Emergency Special Sessions

10th Emergency Special Session
Illegal Israeli Actions in Occupied East Jerusalem
and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian territory

Convened by Qatar
Resolution ES-10/1
April 25, 1997
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Adopted without a vote
Resolution ES-10/2
April 25, 1997
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Demands immediate cessation of the construction in Jebel Abu Ghneim and of all other Israeli settlement activities, as well as of all illegal measures and actions in Jerusalem; Demands Israel accept the applicability of the Geneva Convention.
134Y 3N 11A
Y: China, EU (dissent*), Russia
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia
A: Canada, Australia, Germany, Norway
* Indicates that EU/Europe did not vote as one complete block
Resolution ES-10/3
July 15, 1997
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Strongly deplores the lack of cooperation of Israel; Demands that Israel immediately cease all actions taken illegally under international law against Palestinians.
131Y 3N 14A
Y: Canada, China, EU (dissent*), Norway
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia
A: Australia, Germany, Russia
* Indicates that EU/Europe did not vote as one complete block
Resolution ES-10/4
Nov. 13, 1997
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Recommends to the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention to take measures on a national or regional level to ensure respect by Israel of the Convention.
139Y 3N 13A
Y: Canada, China, EU, Norway, Russia
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia
A: Australia
Resolution ES-10/5
March 17, 1998
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Reiterates its condemnation of the failure of the Government of Israel to comply with the provisions of resolutions ES-10/2, ES-10/3 and ES-10/4.
120Y 3N 5A
Y: Canada, China, EU, Norway, Russia
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia
A: Australia
Resolution ES-10/6
Feb. 9, 1999
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Reaffirms that all measures and actions taken by Israel which have altered the character, legal status and demographic composition of Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, are all null and void and have no validity whatsoever.
115Y 2N 5A
Y: Canada, China, EU, Norway, Russia
N:  Israel, USA
A: Australia
Resolution ES-10/7
Oct. 20, 2000
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Condemns the recent violence in Jerusalem; condemns acts of violence, especially the excessive use of force by the Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians.
92Y 6N 46A
Y: China, France, EU (dissent*), Russia
N:  Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu 
A: Canada, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, UK
* Indicates that EU/Europe did not vote as one complete block
Resolution ES-10/8
Dec. 20, 2001
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Calls for the resumption of negotiations between the two sides within the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis, taking into consideration developments in previous discussions between the two sides.
124Y 6N 25A
Y: China, France, Germany
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu
A: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom
Resolution ES-10/9
Dec. 20, 2001
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Reaffirming the position of the international community on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as illegal and as an obstacle to peace.
133Y 4N 16A
Y: China, France, Germany, United Kingdom
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
A: Canada, Australia
Resolution ES-10/10
May 7, 2002
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Condemns the attacks committed by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people in several Palestinian cities, particularly in the Jenin refugee camp.
74 4N 54A
Y: China
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
A: Canada, Australia, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Resolution ES-10/11
Sept. 10, 2002
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Demands the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces from Palestinian population centres towards a return to the positions held prior to September 2000.
114Y 4N 11A
Y: China, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
A: Canada, Australia
Resolution ES-10/12
Sept. 18, 2003
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Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, desist from any act of deportation and cease any threat to the safety of the elected President of the Palestinian Authority.
133Y 4N 15A
Y: Russia, EU
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
A: Canada, Australia, Kenya, Colombia
Resolution ES-10/13
Oct. 21, 2003
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Decides that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a wall in the Occupied Territories departing from the armistice line of 1949 is illegal under relevant provisions of international law and must be ceased and reversed.
144Y 4N 12A
Y: Canada, Russia, EU
N: Israel, USA, Micronesia, Marshall Islands
A: Australia
Resolution ES-10/L.16
Dec. 8, 2003
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Decides to urgently render an advisory opinion on the following question: What are the legal consequences arising from the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, as described in the report of the Secretary-General, considering the rules and principles of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions?
90Y 8N 742A
Y: China, India, Mexico
N: Australia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, United States
A: Canada, EU, Russia
Resolution ES-10/L.18
July 20, 2004
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Acknowledges the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004 on the legal consequences of the construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal obligations as identified in the advisory opinion
150Y 6N 10A
Y: China, EU, India, Mexico
N: Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States
A: Cameroon, Canada, El Salvador, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu
Resolution ES-10/L.19
Nov. 15, 2006
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Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately cease its military assaults against the Palestinian civilian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to immediately withdraw its forces from within the Gaza Strip to positions held prior to 28 June 2006.
156Y 7N 6A
Y: China, EU, India, Mexico
N: Australia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, United States.
A: Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Resolution ES-10/L.20
Dec. 15, 2006
Establishment of register of damage arising from construction of wall by Israel in occupied Palestinian territory.
162Y 7N 7A
Y: China, EU, India, Mexico, New Zealand
N: Australia, Israel, United States.
A: Cameroon, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Uganda.
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