Assembly (UNGA) declared the construction of the Wall illegal and have called upon Israel to dismantle it and grant reparations to the Palestinian victims. The ICJ and UNGA also called upon States to not recognize the illegal situation and to not render any aid or assistance that would be used in construction of the Wall or maintaining the illegal situation. Area of UNRWA Operations: A state or territory where UNRWA provides humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees. These areas/regions currently include Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the occupied Palestinian territory. Colonization: The term ‘colonization’ is traditionally applied to the actions of domination and subjugation by an alien power(s) of a people(s). This domination and subjugation was typically manifested in the form of land acquisition, annexation, the suppression of selfdetermination, and the mass exploitation of human and natural resources. The prohibition of colonization has become a peremptory norm of international law. The term is derived primarily from extensive legal, political, and historical commentary as crystalized in a series of UN resolutions. The most prominent of these is the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted by General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960. This declaration refers to colonization as “[t]he subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation [that] constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation”.iv Colonization versus Occupation Under International Law: Colonization Occupation Permanent Prohibited by international law Triggers third party’s self-moving obligations to bring an end to colonization Temporary Regulated by international law Requires UNSC intervention to trigger third party obligations to bring an end to occupation Convention Refugee: A person recognized as a refugee by states under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and entitled to a variety of rights under that Convention.v Displaced Person: A term sometimes used by the United Nations (UN) to designate Palestinians displaced within and from the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip in the context of the 1967 War and falling within the scope of UNSC Resolution 237 (1967), as well as their descendants.vi The term is also used by UNRWA in reference to persons falling under its mandate in accordance with UNGA Resolution 2252 (1967).vii iv v vi vii x Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, UNGA Res 1514 (XV) (14 Dec 1960) (adopted by 89 votes to none; 9 abstentions), art 1 <https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/ instruments/declaration-granting-independence-colonial-countries-and-peoples> accessed 3 October 2022. See Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (adopted 28 July 1951, entered into force 22 April 1954) 189 UNTS 137 <https://www.unhcr.org/4ca34be29.pdf> accessed 3 October 2022. UNSC Res 237 (n ii). UNGA Res 2252 (n iii).