Event · Land & rights23 December 2016

Security Council resolution 2334 on the settlements

قرار مجلس الأمن 2334 بشأن المستوطنات

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When
23 December 2016Exact day
Where
Jerusalem, West Bankapproximate position
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On 23 December 2016 the UN Security Council, in resolution 2334, reaffirmed that Israel’s settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law, and demanded that all settlement activity cease.

The resolution

Adopted at the Council’s 7853rd meeting on 23 December 2016, the resolution reaffirmed that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the two-state solution. It reiterated the demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities, and said the Council would not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including in Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties.12

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  • PlaceJerusalem

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  1. Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016 ↗

    United Nations · paragraph: 1

    Original-language quotation · en
    Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law
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  2. Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016 ↗

    United Nations · paragraph: 2-3

    Editorial paraphrase · en

    Reiterates its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities; it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties.

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document · United Nations

Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016

The resolution’s text, as held by the UN Information System on the Question of Palestine.

Published: 2016-12-23Consulted: 2026-10-17

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