Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly was convened for the first time in April 1997, following a request from Qatar, Chair of the Arab Group.
The session followed a series of Security Council and General Assembly meetings regarding the Israeli decision to build “Har Homa”, a large illegal Israeli settlement, in the Jabal Abu Ghneim area of Occupied East Jerusalem.
The tenth Emergency Special Session was last resumed on 15 and 16 January 2009 to consider the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, at the request of the President of the General Assembly.
Below are relevant documents for each time the tenth Emergency Special Session was convened.
Sessions Coverage
15 – 16 January 2009
Press Releases
Videos
16 January, afternoon meeting [RealPlayer – 06:32]
16 January, morning meeting [RealPlayer – 02:57]
15 January, afternoon meeting [RealPlayer – 02:50]
15 January, morning meeting [RealPlayer – 02:26]
15 December 2006
General Assembly establishes Register of Damage arising from construction of wall by Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territory (Press Release)
Video [RealPlayer – 03:40]
17 November 2006
Video [RealPlayer – 02:41]
16 – 20 July 2004
Press releases
Videos
20 July, Part 2 [RealPlayer – 00:10]
20 July, Part 1 [RealPlayer – 00:10]
19 July [RealPlayer – 00:20]
16 July, afternoon meeting [RealPlayer – 01:30]
16 July, morning meeting [RealPlayer – 01:50]
8 December 2003
General Assembly adopts text requesting International Court of Justice to issue advisory opinion on West Bank separation wall (Press Release)
Videos
Part 2 [RealPlayer – 02:58]
Part 1 [RealPlayer – 02:53]
20 – 21 October 2003
Press Releases
Videos and Speakers Lists
19 September 2003
General Assembly, meeting in resumed Emergency Special Session, demands Israel not deport or threaten safety of Yasser Arafat (Press release)
Videos
Afternoon meeting [RealPlayer -00:42]
Morning meeting [RealPlayer – 01:48]
Meeting meeting [RealPlayer – 00:04]
5 August 2002
General Assembly demands immediate end to military incursions, violence and terror in Middle East (Press release)
7 May 2002
General Assembly condemns assaults against Palestinians by Israeli occupying forces, refusal to cooperate with fact-finding team (Press release)
Videos
Afternoon meeting [RealPlayer – 02:50]
Morning meeting [RealPlayer – 02:19]
20 December 2001
General Assembly Emergency Session on Occupied Palestinian Territories calls for halt to violence, ‘Mitchell Report’ implementation (Press release)
18 – 20 October 2000
Press Releases
Speakers call for support for Middle East peace efforts, in Assembly Special Emergency Session (18 October)
5 – 9 February 1999
Press Releases
17 March 1998
Press Releases
1997
Press Releases
General Assembly calls for new momentum in stalled Middle East peace process, seeks end to Israeli settlement activity (13 November)
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