Question 10433 — foreign policy

Summary

Ms. Danielle Simonnet draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to France's international obligations arising from the resolution adopted on September 18, 2024 by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). This resolution, of which France is a signatory, demands “the end of the Israeli occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) within twelve months” and ratifies the opinion rendered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 19, 2024. In this opinion, the ICJ recalls that States have the obligation not to “lend aid or assistance to illegal settlement activities” and to refrain from maintaining “economic or commercial relations with Israel which would be likely to strengthen the illicit presence of the latter in this territory”. In its resolution of September 18, 2024, the General Assembly of The UN calls on all States to fulfill their obligations under international law, namely those set out in the advisory opinion, in particular not to recognize any modification of the physical character or demographic composition. It specifies that it is appropriate not to maintain “with regard to the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof, economic or commercial relations with Israel which would be likely to strengthen the illicit presence of the latter in this territory, in particular with regard to the settlements and the regime associated with them” and to take “measures to prevent commercial exchanges or investments which help to maintain the illicit situation created by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in particular with regard to the settlements and the regime associated with them”. The Assembly General also calls for “taking measures to ensure that their nationals and the companies and entities under their jurisdiction, as well as their authorities, refrain from any act which would imply recognition of the situation created by the illicit presence of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory or which would constitute aid or assistance in maintaining this situation”; to “take measures to put an end to the importation of any products from Israeli settlements, as well as the supply or transfer of arms, ammunition and related material to Israel, the Occupying Power, in all cases where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that they could be used in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”; and finally to “take sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, against natural and legal persons who participate in maintaining Israel's illicit presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly with regard to violence committed by settlers. Since September 22, 2024, France has recognized the State of Palestine. This recognition implies the existence of a people capable of freely disposing of their land. Colonization in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza cannot continue. However, twelve months after the adoption of the resolution of September 18, 2024, it seems that France has not responded to all the requests from the UN General Assembly. Also, the MP wishes to obtain details on the means implemented by France to comply with its international commitments. Firstly, it asks him for the measures taken or envisaged against French companies hiring any act that would imply recognition of the situation created by Israel's illicit presence in the OPT, for example the Carrefour group opening franchises there. Secondly, she wishes to know the time frame in which France plans to stop its arms sales to Israel, without exception, the Iron Dome being diverted from its defensive objective for the purposes of genocide in the Gaza Strip. Third, she asks him about the measures taken or envisaged by France to put an end to the importation of any product coming from Israeli settlements. Fourth, she asks what procedures or sanctions have been taken or are envisaged with regard to French nationals who are complicit in crimes against humanity constituted by colonization in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza. She attracts attention special attention of the Minister on the approximately 4,000 nationals engaged in the Israeli army, whose main activities are the illicit occupation of the West Bank and the genocidal military operation carried out in Gaza, as well as on those engaged in the illicit population of the OPT by Israel. She also wishes to know the number of French nationals engaged in the Israeli army, as well as that of nationals French people illegally installed in the OPT. Finally, in accordance with the UN resolution, it asks for the nature and number of sanctions (for example travel bans" or "asset freezes") taken by France against natural and legal persons who participate in maintaining Israel's illicit presence in the OPT, in particular with regard to violence committed by settlers.

Machine translation from French. The official text remains authoritative.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

No documents linked.

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.