LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES
OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
Status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory — The West Bank and East Jerusalem are occupied territories in which Israel has status of occupying Power — Examination of status of the .Gaza Strip — Israel’s obligations in the Gaza Strip are commensurate with degree of its effective control.
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Court’s conclusion:
Legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Legal consequences for Israel.
Israel obliged to bring an end to its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible.
Obligation to immediately cease all new settlement activity.
Obligation to repeal all legislation and measures creating or maintaining the unlawful situation, including those which
discriminate against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as well as all measures aimed at modifying the demographic composition of any parts of the territory.
Obligation to provide full reparation for the damage caused by Israel’s internationally wrongful acts to all natural or legal persons concerned.
Israel remains bound to comply with its obligation to respect the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and with its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Legal consequences for other States.
All States must co-operate with the United Nations to put into effect modalities required to ensure an end to Israel’s illegal presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the full realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
All States under obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Obligation not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by Israel’s illegal presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Obligation to distinguish in dealings with Israel between the territory of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian
Territory.
Legal consequences for the United Nations.
Obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Obligation to distinguish in dealings with Israel between the territory of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Precise modalities to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be dealt with by the General Assembly and the Security Council.
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