluding peace and stability in our                The President (spoke in Spanish): Before
region, with far-reaching consequences, not least of        concluding this meeting, I would like to express the
which is fuelling the anger and despair that injustice      sincere appreciation of the delegation of Spain to
breeds, especially among youth, who see no present or       the Council members, especially my colleagues the
future, and undeniably fuelling much of the radicalism      Permanent Representatives, their respective staff and
and extremism plaguing our region and world.                teams and also to the secretariat of the Council for
    The Security Council must stand firm by that            all the support they have given us. It has been a very
decision, stand by the law and stand on the right           busy month, and it would not have been possible to
side of history. It should not be cowed by negative         achieve this outcome without the contribution of the
threats or spin; the Council is doing the right thing by    delegations, the representatives of the Secretariat, the
adopting resolution 2334 (2016). We hope this global        interpreters, the translators, meeting services, sound


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engineers, as well as the security officers who kept the     Malaysia, New Zealand and the Bolivarian Republic
Council safe day after day this month.                       of Venezuela. I wish to commend their hard work and
    As this could be the last public meeting of the          contributions during their term on the Security Council
Security Council for December 2016, I would like, on         from 2015 to 2016.
behalf of the Council, to express the sincere appreciation
of the Council to the outgoing members — Angola,                 The meeting rose at 3.50 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 014 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 001 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ANGOLA
Y CHINA
Y EGYPT
Y FRANCE
Y JAPAN
Y MALAYSIA
Y NEW ZEALAND
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SENEGAL
Y SPAIN
Y UKRAINE
Y UNITED KINGDOM
A UNITED STATES
Y URUGUAY
Y VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)