UN Resolutions:
Mistreatment of Jerusalem and Aggression towards Jordan

(a partial list)

Resolution No. 49 (1948): Calls for a cease-fire in Palestine and a truce in Jerusalem.

Resolution No. 101 (1953): Strongly censures Israel's attack on October 14-15 on Qibya. The resolution calls on Israel to take effective measures to prevent all such actions in the future.

Resolution No. 228 (1966): Censures Israel for its attack on Jordan on November 13, 1966 in violation of the UN Charter and of the General Armistice Agreement between Israel and Jordan. The Security Council deplores the loss of life and heavy damage to property resulting from Israel's action.

Resolution No. 237 (1967): Calls on Israel to respect human rights in areas affected by the 1967 Middle East conflict and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who have fled since the outbreak of hostilities.

Resolution No. 242 (1967): States the principles of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

The Security Council:

  1. Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict (according to the French version, des territories occupies)
  2. Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats of acts of force.

Resolution No. 248 (1969): Condemns the large-scale and premeditated military actions by Israel against Jordan as a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and the cease-fire resolution.

Resolution No. 252 (1968): Calls upon Israel to rescind all measures to change the status of Jerusalem. Considers that all legislative and administrative measures taken by Israel, including expropriation of land and properties theron which tend to change the status of Jerusalem are invalid and cannot change the status.

Resolution No. 256 (1968): Condemns further Israeli military against Jordan (Salt). Considers that premeditated and repeated military attacks endanger the maintenance of the peace.

Resolution No. 265 (1969): Condemns Israeli premeditated air attacks on Jordanian villages and other populated areas (Salt) in violation of Resolution 248 (1968) and 256 (1968).

Resolution No. 267 (1969): Strongly censures all Israeli measures to change the status of Jerusalem. Deplores the failure of Israel to show any regard for General Assembly and Security Council.

Resolution No. 271 (1969): Notes the universal outrage at the desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque and calls on Israel to rescind all measures to change the status of Jerusalem.

Resolution No. 298 (1971): Deplores Israel's failure to respect UN resolutions concerning measures to change the status of Jerusalem.

Resolution No. 338 (1973): The Security Council:

  1. Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately after the cease-fire the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) in all its parts.
  2. Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of the decision, in the positions they now occupy.
  3. Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.

Resolution No. 368 (1975): Calls upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council Resolution 338, and renews the mandate of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF). (numerous other UN Resolutions have called on Israel to implement Resolutions 242 and 338)

Resolution No. 465 (1980): Strongly deplores the continuation and persistence of settlement activities and calls on Israel to dismantle settlements in the occupied Arab territories, including Jerusalem, and to cease the planning and construction of such settlements.

Resolution No. 476 (1980): Deplores the persistence of Israel in trying to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional status of the Holy City of Jerusalem and declares all such actions null and void.

Resolution No. 478 (1980): Censures in the strongest terms the enactment by Israel of the "Basic Law" on Jerusalem and the refusal to comply with relevant Security Council resolutions. Decided not to recognize the "Basic Law" and such other actions by Israel to seek to alter the status of Jerusalem.

Resolution No. 605 (1987): Strongly deplores those policies and practices of Israel, the occupying power, which violate the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, and in particular the opening of fire by the Israeli army, resulting in the killing and wounding of defenseless Palestinian civilians. Considers that the current policies and practices of Israel in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem, are bound to have grave consequences for the endeavors to achieve comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

Resolution No. 624 (1990):

  1. Expresses alarm at the violence which took place on October 8 at the al-Haram al-Sharif and other Holy places of Jerusalem resulting in over twenty Palestinian deaths and the injury of more than one hundred fifty people, including Palestinian civilians and innocent worshippers.
  2. Condemns especially the acts of violence committed by the Israeli security forces resulting in injuries and loss of human life.
  3. Calls upon Israel, the occupying power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention, which is applicable to all the territories occupied by Israel since 1967.
  4. Requests that the Secretary-General submit a report to it before the end of October 1990 containing his findings and conclusions.
  5. Reaffirms that a just and lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict must be based on its Resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) through an active negotiating process which takes into account the right of security for all states in the region, including Israel, as well as the legitimate political rights of the Palestinians people.

Note: All adjectives describing violations, etc., were used in the resolutions themselves.

 

Security Council Resolution 904, March 18, 1994: Regarding the Massacre at the Ibrahimi Mosque

Shocked by the appalling massacre committed against Palestinian worshippers in the mosque of Ibrahim in Hebron on 25 February 1994, during the Holy month of Ramadan,

Gravely concerned by the consequent Palestinian casualties in the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of the massacre, which underlines the need to provide protection and security for the Palestinian people,

Determined to overcome the adverse impact of the massacre on the peace process currently underway,

Noting with satisfaction the efforts undertaken to guaranteed the smooth proceeding of the peace process and calling upon all concerned to continue their efforts to this end,

Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, which affirmed the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 to the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967, including Jerusalem, and the Israeli responsibilities hereunder.

  1. Strongly condemns the massacre in Hebron and its aftermath which took the lives of more than 50 Palestinian civilians and injured several hundred others;
  2. Calls upon Israel, the occupying power, to continue to take and implement measures, including, inter alia, confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal act of violence of Israeli settlers;
  3. Calls for measures to be taken to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians throughout the occupied territory, including, inter alia, a temporary international or foreign presence, which was provided for in the declaration of principles, within the context of ongoing peace process.
  4. Reaffirms its support for the peace process currently underway, and calls for the implementation of the declaration of principles, signed by the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, on 13 September 1993 in Washington, D.C. without delay.
  5. Requests the co-sponsors of the peace process, the United States of America and the Russian Federation, to continue their efforts to invigorate the peace process, and to undertake the necessary support for the implementation of the abovementioned measures.

Source: Defending the Faith: The Hashemites and Jerusalem, A Jordan Media Group publication, 1994.

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