{"id":129933,"date":"2018-03-20T15:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=129933"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:54:01","slug":"un-human-rights-council-discusses-human-rights-situation-in-palestinian-and-other-occupied-arab-territories-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-human-rights-council-discusses-human-rights-situation-in-palestinian-and-other-occupied-arab-territories-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Human Rights Council Discusses Human Rights Situation in Palestinian and Other Occupied Arab Territories – Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
20 March 2018<\/strong><\/div>\n

fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, after hearing the presentation of reports by the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights under that agenda item.
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\nKate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, introduced six reports concerning the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and other occupied Arab territories.\u00a0 The reports focused on arbitrary detention of Palestinians, expansion of Israeli\u2019s settlement activities, the High Commissioner\u2019s update on accountability for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and a database of business enterprises engaged in Israeli settlement activities.\u00a0 Ms. Gilmore noted that after a decade of blockade, the situation in Gaza had deteriorated to a point that was unbearable for its inhabitants.\u00a0 Two million Palestinians could not leave due to restrictions to freedom of movement, and they lived with electricity cuts lasting up to 20 hours a day.\u00a0 The health system was on the verge of collapse, whereas the exchange of fire between armed groups in Gaza and in Israel had escalated in the past months.<\/p>\n

Israel was not present to take the floor as a concerned country.
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\nState of Palestine, speaking as a concerned country, noted that certain recommendations made in the reports were out of context and had not taken into account that the responsibilities and obligations fell upon the occupying power, Israel, which had subjugated the people under its occupation for 50 years.\u00a0 The ongoing Israeli settlements were the problem.<\/p>\n

Syria, speaking as a concerned country, reminded that since the occupation of the Syrian Golan in 1967, Israel had continued to violate the Geneva Conventions and Security Council resolutions.\u00a0 Terrorist groups had increased significantly with the aim to further entrench the occupation as a\u00a0fait accompli<\/i>.\u00a0 Even more deplorable was the fact that Israel\u2019s occupation was supported by the United States and their allies.<\/p>\n

In the ensuing discussion, speakers reminded that after 50 years of occupation, the list of human rights violations committed by the occupying power was getting longer and longer.\u00a0 Israel had resumed its practice of collective punishment by withdrawing the residence rights of indigenous land owners in Jerusalem, and it had been able to do so because of the unilateral decision of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.\u00a0 Speakers expressed concern that the recommendations in the reports did not adequately portray the entirely asymmetrical nature of the conflict with one party being occupied and besieged, and the other being the occupier and aggressor.\u00a0 They were also concerned about certain shortfalls of the database of companies involved in settlement activities, and they urged the Council to publish the names of those companies.\u00a0 Speakers deplored the reluctance of some countries to participate in the general debate on item 7 and emphasized that any efforts to remove or diminish the importance of the item on the Council\u2019s agenda was unacceptable.\u00a0 They called on Israel and its allies to refrain from breaking the longstanding consensus on the status of Jerusalem, and to end occupation in Palestinian territories and Syrian Golan.<\/p>\n

Speaking were Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, Togo on behalf of the African Group, Jordan on behalf of the Arab Group, Kuwait on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Bolivia on behalf of a group of countries, Pakistan, Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, Chile, Cuba, China, Qatar, Angola, Venezuela, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Ecuador, Slovenia, Namibia, Russian Federation, Libya, Bahrain, Sweden, Malaysia, Iran, Maldives, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Jordan, Indonesia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Uruguay, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Lebanon, Oman, Malta, Somalia, Luxembourg, Morocco, and Algeria.<\/p>\n

Also taking the floor were the following non-governmental organizations: Palestinian Return Centre, Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man, Amuta for NGO Responsibility, Touro Law Center \u2013 the Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, B’nai B’rith International, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Norwegian Refugee Council, Khiam Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Journalists, World Jewish Congress, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Human Rights Watch, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum,\u00a0Conseil International pour le soutien \u00e0 des proc\u00e8s \u00e9quitables et aux Droits de l\u2019Homme<\/i>, World Muslim Congress, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Africa Culture Internationale, Association of World Citizens, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Indian Movement \u201cTupaj Amaru,\u201d IUS PRIMI VIRI International Association, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, United Nations Watch,\u00a0Conseil de jeunesse pluriculturelle\u00a0<\/i>(COJEP), Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling, International-lawyers.org, Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms \u201cMADA\u201d, European of Jewish Students, and Meezaan Centre for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

The Council will next hold a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.<\/p>\n

Documentation<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

The Council has before it the\u00a0Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions S-9\/1 and S-12\/1\u00a0<\/b>(A\/HRC\/37\/38<\/span><\/u><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Council has before it the\u00a0Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights\u00a0<\/b>(A\/HRC\/37\/39<\/span><\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Council has before it the\u00a0Report of the Secretary-General on the human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan\u00a0<\/b>(A\/HRC\/37\/40<\/span><\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Council has before it the\u00a0Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights\u00a0<\/b>(A\/HRC\/37\/41<\/span><\/u><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Council has before it the\u00a0Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights\u00a0<\/b>(A\/HRC\/37\/42<\/span><\/u><\/a>)
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\nThe Council has before it the report on\u00a0Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/b>\u00a0(A\/HRC\/37\/43<\/span><\/u><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Presentation of Reports\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

