United Nations (TDI): A United Nations rights panel has said all states and international organizations have obligations under international law to bring an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory.
UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in a fresh legal position paper said all states are obligated not to recognize territorial or sovereignty claims made by Israel over the occupied territories.
It said the obligations for Israel, third-party States and the UN to bring to an end the unlawful occupation.
Explaining the commission’s paper Navi Pillay, chair of the UN Human Rights Council-mandated commission and a South African jurist, said that States must demonstrate how their dealings differ regarding Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to APP.
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As an example, she noted that a State must not recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In addition, States must not render aid or assistance in maintaining the unlawful occupation, which includes financial, military and political aid or support, the commission chair said.
“It is incumbent on all States to work cooperatively in order bring the unlawful occupation to an end and to work towards the full realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,” Pillay said, calling on all States to implement the General Assembly resolution passed on 13 September 2024.
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On 17 September, the General Assembly adopted a resolution during its 10th emergency special session calling for an end to Israeli occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory within one year.
The UN Human Rights Council mandated the commission in May 2021 to “investigate, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, all alleged violations of international humanitarian law and all alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law leading up to and since 13 April 2021”.
