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UN Security Council Doc ID: S/RES/242

UNSC Resolution 242 (1967): Principles for a Just and Lasting Peace

Emphasizes the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and calls for the withdrawal of armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.

Status: Full Text Available in PDF & Transcribed Markdown

Historical Memorandum Doc ID: CAB-24-24

Edwin Montagu's 1917 Cabinet Memorandum on Zionism

Secretary of State for India Edwin Montagu's formal dissent warning against British imperial endorsement of political Zionism and defending the equal citizenship of Jews in their native countries.

Status: Declassified National Archives Transcript

International Court of Justice Doc ID: ICJ-ADV-2004

ICJ Advisory Opinion: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall

The International Court of Justice's determination regarding Fourth Geneva Convention applicability and the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Status: Official UN Legal Document

Primary Essay Doc ID: ESSAY-1891

Ahad Ha'am: "Truth from Eretz Yisrael" (1891)

Philosophical critique by the founder of Cultural Zionism warning of the ethical and practical imperative to respect the indigenous Arab inhabitants of the region.

Status: Translated Hebrew Archival Edition

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