KATE GILMORE,\u00a0United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/u>, introduced six reports under the Council\u2019s agenda item 7, concerning the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and other occupied Arab territories.\u00a0 The first report focused on arbitrary detention and had been prepared with the Working Group on arbitrary detention, describing the arbitrary detention of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, without fair trail guarantees.\u00a0 The cases of continued arbitrary detention of children were particularly distressing.\u00a0 The second report described the accelerated expansion of Israeli\u2019s settlement enterprises and the human rights impact of such expansion, as was requested by resolution 34\/31.\u00a0 In 2017, settlement planning accelerated in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem, with almost double the number of housing units.\u00a0 The report detailed increasing numbers of legislative proposals suggesting there had been a move towards de facto annexation of parts of the West Bank.<\/p>\n

The third report was the High Commissioner\u2019s tenth periodic report on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, providing an overview of recurring violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.\u00a0 The report confirmed patterns of violations previously reported by the Secretary General and the High Commissioner.\u00a0 The fourth report, presented pursuant to resolution 34\/28, provided an update on accountability for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and it considered the responsibilities of third States to ensure respect for those norms, particularly with respect to the 2014 escalation of hostilities in Gaza and the excessive use of force by Israeli law enforcement officials.\u00a0 The fifth report detailed a database of business enterprises engaged in specific Israeli settlement activities.\u00a0 Those activities, identified in the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements, were explicitly linked to the Israeli settlements or supporting their establishment.\u00a0 The report was conducted in consultation with the Working Group on business and human rights.\u00a0 A total of 206 companies, out of 321 companies reviewed had been screened.\u00a0 The sixth report concerned human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan and was based on information received from Member States.<\/p>\n

After a decade of blockade, the situation in Gaza had deteriorated to a point that was unbearable for its inhabitants.\u00a0 The majority of its two million inhabitants could not leave due to restrictions to freedom of movement and Gazans lived with electricity cuts lasting up to 18-20 hours a day.\u00a0 The health system was on the verge of collapse and the exchange of fire between armed groups in Gaza and in Israel had escalated in the past months.\u00a0 Though the situation was recognized by all parties, the United Nations was highlighting it again and again, week after week.\u00a0 Thousands of people had been injured in protests following the 6 December announcement by the United States President recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.\u00a0 In conclusion, the State of Palestine\u2019s continued work on the implementation of human rights treaties was welcomed, including accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/p>\n

Statements by Concerned Countries<\/u><\/b>
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\nIsrael<\/u>\u00a0was not in the room to take the floor as a concerned country.<\/p>\n

State of Palestine<\/u>, speaking as a concerned country, said certain recommendations made in the reports were out of context, as they did not take into account that the responsibilities and obligations fell upon the occupying power, Israel, which had subjugated the people under its occupation for 50 years.\u00a0 While the State of Palestine had certain obligations, Israel was the occupying power.\u00a0 The settlements which were ongoing on a daily basis were the problem.\u00a0 Palestine thanked the Special Rapporteur for having created the database on business enterprises involved in the settlement building, and called on him to release this database publicly without delay.\u00a0 Since 1967 Israel had been occupying Palestinian territories including Jerusalem, their capital, and building settlements, with the aim of changing its demography.\u00a0 State of Palestine strongly condemned the United States decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.\u00a0 This act was in utter violation of the Palestinian people\u2019s right to self-determination.<\/p>\n

State of Palestine called upon Israel to cooperate with the human rights mechanisms.\u00a0 Israel ignored and refused to implement the Geneva Conventions, Security Council resolutions, and the opinion issued by the International Court of Justice in 2004.\u00a0 It constantly escalated attacks and continued its settlements.\u00a0 Over the past year, over 720 Palestinians had been arrested and detained, including 100 children.\u00a0 They joined over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. \u00a0Israel continued to murder, grab natural resources, and erect walls and blockades in Gaza.\u00a0 For over a decade, it had desecrated religious sites, demolished houses, and pursued a policy of arbitrary detention and arrests.\u00a0 Palestine called upon the international community to take serious measures to persuade the occupying power to desist from illegal settlements, warning that those involved in the construction and demolition were accomplices to a crime which could constitute a war crime.<\/p>\n

Syria<\/u>, speaking as a concerned country, said since the occupation of the Syrian Golan in 1967, the Israeli occupation had continued to violate the Geneva Conventions and Security Council resolutions, including resolution 490 which declared that Israel could not exercise its jurisdiction over the Syrian Golan.\u00a0 Terrorist groups had increased significantly with the aim to further entrench this occupation as a\u00a0fait accompli<\/i>.\u00a0 Syrian citizens refused to recognize the legality of the occupation, and refused the attempt of Israel to hold municipal elections in 2018, as an attempt to erase the Syrian peoples\u2019 identity.\u00a0 Even more deplorable was the fact that this occupation was supported by the United States and their allies, within and outside the Human Rights Council, thus encouraging Israel to continue its occupation.<\/p>\n

