UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION 242


Meaning of UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION 242 in English

Resolution of the United Nations Security Council that ended the 1967 Six-Day War .

The Israelis supported the resolution because it called on the Arab states to accept Israel's right "to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." All Arab states eventually accepted it (Egypt and Jordan accepted the resolution from the outset) because of its clause calling for Israel to withdraw from the territories conquered in 1967. The Camp David Accords and remains an important touchstone in any negotiated resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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