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Reaffirming also its resolutions 43/176 of 15 December 1988 and 66/17 of
30 November 2011 and all relevant resolutions regarding the peaceful settlement of
the question of Palestine, which, inter alia, stress the need for the withdrawal of
Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,
the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right
to self-determination and the right to their independent State, a just resolution of the
problem of the Palestine refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III) of
11 December 1948 and the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Reaffirming further its resolution 66/18 of 30 November 2011 and all relevant
resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, bearing in mind that the annexation of
East Jerusalem is not recognized by the international community, and emphasizing
the need for a way to be found through negotiations to resolve the status of
Jerusalem as the capital of two States,
Recalling the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July
2004, 3
Reaffirming its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004 affirming, inter alia, that the
status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,
remains one of military occupation and that, in accordance with international law
and relevant United Nations resolutions, the Palestinian people have the right to
self-determination and to sovereignty over their territory,
Recalling its resolutions 3210 (XXIX) of 14 October 1974 and 3237 (XXIX)
of 22 November 1974, by which, respectively, the Palestine Liberation Organization
was invited to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly as the
representative of the Palestinian people and was granted observer status,
Recalling also its resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988, by which it, inter
alia, acknowledged the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine
National Council on 15 November 1988 and decided that the designation
“Palestine” should be used in place of the designation “Palestine Liberation
Organization” in the United Nations system, without prejudice to the observer status
and functions of the Palestine Liberation Organization within the United Nations
system,
Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine
Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National
Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional
Government of the State of Palestine, 4
Recalling its resolution 52/250 of 7 July 1998, by which additional rights and
privileges were accorded to Palestine in its capacity as observer,
Recalling also the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in March 2002 by the Council
of the League of Arab States, 5
Reaffirming its commitment, in accordance with international law, to the twoState solution of an independent, sovereign, democratic, viable and contiguous State
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3
See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
See A/43/928, annex.
5
A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
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2