United Nations Security Council Resolution 469
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
469, adopted on May 20, 1980, after considering a report by the Secretary-General and noting relevant parts of the Geneva Convention
, the Council deplored the Government of Israel's failure to implement Resolution 468
(1980).
The Council went on to call on Israel
to rescind the expulsion of the Mayors of Hebron
and Halhoul and the Sharia
judge of Hebron, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts.
The resolution was adopted with 14 votes to none, and one abstention from the United States
.
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469, adopted on May 20, 1980, after considering a report by the Secretary-General and noting relevant parts of the Geneva Convention
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
, the Council deplored the Government of Israel's failure to implement Resolution 468
United Nations Security Council Resolution 468
United Nations Security Council Resolution 468, adopted on May 8, 1980, after recalling the Geneva Conventions, the Council expressed its concern regarding the expulsion of the Mayors of Hebron and Halhoul, as well as the Sharia judge of Hebron by occupying Israeli forces.The resolution called upon...
(1980).
The Council went on to call on Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
to rescind the expulsion of the Mayors of Hebron
Hebron
Hebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
and Halhoul and the Sharia
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
judge of Hebron, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts.
The resolution was adopted with 14 votes to none, and one abstention from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
See also
- Israeli–Palestinian conflictIsraeli–Palestinian conflictThe Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976 – 1982)