Syria condemned the Israeli occupation in all its forms, as well as the attempts to extend it, in flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.\u00a0 It called on the Council to force Israel to stop the attempt to modify the identity of the Syrian Golan through settlement-building.\u00a0 Syria reiterated its condemnation of the restrictions imposed by the occupier Israel on the citizens of the Syrian Golan which pushed them into exile either by confiscation of their land and natural resources, or by making their lives impossible.\u00a0 Citizens were denied construction permits to build their homes, and could not gain access to water and sanitation.\u00a0 They were denied their right to property and to preserve their cultural identity.\u00a0 Syria called upon the Council to use every mechanism possible to monitor and control the situation in the Syrian Golan, to condemn Israeli practices, to release those being held in prison, and to stop public executions, arbitrary arrests, restriction of freedom of movement of citizens, and the ongoing blockade against Gaza. \u00a0It called for the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination in their State, and condemned the United States decision regarding moving its embassy to Jerusalem.\u00a0 The pressure put by United States and its allies to remove item 7 showed the hypocrisy of these States with respect to human rights.<\/p>\n

General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/u>, speaking on behalf of the\u00a0Organization of Islamic Cooperation<\/u>, expressed concern that the recommendations in the reports did not adequately portray the entirely asymmetrical nature of the conflict with one party being occupied and besieged, and the other being the occupier and aggressor.\u00a0 It also remained concerned about certain shortfalls of the database of companies involved in settlement activities, and urged the Council to publish the names of the companies.\u00a0 The Organization also condemned Israel\u2019s illegal colonial settlements.<\/p>\n

Venezuela<\/u>, speaking on behalf of the\u00a0Non-Aligned Movement<\/u>, reaffirmed the Movement\u2019s long-standing solidarity with the Palestinian people and their self-determination.\u00a0 It expressed grave concern about the United States\u2019 decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and other actions that would further consolidate Israel\u2019s control and unlawful de facto annexation of Jerusalem.\u00a0 The horrific tragedy and atrocities against the Palestinian people were added to a long list of grave breaches perpetrated by Israel in the past six decades.<\/p>\n

Togo<\/u>, speaking on behalf of the\u00a0African Group<\/u>, voiced concern about the high risk of arbitrary detention, absence of access to justice, and other breaches faced by the people living in the occupied Palestinian territory.\u00a0 It called on all parties to implement the recommendations with respect to international human rights law and international humanitarian law.\u00a0 The African Group called for an immediate end to the occupation and Israeli colonization, and to the blockade of Gaza and its 1.8 million citizens.<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/u>, speaking on behalf of the\u00a0Arab Group<\/u>, reminded that after 50 years of occupation, the list of human rights violations committed by the occupying power was getting longer and longer.\u00a0 Israel had resumed its practice of collective punishment by withdrawing the residence rights of indigenous land owners in Jerusalem, and it had been able to do so because of the unilateral decision of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.<\/p>\n

Kuwait<\/u>, speaking on behalf of the\u00a0Gulf Cooperation Council<\/u>, insisted on Israel\u2019s complete withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Arab territories and the establishment of the State of Palestine in line with the Arab peace initiative and United Nations resolutions.\u00a0 Any modification of the status of Jerusalem would further complicate the current situation.\u00a0 All commercial enterprises were called on to assume their responsibilities in line with human rights and businesses and cease their operations in building settlements.<\/p>\n

Bolivia<\/u>, speaking on behalf of\u00a0group of countries<\/u>, was appalled by recent reports showing the accelerated expansion of Israeli settlements, demolitions, forced evictions and acts of settler violence.\u00a0\u00a0 As highlighted in the High Commissioner\u2019s report, the transfer of the population of an occupying State into an occupied territory constituted a war crime.\u00a0 The impunity of businesses activities that contributed to the illegal occupation was condemned.<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/u>\u00a0said that the right to self-determination was a basic human right enshrined in the United Nations Charter, yet Palestinians had been denied that fundamental right and the occupying power had been getting away with grave violations of international law.\u00a0 Pakistan continued to support a two-State solution, based on a free and secure State of Palestine with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital.<\/p>\n

Senegal<\/u>\u00a0noted the ongoing deterioration of living conditions for Palestinians, particularly for vulnerable categories, due to grave violations of international law.\u00a0 An appeal was launched for respecting the United Nations resolutions on the status of Jerusalem and freezing of all unilateral initiatives attempting to modify that status.<\/p>\n

Egypt<\/u>\u00a0welcomed the setting up of a database of all the companies involved in Israel\u2019s settlement activities and urged the High Commissioner to publish the list of those enterprises.\u00a0 The Palestinians were deprived of their liberty in an arbitrary way and had no access to remedies.\u00a0 The illegal expansion of Israel\u2019s settlements was unacceptable, as was the forceful transfer of populations.\u00a0 Egypt emphasized that it would spare no effort to respond to the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

Tunisia<\/u>\u00a0noted that the Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory were illegal, further exacerbating the human rights plight of the Palestinians.\u00a0 Business enterprises had failed to honour their human rights obligations in those territories.\u00a0 The aim was to undermine the struggle and perseverance of the Palestinian people and change the character and demographics of the historic areas of Palestine, including East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/u>\u00a0condemned in the strongest terms Israel\u2019s settlement activities and expansion in the occupied Palestinian territory, settler violence, discriminatory law enforcement, coercive environments leading to population transfers and forced evictions, and collective punishment meted out by the occupying power, and punitive demolition of homes akin to the apartheid.<\/p>\n

