I've read many stories about the UN Security Council Resolution that Israel and Hamas have recently rejected, but had not found a copy of the entire document. You can find it here. Bolding is mine.
“The Security Council,
“Recalling all of its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008),
“Stressing that the Gaza Strip constitutes an integral part of the territory occupied in 1967 and will be a part of the Palestinian state,
“Emphasising the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians,
“Expressing grave concern at the escalation of violence and the deterioration of the situation, in particular the resulting heavy civilian casualties since the refusal to extend the period of calm; and emphasising that the Palestinian and Israeli civilian populations must be protected,
“Expressing grave concern also at the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza,
“Emphasising the need to ensure sustained and regular flow of goods and people through the Gaza crossings,
“Recognising the vital role played by UNRWA in providing humanitarian and economic assistance within Gaza,
“Recalling that a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved by peaceful means,
“Reaffirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders,
“1. Stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza;
“2. Calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment;
“3. Welcomes the initiatives aimed at creating and opening humanitarian corridors and other mechanisms for the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid;
“4. Calls on Member States to support international efforts to alleviate the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, including through urgently needed additional contributions to UNRWA and through the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee;
“5. Condemns all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorism;
“6. Calls upon Member States to intensify efforts to provide arrangements and guarantees in Gaza in order to sustain a durable ceasefire and calm, including to prevent illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and to ensure the sustained re‑opening of the crossing points on the basis of the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access between the Palestinian Authority and Israel; and in this regard, welcomes the Egyptian initiative, and other regional and international efforts that are under way;
“7. Encourages tangible steps towards intra-Palestinian reconciliation including in support of mediation efforts of Egypt and the League of Arab States as expressed in the 26 November 2008 resolution, and consistent with Security Council resolution 1850 (2008) and other relevant resolutions;
“8. Calls for renewed and urgent efforts by the parties and the international community to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace with secure and recognised borders, as envisaged in Security Council resolution 1850 (2008), and recalls also the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative;
“9. Welcomes the Quartet’s consideration, in consultation with the parties, of an international meeting in Moscow in 2009;
“10. Decides to remain seized of the matter.”
A few points: Hamas has publicly and repeatedly rejected several principles that underlay the resolution: "durable ceasefire," "Intra-Palestinian reconciliation," the two-state solution, and the idea that the two states should be Democratic (Shari'a-based law is by definition undemocratic). And then there's this in the news release from the UN:
The measure, which recalls that “a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved by peaceful means”, capped days of intense ministerial-level negotiations at United Nations Headquarters after Arab leaders and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas flew to New York for urgent meetings with United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon and Security Council diplomats to craft a binding resolution to end the fighting, which began on 27 December, when Israel launched a major offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas rocket attacks.
This is curious wording. The resolution admits that the Israeli offensive was launched in "response" to the "Hamas rocket attacks," yet it marks the date of the crisis to the Israeli operations "which began on 27 December." Why not date the start of the crisis with the firing of the first Hamas rockets after the ceasefire expired?
The main point, I suspect from the Israel point of view, is what the resolution fails to address. What international body or group is going to go in on the ground in Gaza to insure that more rockets are not fired and that Hamas does not continue to smuggle in weapons, including the longer-ranged Chinese-made, Grad rockets? The Israelis are being asked to do something concrete--halt operations, withdraw, and open up supply corridors--Hamas is being asked to stop firing its rockets and to promise, under the watch of a yet-to-be-detailed international effort, not to rebuild its arsenal. What does the UN intend to do if Hamas refuses reconciliation with Fatah? And what does the UN intend to do if the Hamas terrorist-state in Gaza is not run democratically?
At least in Lebanon in 2006 the ultimate ceasefire agreement included specifics involving UNIFIL, although the Israelis know damned well that even in that case international supervision has not prevented Hezbollah from moving back into southern Lebanon and rearming.
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