UN News Service
A new draft plan in support of Palestinian rights adopted by a non-governmental conference committee meeting at the United Nations calls for escalating pressure on Israel to end its occupation and threatens to seek divestment, arms embargoes and other sanctions in the event of non-compliance.
The "2004-2005 Plan for Action to support Palestinian rights through international law and the United Nations" (please see below for text) was presented to the International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People on the last day of a two-day meeting at UN Headquarters in New York after being adopted by its Steering Committee.
According to the draft, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) participating in the Conference would work to educate people and pressure governments to move towards strict enforcement of various international resolutions on Palestinian rights.
These include UN General Assembly resolutions calling for Palestinian self-determination and removing Israeli settlements, and a recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion that urged the dismantlement of what it called an illegal separation barrier Israel is building on the occupied West Bank.
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