Chile<\/u>\u00a0noted that Israel had the legal obligation and responsibility to avoid the humanitarian suffering of the Palestinian people, particularly as the result of the blockade of Gaza.\u00a0 It appealed to all involved parties to hold all acts of violence.\u00a0 The continued settler activity by Israel undermined the two-State solution, and Israel should stop all such activities.\u00a0 The solution to the conflict was the creation of two democratic countries, living next to each other in peace.<\/p>\n

Cuba<\/u>\u00a0said the human rights situation in Palestinian territories deserved heightened attention by the Human Rights Council, noting that those who called for item 7 to be removed from the agenda continued to support the impunity of Israel.\u00a0 Despite the legal opinion of the International Court of Justice on their illegality, the settlements continued. \u00a0A two-State solution, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and on the basis of the borders of 4 June 1967 was the only solution.<\/p>\n

China<\/u>\u00a0was extremely concerned about the situation of Palestinians whose rights must be respected.\u00a0 The President of China had proposed a four-point plan aimed at achieving a peaceful solution to this problem.\u00a0 This included a political solution based on the existence of two States, long-standing cooperative security, better synergy of international efforts for peace, and a multi-dimensional plan based on the development of services.\u00a0 China urged the international community to pursue a two-State solution and stood ready to help in this regard.<\/p>\n

Qatar<\/u>\u00a0reiterated the importance of item 7 on the Human Rights Council agenda and the need to keep it on the agenda.\u00a0 The item highlighted human rights and international humanitarian rights crimes committed against the Palestinian people for the last six decades.\u00a0 Palestine was the last colony in the world.\u00a0 Further confiscation of land, demolition of homes, and the continuing change in the character of Jerusalem were flagrant violations of international law. \u00a0The transfer of Israeli settlers constituted a clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.<\/p>\n

Angola<\/u>\u00a0reiterated its support to the struggle of the people of Palestine to realize their right to self-determination as well as their political, economic, social and cultural rights.\u00a0 It defended the principle of a two-State solution, as the only way for lasting peace in the region.\u00a0 The international community must make every effort for a serious, inclusive and constructive dialogue, in line with the agreement previously established, to end the conflict that continued to claim many innocent lives.<\/p>\n

Venezuela<\/u>\u00a0noted that Palestine had been under occupation for 50 years and Gaza had been under an infamous blockade for 10 years.\u00a0 The expansion of settlements in the West Bank and the Syrian Golan showed that Israel was seeking to wipe out any sign of Palestinians.\u00a0 Unilateral arbitrary actions seeking to strengthen the position of Israel and its illegal annexation were condemned as they inhibited the two-State solution.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/u>\u00a0called for immediate cessation of the construction and expansion of settlements in the occupied territories as they were unlawful under international law and were inhibiting efforts towards reaching a two-State solution.\u00a0 Japan would continue to provide assistance for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia<\/u>\u00a0reiterated that the Council had to discuss this agenda item as long as human rights violations continued in the occupied Palestinian territories.\u00a0 Deaths and displacement of numerous Palestinians were consequences of flagrant violations of international law and 20 Palestinians had been killed in this year alone.\u00a0 Collective punishment of civilians was taking place and Palestinians were being held under an illegal and immoral blockade.<\/p>\n

United Arab Emirates<\/u>\u00a0was very concerned that a certain number of countries, the occupying power and its allies, had asked for item 7 to be removed from the Council\u2019s agenda.\u00a0 The reports of the Office of the High Commissioner testified to the plight of the Palestinian people which had been constant for the past 50 years, so it was legitimate to keep item 7 on the agenda, in line with the Council\u2019s mandate and its moral imperative.<\/p>\n

Nigeria<\/u>\u00a0noted with concern the continued occupation of Palestine and other Arab territories by Israel and Israel\u2019s lack of will to implement United Nations resolutions.\u00a0 It reiterated its call for the Human Rights Council to live up to its responsibilities and to ensure that all previous United Nations resolutions on the status of the Israeli occupied Palestine and other Arab territories were fully implemented by Israel.\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

Ecuador<\/u>\u00a0reiterated its concern about the continued violations of international law by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the continued promotion and expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, excessive use of force, destruction of infrastructure, actions to alter the demographic composition, and denial of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/u>\u00a0expressed particular concern about reports of Palestinian minors, above the age of 12, in Israeli prisons and detention centres, including reports of their ill-treatment.\u00a0 It was further concerned about the absence of a peace process and lack of perspective for both sides to finally resolve the conflict.\u00a0 Slovenia emphasized the mutual responsibility of both parties to resume peace talks and refrain from violence.\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

Namibia<\/u>\u00a0reminded that the policy of transferring Israeli citizens into the occupied Palestinian territory was a flagrant violation of article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and it should be treated as such.\u00a0 Namibia reiterated that statehood and independence were inalienable and legal rights of the Palestinian people, noting that the only way to end the violation of Palestinian rights was to end Israel\u2019s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n

