Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XXVIII) Page 2 which is an act of violation of international laws and human rights norms including the Geneva Convention on the Rights of Women and Children; WE HEREBY: 1. DEMAND the International Community to find an ever-lasting solution for the Arab-Israeli Conflict based on the relevant international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative; 2. CALL ON the international community to exert pressure on Israel to stop all settlement activities, release Palestinian and Arab Political prisoners in Israeli jails and support the efforts of the Palestinians for membership in international agencies and to join international conventions and protocols; 3. FURTHER CALL ON members of the international community to refrain from transferring embassies and diplomatic missions accredited to Israel from Tel Aviv to the city of Jerusalem, in order to achieve the foundation of peace based on a two-state solution; 4. SUPPORT the outcomes of the International Peace Conference based on the French Initiative and Call for the launching of serious negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the two-state solution; 5. REJECT the illegal settlements by the Israeli occupation and HIGHLY COMMEND the position of the UN Security Council in its resolution 2334 of 24 December 2016, which emphasizes the illegality of the settlements built in flagrant violation of international law; 6. CONDEMN the land and sea blockage imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip, which has led to the deterioration of the economic and humanitarian situation, and DEMAND an immediate lifting of all restrictions on the Gaza Strip; 7. REQUEST the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security, by taking the necessary steps to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict in all its aspects, to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region based on the principle of a two-state solution, according to the 1967 borders, and apply the provisions of relevant international law and its previous decisions in this regard; 8. URGE Member States to boycott goods and products that are produced and exported from the settlements built on the occupied Palestinian territories including East Jerusalem; 9. REQUEST the United Nations and the Quartet to intervene decisively with a view to pressure Israel to commit to the process of serious peace negotiations; 10. FURTHER REQUEST Member States to continue to support the Palestinian people in their struggle to establish a sovereign state over its national territory with Quds El-Sharif (Jerusalem) as its capital; 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa