UN Commission of Inquiry: All states are obligated to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory

A position paper of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel provided the views of the Commission concerning state responsibility and how the General Assembly and the Security Council can identify and implement the precise modalities and actions required to bring to an end, as rapidly as possible, the unlawful presence of Israel in the occupied Palestinian Territory. The Commission stressed that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was authoritative and unambiguous in its advisory opinion that Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was unlawful under international law. Navi Pillay, who chairs the commission, said Israel's occupation is the main cause of the endless cycles of violence and decades-long conflict. She stressed that the Commission has concluded in its report to the General Assembly in 2022, that the occupation is unlawful under international law. She said that a ll states are obligated not to recognize territorial or sovereignty claims made by Israel over the occupied territories. Pillay noted that a state must not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or place its diplomatic representatives to Israel in Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim as the capital of their future State. 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 added002E Source : Palestine news & Information Agency - WAFA