This document is stating unequivocally, that the construction by Israel of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,  including in and around East Jerusalem and its associated  regime are contrary to international law. According  to the view of the United Nations' principal judicial  organ Israel is under an obligation to terminate its  breaches of international law, to cease the works of  construction, to dismantle the structure built in the  Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around  East Jerusalem and make reparation for all damage caused.

The Party of the European Left also welcomes that  the Palestinian people's right to self-determination  is explicitly recognised by this document and that  the construction of the wall is characterised as a violation of this right. The Israeli settlements, 80  per cent of which have been established on Occupied  Palestinian Territory, are also judged as being in  breach of international law. The court finally speaks  out against justifying the construction of the wall  by national security requirements. All states are under  obligation not to recognize the illegal situation resulting  from the construction of the wall and not to render  aid or assistance to it. In view of its special responsibility  for maintaining world peace the UN is requested to  consider further action to bring to an end the illegal  situation, taking due account of the International  Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion.

In this document the Party of the European Left sees  a confirmation of its principal position that peace  and security in the Middle East can only be established,  if the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council  are implemented. Only if the Israeli occupation is  ended, the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination  in a viable, sovereign state side by side with Israel  realized, the present violent confrontation can come to a close.

The Party of the European Left requests all its member  parties, the GUE/NGL Group in the European Parliament,  other parliamentary groups of Left wing parties in  the parliamentary assemblies of OSCE, the Council of  Europe as well as all peace-loving forces to increase  the political pressure on their respective governments  to support the implementation of this ICJ decision,  in particular through concrete steps in the United Nations general assembly and the UN Security Council.