Russian Federation<\/u>\u00a0was alarmed by the ongoing situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.\u00a0 A solution should be in strict compliance with the General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.\u00a0 Until such an agreement, the parties should not undertake any activities.\u00a0 Russia condemned the unlawful settlements, blockade of Gaza and the destruction of Palestinian homes.\u00a0 A comprehensive, lasting and just solution should end the occupation of land held since 1967, and create a State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.<\/p>\n

Libya<\/u>\u00a0condemned the heinous crimes committed by Israel towards the Palestinian people, which included discrimination, Judaisation, expansion of settlements, building of walls, and destruction of homes. \u00a0The attempt to set up E-gates at a holy site that would restrict people from praying meant the authorities were escalating their denial of the rights of the Palestinian people. \u00a0Libya called on the Council and the international community to address the violations by Israeli forces and grant Palestinians their right to self-determination.<\/p>\n

Bahrain<\/u>\u00a0reiterated the importance of item 7 and the need to keep it on the Council\u2019s agenda until the end of Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestinian and other Arab territories. \u00a0It condemned the attempt of some States to change this item, which encouraged Israel\u2019s impunity.\u00a0 Israel continued its occupation in utter violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law. \u00a0It continued to build settlements in Palestine, which was in contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention.\u00a0 Bahrain called on companies to cease cooperation with Israeli settlements.<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/u>\u00a0said the world was witnessing an ongoing deterioration of the human rights situation in Israel and Palestine.\u00a0 Restrictions on the freedom of movement for Palestinians in the West Bank, the critical humanitarian situation, the continued isolation of Gaza, the detention of Palestinian minors by Israel, and new Israeli legislation on the residency status of Palestinians in East Jerusalem \u2013 a protected population under international humanitarian law \u2013 were some examples.<\/p>\n

Malaysia<\/u>\u00a0stressed that the world could not turn a blind eye to over seven decades of misery suffered by the Palestinians, whose every human right was being violated on a daily basis and with complete impunity.\u00a0 While the world was progressing in implementing the 2030 Agenda with the promise of leaving no one behind, the Palestinians continued to suffer the cost of the illegal occupation.<\/p>\n

Iran<\/u>\u00a0noted that the transfer of population was a grave breach of article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention constituting a war crime.\u00a0 The International Court of Justice, Security Council, General Assembly and the Human Rights Council had confirmed the illegality of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan.\u00a0 Despite that in 2017 Israel had established 237 settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Maldives<\/u>\u00a0believed it was the Council\u2019s moral obligation to consider the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories and to address human rights violations there. \u00a0Israel continued to violate basic rights and fundamental freedoms of the Palestinian people and Maldives supported a sovereign and independent Palestine that was based on the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.<\/p>\n

Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea<\/u>\u00a0said it was the common responsibility of the international community to end systematic violations of human rights.\u00a0 Over the past decades the United Nations had adopted many resolutions calling on Israel to stop the construction of settlements but the misconduct of the United States and Israel continued to defiantly violate international law and the United Nations Charter.<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/u>\u00a0noted that the occupation violated all human rights of the Palestinian people and the best way to ensure their rights was to put an end to Israel\u2019s occupation.\u00a0 Jordan rejected any unilateral actions that undermined the Arab character of Jerusalem.\u00a0 Israel\u2019s condemnable practices undermined international peace and security.\u00a0 Jordan urged the High Commissioner for Human Rights to publish the list of companies active in settlement activities.<\/p>\n

Indonesia<\/u>\u00a0reiterated its concern about the worsening humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, and denounced Israel\u2019s continuous developments of housing projects and licensing policies.\u00a0 Indonesia called on Israel to cease the enlargement of any construction projects, particularly, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and to return to the negotiating process with the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n

Turkey<\/u>\u00a0said that the status quo in Palestine was not sustainable, whereas the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories was a major source of instability both in and beyond the region.\u00a0 The international community should not lose sight of the plight of the Palestinians suffering from the devastating effects of Israel\u2019s restrictions in the Gaza Strip.\u00a0 Turkey would continue its humanitarian assistance to Palestine and its State-building efforts.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh<\/u>\u00a0deplored the reluctance of some countries to participate in the general debate on item 7 and emphasized that any efforts to remove or diminish the importance of the item on the Council\u2019s agenda were unacceptable.\u00a0 It called on Israel and its allies to refrain from breaking the longstanding consensus on the status of Jerusalem, and to end the occupation in Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan.<\/p>\n

Uruguay<\/u>\u00a0shared concern over human rights violations caused by the Israeli settlements as well as the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.\u00a0 Israelis and Palestinians were urged to refrain from unilateral actions which undermined peace and to fully respect international law.\u00a0 Both parties were urged to resume peace talks.<\/p>\n

