Resolution 1322
(October 7, 2000)
The Security
Council,
Recalling its resolutions 476
(1980) of 30 June 1980, 478
(1980) of 20 August 1980, 672
(1990) of 12 October 1990,
and 1073
(1996) of 28 September 1996, and all its other relevant resolutions,
Deeply concerned by the tragic events that have taken place since 28 September 2000,
that have led to numerous deaths and injuries, mostly among
Palestinians,
Reaffirming that a just and lasting solution to the Arab and Israeli conflict
must be based on its resolutions 242
(1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338
(1973) of 22 October 1973,
through an active negotiating process,
Expressing its support for the Middle East peace process and the efforts to
reach a final settlement between the Israeli and Palestinian sides
and urging the two sides to cooperate in these efforts,
Reaffirming the need for full respect by all of the Holy Places of the City of
Jerusalem, and condemning any behaviour to the contrary,
1. 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;
2. Condemns acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force against
Palestinians, resulting in injury and loss of human life;
3. 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;
4. 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;
5. 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;
6. 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;
7. Invites the Secretary-General to continue to follow the situation and to keep
the Council informed;
8. Decides to follow closely the situation and to remain seized of the matter.
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