March 28, 2002
Through the years, the United Nations Security Council has taken up the issue of Israel and its relations with its neighbors. Here are examples of how the Council has called on the parties to settle half a century of conflict.
Two General Assembly resolutions, which do not carry the force of Security Council resolutions, have spoken to broader issues like the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and the future of Jerusalem.
Security Council Resolution 242 Nov. 22, 1967
Calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in the war that year and "the acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force."
Security Council Resolution 337, Aug. 15, 1973
Calls on all parties to stop fighting and start negotiations "aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East."
Security Council Resolution 446, March 22, 1979
"Determines that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
Security Council Resolution 1397, March 12, 2002
Affirms "a vision of a region where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognized borders."
General Assembly Resolution 194, Dec. 11, 1948
"Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible."
General Assembly Resolution 3236, Nov. 22, 1974
Reaffirms "the inalienable right of the Palestinians to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced."
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