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf<\/u>\u00a0reiterated that it was important to keep item 7 on the Council\u2019s agenda.\u00a0 Attempts to remove it were attacks on the very objectives of the Council.\u00a0 However, lack of efforts of the Council was also registered and it was noted that reports were often submitted late.\u00a0 The report on business enterprises represented a step forward.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka<\/u>\u00a0noted the disturbing trend of extraction of natural resources in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories.\u00a0 The humanitarian work carried out by the United Nations agencies was noted with appreciation.\u00a0 For a durable solution to the Palestine question it was imperative to recognize the legitimate and sensitive security concerns of both Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Yemen<\/u>\u00a0appreciated efforts of the Office of the High Commissioner to follow up on the situation in Palestine.\u00a0 Since the 1967 occupation Israel\u2019s settlement policy had been continuing, although it was an act of provocation towards the international community.\u00a0 Also continuing were efforts to achieve a peaceful solution and highlighting the rights of Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Lebanon<\/u>\u00a0reiterated its support for item 7 as a fundamental item on the Human Rights Council agenda, which highlighted the tragedy experienced by the Palestinian people for decades. \u00a0Lebanon opposed the double standards policy of blocking this item by some States.\u00a0\u00a0 Israel continued to flagrantly violate human rights and international humanitarian law.\u00a0 Some international companies were also in breach of these, due to their complicity in building settlements.<\/p>\n

Oman<\/u>\u00a0said here they were once again meeting, while the Palestinian people aspired for justice.\u00a0 The Judaisation of Palestine and the violation of Palestinians right to self-determination were all factors that compromised peace.\u00a0 The two-State solution was the only viable solution.\u00a0 The Council must keep item 7 on its Agenda until the end of the occupation.\u00a0 Calls to overlook item 7 weakened respect for conventions and treaties.<\/p>\n

Sovereign Order of Malta<\/u>\u00a0reiterated that there could be no other alternative to the two-State solution and called upon parties to reject any other solution.\u00a0 The Sovereign Order of Malta remained concerned about the expansion of settlement activities which exposed grave danger to peace while violating international law.\u00a0 It called for full cooperation with United Nations resolutions and condemned any violence and human suffering.\u00a0 A peaceful solution was the only alternative to violence and could only be achieved by confidence building in the region.<\/p>\n

Somalia<\/u>\u00a0said as a result of the blockade in Gaza, the movements of two million people were restricted.\u00a0 This was the most serious attack on the freedom of movement in 50 years.\u00a0 It called on Israel to respect human rights and humanitarian law.\u00a0 Somalia was concerned about the situation of detainees, which included children and elderly, as well as the situation in East Jerusalem. \u00a0The international community had a heavy legal obligation to put an end to Israel\u2019s impunity and hold it accountable for its violations.<\/p>\n

Luxembourg<\/u>\u00a0expressed serious concern over the heightened humanitarian crisis in Gaza.\u00a0 The impact of the food blockade in Gaza was unacceptable.\u00a0 Gaza was nearing the point of collapse.\u00a0 Concern was voiced over the ongoing construction of settlements.\u00a0 Luxembourg also called on the Palestinian Authority to fulfil their humanitarian responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Morocco<\/u>\u00a0said the report documented various measures taken by Israel to support unlawful demolition and seizure of Palestinian property.\u00a0 The report indicated that such practices were increasing in harshness and undermining peace efforts.\u00a0 The policy of annexation of property substantively threatened the human rights of Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Algeria<\/u>\u00a0stressed that the item under discussion must remain on the Human Rights Council\u2019s agenda.\u00a0 Palestinians were facing occupation and Israel was violating all humanitarian treaties and principles.\u00a0 The detention of children and minors by Israel persisted with total impunity.<\/p>\n

The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd<\/u>\u00a0pointed to the ongoing occupation imposed upon the Palestinian people.\u00a0 The Centre welcomed the release of a database of businesses involved in settlement projects and deplored the recent decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.<\/p>\n

Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man<\/u>\u00a0noted that 70 years ago over 800,000 Palestinians had been forcibly expelled, 15,000 killed and Palestinian society had been decimated in what was mourned as the Nakba, or catastrophe.\u00a0 Since then, Israel had altered the character and composition of Palestine and Nakba continued today as an ongoing process of displacement and dispossession. \u00a0Seven decades on impunity were enough.<\/p>\n

Amuta for NGO Responsibility<\/u>\u00a0noted that the international community for long had ignored the role of Hamas, Fatah and others in arming Palestinian children and spreading anti-Semitic incitement.\u00a0 Recreation centres were named after terrorists, children were encouraged to skip school and commit violence and on television they had been thought to hate Israel.\u00a0 The greater the atrocity committed, the more money was provided by Palestinian authorities.<\/p>\n

Touro Law Centre, The Institute on Human Rights and The Holocaust<\/u>\u00a0remarked that the report of the High Commissioner was in fact Jordanian defecation on the people of Israel.\u00a0 Another day of Jew hatred in the Council was nothing new but it was a licence to kill for Palestinians.\u00a0 Germany was also a member of the Council and though one would have thought that Germany had a licence to kill too many, the Council was still using same anti-Semitic speech.<\/p>\n

Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights<\/u>\u00a0noted the practise of arbitrary detention and torture in Israel.\u00a0 Though 23 serious incidents were registered, not one indictment had been made.\u00a0 A man with a psychosocial disability had been held in isolation for 6 months, instead of being sent to hospital or back to Gaza.\u00a0 The Special Rapporteur on torture had noted that Israel had still not criminalized torture and States were urged to pressure Israel to integrate the definition of torture from the Convention against Torture under its domestic law.<\/p>\n

