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A/RES/55/50 GA

Jerusalem

55
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145
Yes
1
No
5
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Draft symbol A/55/L.49
Adopted symbol A/RES/55/50
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
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P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ~ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/55/50 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/55/PV.78 Dec. 1, 2000

— Abstain (5)
✗ No (1)
Absent (38)
✓ Yes (145)
Speeches following this vote (16) may include explanations of vote
The President
Draft resolution A/55/L.50 is entitled “The Syrian Golan”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Jamaica informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Bigot (France)
I have the honour of explaining the vote of the European Union on the draft resolution contained in document A/55/L.50. The European Union would like to reiterate here its firm commitment to a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement in the Middle East on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the principle of land for peace, and the Madrid and Oslo accords. The …
Mr. Estreme (Argentina)
The Argentine Republic voted in favour of draft resolution A/55/L.50 on the Syrian Golan because we believe that the basic thrust of the resolution is related to the illegal acquisition of territories by force. Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of a state. This is an imperative standard of internatio…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. I shall now call on those representatives who have asked to speak in exercise of the right of reply. May I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to five minutes for the second intervention and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Tadmoury (Lebanon)
We have listened to the statement made by the representative of Israel, and it seem, to us that once again he is taking Lebanon to task, as if Lebanon had occupied Israel for 22 years and not vice-versa. Israel has caused many deaths and injuries among women, children and the elderly, and has destroyed houses and infrastructure. Since 24 May of this year, the beginning of Israel’s withdrawal fro…
Mr. Hamzahei (Islamic Republic of Iran)
It is quite natural for the representative of the Zionist regime to make incoherent, absurd and distasteful statements. The savage treatment of the Palestinians, especially Palestinian children, has outraged the world and brought condemnation on the Zionist regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran wishes to see peace and justice prevail in the Middle East — but a peace and justice that would benefit …
Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic)
At the beginning of this meeting we heard another Israeli statement that distorted the truth and reflected the aggressive logic of the Israelis. The representative of Israel covered his statement, which was full of threats to the Arabs, with expressions of peace. He tried to show, erroneously, that Israel is the country that seeks true peace and that the Arabs reject peace. However, the Israeli …
Mr. Al-Humaimidi (Iraq)
My delegation wishes to exercise its right of reply with respect to the statement made by the representative of the Zionist entity. Let me begin by stating clearly that the Zionist entity is the most brutal occupying force of modern times. It heads the list when it comes to perpetrating crimes and violating international humanitarian law and human rights. What the occupied Palestinian territories…
Mr. Lancry (Israel)
Let me begin with a brief reaction to the statements of the representatives of Iraq and of Iran. As members of the Assembly have surely noticed, the tongues of those two are struck with paralysis at the mere word “Israel”. It is their custom to refer to Israel as “the Zionist entity”. We are, in fact, proud of being a Zionist entity, and we have no problem with that designation. In other forums, …
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak a second time in exercise of the right of reply.
Mr. Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic)
I would have wished not to have to use the right of reply again on this issue. I had really hoped that the representative of Israel would not have used the right of reply in the light of the voting that he witnessed today. After being indicted and condemned for the crimes it perpetrates every day, Israel continues to distort facts and falsify history. Syria, in its statement yesterday, in statem…
Mr. Tadmoury (Lebanon)
I also wish to pose a few questions. Did Lebanon struggle against the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon for 22 years so that the Israeli representative could come here today and say that we rejected the Israeli withdrawal from our lands? Is this rational? Is this reasonable? Can any reasonable person understand this? Secondly, I wish to point out here that Lebanon is not an island. It is pa…
Mr. Lancry (Israel)
I wish to make two or three brief points. The litany of the 22 years of occupation is worth defining more clearly. I wish to state here that the 22 years of occupation of southern Lebanon corresponded very strictly to the 22 years of aggression originating in southern Lebanon against Israel, particularly northern Israel. I can personally attest to this because before becoming the Ambassador of I…
Mr. Al-Humaimidi (Iraq)
My delegation did not want to take the floor again, but is obliged to do so because the falsification of facts by the Zionist entity today is very distressing. In its view, the Zionist occupation of southern Lebanon is not an occupation; it is self-defence. What a lie! This is simply an attempt to deceive and disparage others. I do not think others can accept such falsification of facts. It says…
The President
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 40.
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/55/50 General Assembly Distr.: General 25 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 40 00 56239 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.49 and Add.1)] 55/50. Jerusalem The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 36/120 E of 10 December 1981, 37/123 C of 16 December 1982, 38/180 C of 19 December 1983, 39/146 C of 14 December 1984, 40/168 C of 16 December 1985, 41/162 C of 4 December 1986, 42/209 D of 11 December 1987, 43/54 C of 6 December 1988, 44/40 C of 4 December 1989, 45/83 C of 13 December 1990, 46/82 B of 16 December 1991, 47/63 B of 11 December 1992, 48/59 A of 14 December 1993, 49/87 A of 16 December 1994, 50/22 A of 4 December 1995, 51/27 of 4 December 1996, 52/53 of 9 December 1997, 53/37 of 2 December 1998 and 54/37 of 1 December 1999, in which it, inter alia, determined that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purported to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the so-called “Basic Law” on Jerusalem and the proclamation of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, were null and void and must be rescinded forthwith, Recalling also Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in which the Council, inter alia, decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” and called upon those States which had established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw such missions from the Holy City, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,1 1. Determines that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem is illegal and therefore null and void and has no validity whatsoever; 2. Deplores the transfer by some States of their diplomatic missions to Jerusalem in violation of Security Council resolution 478 (1980) and their refusal to comply with the provisions of that resolution; 3. Calls once more upon those States to abide by the provisions of the relevant United Nations resolutions, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations; 1 A/55/538. A/RES/55/50 2 4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 78th plenary meeting 1 December 2000
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