Geachte lezers,
Naar aanleiding van de tussen de zionistische troepen en de Palestijnen [met steun van enkele
nieuw onafhankelijk geworden Arabische landen] gevoerde oorlog in 1948 , waarin grootschalige Palestijnse
etnische zuiveringen hebben plaatsgevonden [de Nakba] werd op 11 december 1948
VN Algemene Vergaderingsresolutie 194 aangenomen, waarin het recht op terugkeer van de verdreven
Palestijnse vluchtelingen werd vastgelegd.
Letterlijk stond daarover vermeld:
“Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;”
Dit recht op terugkeer is tot op de dag van vandaag niet door Israel erkend.
Het kader waarin het was gegoten, een VN Algemene Vergaderingsresolutie, houdt in, dat het, in tegenstelling
tot een VN Veiligheidsraadsresolutie, geen bindend karakter heeft.
Toch gaat er wel degelijk bindende rechtskracht vanuit
Hieronder een overzicht
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186 (S-2). Appointment and terms of reference of a
United Nations Mediator in Palestine
United Nations Mediator in Palestine
The General Assembly,
Taking account of the present situation in regard to Palestine,
I
Strongly affirms its support of the efforts of the Security Council to secure a truce in Palestine and calls upon all Governments, organizations and persons to co-operate in making effective such a truce;
II
1. Empowers a United Nations Mediator in Palestine, to be chosen by a committee of the General Assembly composed of representatives of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, to exercise the following functions:(a) To use his good offices with the local and community authorities in Palestine to:(i) Arrange for the operation of common services necessary to the safety and well-being of the population of Palestine;(ii) Assure the protection of the Holy Places, religious buildings and sites in Palestine;(iii) Promote a peaceful adjustment of the future situation of Palestine;(b) To co-operate with the Truce Commission for Palestine appointed by the Security Council in its resolution of 23 April 1948;1/(c) To invite, as seems to him advisable, with a view to the promotion of the welfare of the inhabitants of Palestine, the assistance and co-operation of appropriate specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the World health Organization, of the International Red Cross, and of other governmental or non-governmental organizations of a humanitarian and non-political character;
2. Instructs the United Nations mediator to render progress reports monthly, or more frequently as he deems necessary, to the Security Council and to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Members of the United Nations;
3. Directs the United Nations Mediator to conform in his activities with the provisions of this resolution, and with such instructions as the General Assembly or the Security Council may issue;
4. Authorizes the Secretary-General to pay the United Nations Mediator an emolument equal to that paid to the President of the International Court of Justice, and to provide the Mediator with the necessary staff to assist in carrying out the functions assigned to the Mediator by the General Assembly;
III
Relieves the Palestine Commission from the further exercise of responsibilities under resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947.2/
AV RESOLUTIE 186, 14 MEI 1948, Appointment and terms of reference of a
United Nations Mediator in Palestine
The General Assembly,Having considered further the situation in Palestine,
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Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;”
AV RESOLUTIE 194 [III], 11 DECEMBER 1948, Palestine — Progress Report of the
United Nations Mediator
RECHT OP TERUGKEER PALESTIJNSE VLUCHTELINGEN
”No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.”
ARTIKEL 12, 4, INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
[BUPO VERDRAG]
”Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive.”
ARTIKEL 49, 4E CONVENTIE VAN GENEVE
”” “It is … undeniable that no settlement can be just and complete if recognition is not accorded to the right of the Arab refugee to return to the home from which he has been dislodged by the hazards and strategy of the armed conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. The majority of these refugees have come from territory which … was to be included in the Jewish State. The exodus of Palestinian Arabs resulted from panic created by fighting in their communities, by rumours concerning real or alleged acts of terrorism, or expulsion. It would be an offence against the principles of elemental justice if these innocent victims of the conflict were denied the right to return to their homes while Jewish immigrants flow into Palestine, and, indeed, at least offer the threat of permanent replacement of the Arab refugees who have been rooted in the land for centuries.”
WIKIPEDIA
FOLKE BERNADOTTE, UN MEDIATOR
BRON
WIKIPEDIA
FOLKE BERNADOTTE
VN ALGEMENE VERGADERINGSRESOLUTIE 194 [111] EN HET INTERNATIONAAL RECHT
VN AV resolutie 194 [1] heeft wel degelijk een geldende rechtskracht, NIET als AV resolutie
an sich, maar omdat het principe van het terugkeerrecht van vluchtelingen wordt onderschreven in het
Internationaal Recht.
Belangrijk daarbij is te vermelden, dat op het moment van aanname van 194 reeds bekend was, dat de vluchtelingen grotendeels [naast vluchten vanwege de paniek van de door de zionisten gevoerde vuile
oorlog in 1948] verdreven waren.