B’nai B’rith International<\/u>\u00a0noted that the Human Rights Council was a politically driven body.\u00a0 Israel was alone in the Middle East as a bastion of democracy, where civil liberties and religious freedoms were upheld and Arabs occupied positions in the Government.\u00a0 Israel had caused far fewer Arab fatalities in 70 years than fatalities committed in Syria in seven years.\u00a0 And yet, the Council had issued so many condemnations of Israel.\u00a0 It was an indictment of the Council, not Israel.<\/p>\n

Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches<\/u>\u00a0warned that the occupation of the Palestinian territories was resulting in enormous stress and psychological damage to children.\u00a0 There were many threatening incidents for Palestinian children trying to reach their schools and enjoy their basic right to education.\u00a0 The organization called on Israel to remove any restrictions to school and to ensure the safety of children and teachers during their commute.<\/p>\n

Norwegian Refugee Council<\/u>\u00a0reminded that the ten-year-long Israeli-imposed siege of Gaza severed it from the West Bank and critically worsened the already disturbing humanitarian calamity.\u00a0 International support in progressing reconciliation and Palestinian national unity had to be predicated on respect for basic rights.\u00a0 It was vital to address the siege imposed by Israel; without it any attempt at reconciliation would have limited benefit for the besieged population.<\/p>\n

Khiam Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture<\/u>\u00a0noted that in 50 years since the occupation, Palestinian people continued to suffer from flagrant violations of human rights.\u00a0 Israel continued to build illegal settlements and violate holy sites.\u00a0 Over one million Palestinians had been detained in 70 years.\u00a0 It was important to send a World Health Organization mission to investigate the medical and health situation of the Palestinians, as well as to investigate Israel\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n

International Commission of Jurists<\/u>\u00a0said the methodological framework of the database of business enterprises involved in settlement activities in Palestine would benefit from incorporating an analysis of corporate complicity under international law.\u00a0 All States, including home States of companies involved in settlement activities, had a responsibility to prevent companies from operating in breach of international law.<\/p>\n

International Federation of Journalists<\/u>\u00a0said that updated examination of the human rights situation in Palestine was needed in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions.\u00a0 Journalists faced several rights abuses, including acts of aggression using live ammunition.\u00a0 Due to the occupation of Palestine, media outlets faced restrictions.<\/p>\n

World Jewish Congress<\/u>\u00a0said the Human Rights Council was failing the people of Palestine by underplaying the human rights abuses of Hamas terrorists.\u00a0 The group was clearly violating international law.\u00a0 The database of business enterprises also revealed the Council\u2019s bias.\u00a0 The Congress urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to end work on the database.<\/p>\n

International Federation for Human Rights Leagues<\/u>\u00a0welcomed the continuing accountability efforts made to assess the ongoing human rights abuses of Israel.\u00a0 The creation of the business database represented a significant step forward and set an example of a good practice for assessing rights abuses around the world.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch<\/u>\u00a0stressed that last year Israel had passed a law legalizing the confiscation of private Palestinian land and declared their intent to maintain settlements forever.\u00a0\u00a0 The High Commissioner\u2019s engagement on businesses operating in Israeli settlements provided an opportunity for States to fulfil their obligations outlined in the Security Council resolution 2334 and help business to fulfil \u00a0their human rights obligations.<\/p>\n

BADIL Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights<\/u>\u00a0said that the Knesset had passed the regularization law, that had legalized around 4,000 housing units in 53 colonial outposts, built on private Palestinian land.\u00a0 Prime Minister Netanyahu recently backed the so-called Greater Jerusalem Bill that would annex a total of 19 colonies in the West Bank and place them under the municipal boundaries in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM)<\/u>\u00a0supported recommendations from the report and requested lifting of Gaza blockade.\u00a0 Israel continued its daily violation of international law and policy of restricting freedom of movement.\u00a0 The decision of the United States to recognized Jerusalem was illegitimate and it further encouraged the occupying power to continue with its illegal actions.<\/p>\n

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence<\/u>\u00a0said that United States had been violating international community commitments by recognizing Al-Quds as Israel\u2019s capital.\u00a0 Resolutions and declarations made by the Security Council and the General Assembly concerning Israel provided a road map which had to be followed by all members of the international community.<\/p>\n

Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum<\/u>\u00a0noted that the Palestinian people were still fighting for their self-determination, as well as the people in southern Yemen.\u00a0 The creation of South Yemen was today a plausible probability and the inhabitants were in favour of that option.\u00a0 The organization called on the Council to draw a roadmap that would enable the people of South Yemen to recover their self-determination.<\/p>\n

Conseil International pour le soutien \u00e0 des proc\u00e8s \u00e9quitables et aux Droits de l\u2019Homme<\/u><\/i>\u00a0said that the occupied Arab territories were a time bomb for regional and international security and peace.\u00a0 Two million Palestinians were living under a blockade.\u00a0 Israeli forces had detained 8,000 Palestinians, including children.\u00a0 The annexation of the Syrian Golan was null and void.<\/p>\n

