Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000) [on Recent Events in Jerusalem and Other Areas Throughout the Territories Occupied by Israel]

S/RES/1322(2000)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 53 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, published in 2000.

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9 subjects

Armed Incidents Dispute Settlement Israel Jerusalem Middle East Situation Negotiation Palestine Question Palestinians Territories Occupied by Israel

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8 operative paragraphs

Deplores the provocation carried out at Al-Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem on 28 September 2000, and the subsequent violence there and at other Holy Places, as well as in other areas throughout the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, resulting in over 80 Palestinian deaths and many other casualties;

Condemns acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians, resulting in injury and loss of human life;

Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949;

Calls for the immediate cessation of violence, and for all necessary steps to be taken to ensure that violence ceases, that new provocative actions are avoided, and that the situation returns to normality in a way which promotes the prospects for the Middle East peace process;

Stresses the importance of establishing a mechanism for a speedy and objective inquiry into the tragic events of the last few days with the aim of preventing their repetition, and welcomes any efforts in this regard;

Calls for the immediate resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis with the aim of achieving an early final settlement between the Israeli and Palestinian sides;

Invites the Secretary-General to continue to follow the situation and to keep the Council informed;

Decides to follow closely the situation and to remain seized of the matter.

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