{"id":302933,"date":"2024-10-31T09:18:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=302933"},"modified":"2024-10-31T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:44:02","slug":"un-palestinian-rights-committee-press-release31oct2024","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-palestinian-rights-committee-press-release31oct2024\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau: Knesset\u2019s decision to ban UNRWA is as unlawful as the occupation itself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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STATEMENT OF THE BUREAU OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY\u2019S COMMITTEE ON THE EXERCISE OF THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau: Knesset\u2019s decision to ban UNRWA is as unlawful as the occupation itself<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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New York, 31 October 2024<\/strong> – The Bureau of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee denounces the Israeli parliament\u2019s (Knesset) adoption of two bills in regard to the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to outright ban the Agency and strip it of its privileges and immunities as a Â鶹APP entity, obstructing its ability to carry out its essential operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as mandated by the General Assembly. This unprecedented illegal action by Israel, the Occupying Power, contravenes the Â鶹APP Charter, the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Â鶹APP, and countless relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions and directly violates Israel\u2019s obligations as the Occupying Power under international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n

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As affirmed by the International Court of Justice<\/a>, Israel has no entitlement to sovereignty or to sovereign powers in any part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, due to its status as an Occupying Power. Therefore, the Knesset\u2019s decision to ban UNRWA is as unlawful as the occupation itself, which must end as swiftly as possible, as determined by the Court and General Assembly resolution ES-10\/24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s unlawful decision and hostile actions against UNRWA, a UN-mandated entity, threaten to exacerbate the suffering of millions of Palestine refugees across the region, especially in the Gaza Strip, where more than 2 million people depend on the Agency for survival, relying on it for essential services such as education, food, protection, shelter, and healthcare. These actions amount to collective punishment, depriving Gaza\u2019s population of life-saving aid and worsening famine and humanitarian conditions. The Agency itself has suffered severe losses, with 237 staff members killed and over 200 facilities damaged or destroyed.\u00a0Israel\u2019s efforts to undermine and dismantle UNRWA also aim to negate the legal status and rights of the Palestine refugees, obstructing the realization of the Palestinian people\u2019s inalienable rights and the two-State solution, and must be firmly rejected.<\/p>\n

The Committee Bureau calls upon the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Member States to categorically reject Israel\u2019s decision, demand its immediate reversal, and insist that Israel respect UNRWA\u2019s mandate, immediately cease all attacks on the Agency and its humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Israel\u2019s attacks on the Â鶹APP, its missions and agencies, the Secretary-General, and its staff must not be tolerated.<\/strong> The Committee Bureau furthermore calls on the Â鶹APP and all Member States to reaffirm their longstanding, principled support for UNRWA\u2019s critical mandate as conferred by the General Assembly resolution 302(IV)<\/a> in 1949.<\/p>\n

The Committee Bureau also warns against Israel\u2019s exploitation of illegal actions, such as the UNRWA ban legislation, to distract the international community\u2019s attention from the urgent need to achieve an immediate and permanent ceasefire, halt the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, ensure the rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian assistance in Gaza, fully implement General Assembly resolution ES-10\/24, and revive a credible political process rooted in international law towards the achievement of a just and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

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