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'''United Nations Security Council resolution 1073''', adopted on 28 September 1996, after recalling all [[United Nations Security Council resolution|resolutions]] on [[Jerusalem]] and noting a letter from [[Saudi Arabia]] on behalf of the [[Arab League]], the Council called on [[Israel]] to cease and reverse all acts which had resulted in aggravation in the region.<ref name=un>{{cite news|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1996/19960928.sc6272.html|title=Security Council calls for immediate reversal of all acts aggravating situation in Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza|date=28 September 1996|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>
'''United Nations Security Council resolution 1073''', adopted on 28 September 1996, after recalling all [[United Nations Security Council resolution|resolutions]] on [[Jerusalem]] and noting a letter from [[Saudi Arabia]] on behalf of the [[Arab League]], the Council called on [[Israel]] to cease and reverse all acts which had resulted in aggravation in the region.<ref name="un">{{cite news|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1996/19960928.sc6272.html|title=Security Council calls for immediate reversal of all acts aggravating situation in Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza|date=28 September 1996|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
{{main| Western Wall Tunnel riots}}
On 23 September 1996, Israel opened a tunnel linking the [[Western Wall]] with an exit near [[Temple Mount]]. The opening provoked rioting, which lasted for five days, in the territories which resulted in the deaths of 14 Israelis and 56 Arabs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign%20Relations/Israels%20Foreign%20Relations%20since%201947/1996-1997/24%20United%20Nations%20Security%20Council%20Resolution%201073|title=United Nations Security Council Resolution 1073 -1996- on the Western Wall Tunnel in Jerusalem- 28 September 1996|date=28 September 1996|publisher=[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref> A further 300 people were injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four Palestinians Dead, 300 Injured|last=Pessin|first=Al|date=26 September 1996|publisher=[[Voice of America]]}}</ref>
On 23 September 1996, Israel opened [[Western Wall Tunnel|a tunnel]] linking the [[Western Wall]] with an exit near [[Temple Mount]]. The opening provoked rioting, which lasted for five days, in the territories which resulted in the deaths of 14 Israelis and 56 Arabs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign%20Relations/Israels%20Foreign%20Relations%20since%201947/1996-1997/24%20United%20Nations%20Security%20Council%20Resolution%201073|title=United Nations Security Council Resolution 1073 -1996- on the Western Wall Tunnel in Jerusalem – 28 September 1996|date=28 September 1996|publisher=[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref> A further 300 people were injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four Palestinians Dead, 300 Injured|last=Pessin|first=Al|date=26 September 1996|publisher=[[Voice of America]]}}</ref>


==Resolution==
==Resolution==
Concern was expressed at the clashes between [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]] and [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli army]] in Jerusalem, [[Nablus]], [[Ramallah]], [[Bethlehem]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] which resulted in deaths and injuries on both sides. There was also concern for the wider implications on the [[Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Middle East peace process]] as a whole.
Concern was expressed at the clashes between [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]] and [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli army]] in Jerusalem, [[Nablus]], [[Ramallah]], [[Bethlehem]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] which resulted in deaths and injuries on both sides. There was also concern for the wider implications on the [[Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Middle East peace process]] as a whole.


A cessation and reversal of all acts by Israel was urged, while the safety of Palestinians was called for and the resumption of negotiations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tessitore|first=John|author2=Woolfson, Susan |title=A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 52nd General Assembly of the United Nations|publisher=Rowman & Littlefiled Publishers|year=1997|page=54|isbn=978-0-8476-8705-3}}</ref>
A cessation and reversal of all acts by Israel was urged, while the safety of Palestinians was called for and the resumption of negotiations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tessitore|first=John|author2=Woolfson, Susan |title=A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 52nd General Assembly of the United Nations|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|year=1997|page=54|isbn=978-0-8476-8705-3}}</ref>


Resolution 1073 was adopted by 14 votes to none against, with one [[abstention]] from the United States.<ref name=un/>
Resolution 1073 was adopted by 14 votes to none against, with one [[abstention]] from the United States.<ref name="un" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 1 September 2023

UN Security Council
Resolution 1073
Western Wall tunnel
Date28 September 1996
Meeting no.3,698
CodeS/RES/1073 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in the occupied Arab territories
Voting summary
  • 14 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 1 abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1073, adopted on 28 September 1996, after recalling all resolutions on Jerusalem and noting a letter from Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League, the Council called on Israel to cease and reverse all acts which had resulted in aggravation in the region.[1]

Background

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Main article: Western Wall Tunnel riots

On 23 September 1996, Israel opened a tunnel linking the Western Wall with an exit near Temple Mount. The opening provoked rioting, which lasted for five days, in the territories which resulted in the deaths of 14 Israelis and 56 Arabs.[2] A further 300 people were injured.[3]

Resolution

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Concern was expressed at the clashes between Palestinians and Israeli army in Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem and the Gaza Strip which resulted in deaths and injuries on both sides. There was also concern for the wider implications on the Middle East peace process as a whole.

A cessation and reversal of all acts by Israel was urged, while the safety of Palestinians was called for and the resumption of negotiations.[4]

Resolution 1073 was adopted by 14 votes to none against, with one abstention from the United States.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Security Council calls for immediate reversal of all acts aggravating situation in Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza". United Nations. 28 September 1996.
  2. ^ "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1073 -1996- on the Western Wall Tunnel in Jerusalem – 28 September 1996". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 28 September 1996.
  3. ^ Pessin, Al (26 September 1996). "Four Palestinians Dead, 300 Injured". Voice of America.
  4. ^ Tessitore, John; Woolfson, Susan (1997). A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 52nd General Assembly of the United Nations. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8476-8705-3.
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