World Muslim Congress<\/u>\u00a0reminded that more than 330,000 Palestinians were internally displaced in the occupied Palestinian territory.\u00a0 That number was likely to increase because many Palestinian communities were at a risk of forcible transfer due to Israel\u2019s settlement activities, unlawful land confiscation, home demolitions, denial of residency, discriminatory planning and zoning, restrictions on movement, and settler violence.<\/p>\n

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies<\/u>\u00a0welcomed the report on the United Nations database of businesses engaged with Israeli settlements, noting that it was a much needed regulatory initiative for business conduct in the occupied Palestinian territory where hundreds of Israeli and foreign businesses participated in or contributed to violations of international law.<\/p>\n

Africa Culture Internationale<\/u>\u00a0said violence and harassment of students by certain authorities had escalated.\u00a0 Students were being detained and beaten.\u00a0 The recent abduction of a Palestinian student leader was of particular concern.\u00a0 Israel was violating the rights to education of Palestinians.\u00a0 The group called for an end to intimidation of students.<\/p>\n

Association of World Citizens<\/u>\u00a0expressed solidarity with the Special Rapporteur after verbal attacks by Israel and its allies.\u00a0 The Association was committed to keeping item 7 on the agenda of the Human Rights Council until the resolution of the crisis.\u00a0 Israel was violating human rights through its settlement and blockade activities.<\/p>\n

International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations<\/u>\u00a0said the Israeli occupation had destroyed all prospects for peace in the region.\u00a0 The group was concerned about the undermining of international law by States seeking to remove the item from the Human Rights Council\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

International Organization for the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD)<\/u>\u00a0said the occupation of Palestine was changing the territory\u2019s demographics and resulting in human rights violations.\u00a0 Land confiscation and demolition had led to internal displacement.\u00a0 Such illegal activities were limiting Palestinians\u2019 access to education and health services.<\/p>\n

Indian Movement \u201cTupaj Amaru<\/u>\u201d expressed solidarity with Palestinians, condemning the arbitrary decision of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital.\u00a0 Since the election of the current American President, there had been numerous threats against Syria, Venezuela and Palestine.\u00a0 Thousands of Palestinians faced a tragic destiny for defending their ancestral land while the United States had abused their veto right 42 times blocking resolutions on Israel.<\/p>\n

IUS PRIMI VIRI International Association<\/u>\u00a0said the Israeli siege of Gaza had been ongoing for 12 years.\u00a0\u00a0 Clean water was scarce for Gaza\u2019s 2 million people as 96 per cent of the underground water reserves was unpotable.\u00a0 While efforts of the European Union were commended and external aid was necessary, it was not enough.\u00a0 Israel had to profoundly change its view to the situation.<\/p>\n

International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists<\/u>\u00a0noted that the report establishing a database of business and companies operating in the region had been problematic.\u00a0 A valid and solid legal analysis was absent from the normative basis of the database.\u00a0 What activities of companies contributed to violations of defined rights?\u00a0 The link between an activity of the company and a breach of human rights remained vague.<\/p>\n

United Nations Watch<\/u>\u00a0addressed democracies, including those in the European Union, which had been supporting the demonization of Israel by the Council.\u00a0 Reports of the High Commissioner were biased and untrue. \u00a0Council members like Germany, Spain and Belgium were informed that Israel had more reports than Iran, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea or China and that no country was targeted in the Council like Israel.<\/p>\n

Conseil de jeunesse pluriculturelle\u00a0<\/u><\/i>(COJEP)<\/u>\u00a0called attention to the administrative detention of Palestinians, which was one of the many measures taken by Israel against the Palestinian people, without any access to legal remedies.\u00a0 Was that wave of administrative detentions part of Israel\u2019s strategy to crush protest?<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling<\/u>\u00a0noted that the Israeli occupying power exposed Palestinian women to various forms of discriminatory policies.\u00a0 When would third parties adhere to legal obligations under international law and end the prolonged Israeli occupation?<\/p>\n

International-lawyers.org<\/u>\u00a0drew attention to the consequences of the illegal Israeli settlement activities forced upon the Palestinian civilian population, which had been taking place since 1967.\u00a0 The organization called on the international community and the Council to take all necessary measures to put a stop to the illegal settlement activities that violated Palestinians\u2019 inalienable rights, including the right to self-determination.<\/p>\n

Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms “MADA”<\/u>\u00a0strongly condemned the recent Israeli crackdown on Palestinian media and broadcast companies, falsely accusing them of broadcasting incitement to hatred.\u00a0 The decision to close down those companies was illegal.\u00a0 The Council was urged to prepare a report on the suppression of freedom of expression in Palestine.<\/p>\n

European Union of Jewish Students<\/u>\u00a0said no organization, government, or country should be treated unequally, as the rights of all were equal.\u00a0 Israel was being singled out and targeted as the sole party responsible for a conflict in an area where violations of human rights by other countries were being ignored.<\/p>\n

Meezan Centre for Human Rights<\/u>\u00a0said Israel was subjecting Gaza to a blockade that had closed all border crossings.\u00a0 Unemployment in Gaza stood near 50 per cent with a large number of the population now relying on humanitarian aid as a result of the blockade.\u00a0 Israeli policies were limiting the scope of action of organizations providing such assistance.<\/p>\n

For use of the information media; not an official record<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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