UN Security Council Resolution 242 on the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Milestone Documents

UN Security Council Resolution 242 on the Arab-Israeli Conflict

( 1967 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.
  • “Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security.” - Preamble
  • “Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.” - Clause 1
  • “Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.” - Clause 1[ii]
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