Knowra United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 A 1967 United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in the Six-Day War and an end to states of belligerency, alongside secure and recognized boundaries.
Six-Day War : A June 1967 war in which Israel fought Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and captured territory from all three. The territorial changes and ensuing conflict prompted the Security Council to adopt Resolution 242.
Withdrawal clause of Resolution 242 : The resolution's first operative provision, calling for withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict. Its omission of the word “all” became central to disagreement over the extent of required withdrawal.
Camp David Accords : The 1978 agreements between Egypt and Israel that established a framework for peace and addressed the future of the Sinai Peninsula. The accords led to a peace treaty and Israeli withdrawal from Sinai, applying the land-for-peace approach associated with Resolution 242.
Land for peace : A diplomatic principle in which territorial withdrawal is exchanged for peace, recognition, or normalized relations. Resolution 242 is widely associated with this formula through its linked calls for withdrawal and peaceful relations.
Khartoum Resolution : A 1967 Arab summit declaration rejecting peace, recognition, and negotiation with Israel. Its position formed part of the diplomatic landscape surrounding the resolution's call for peace and recognition.
Secure and recognized boundaries : The boundary principle in Resolution 242 linking Israeli withdrawal with the right of every state to live in peace within secure, recognized borders. The resolution pairs territorial withdrawal with boundaries that provide security and recognition.
Egypt–Israel peace treaty : The 1979 treaty that ended the state of war between Egypt and Israel and provided for Israel's withdrawal from Sinai. It implemented withdrawal and mutual recognition in a major case linked to Resolution 242.
Palestinian right of return : The claimed right of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to homes lost during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and its aftermath. Resolution 242's call for a just settlement of the refugee problem left the scope and status of return unresolved.
United Nations Security Council : The United Nations body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, with authority to adopt binding decisions. The Council negotiated and adopted Resolution 242 as an international response to the war.
French text of Resolution 242 : The French-language version of Resolution 242, whose withdrawal clause specifies withdrawal from territories occupied in the conflict. Unlike the English wording, the French text includes an article often read as implying withdrawal from all occupied territories.
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