A/HRC/34/39 decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights was null and void and without international legal effect. VI. Conclusions and recommendations 61. Israeli settlement activity is incompatible with the obligations of Israel under international law. Settlement activity is a key driver of need for humanitarian assistance in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and lies at the core of a range of human rights violations. Israeli settlement activity further constitutes one of the main obstacles to a viable Palestinian State. The significant role that the production of and trade in settlement goods plays in helping to support and maintain settlements is also of concern. 62. Israel must implement all relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolution 497 (1981), and withdraw from territory it has occupied since 1967. To meet its obligations under international law, Israel must stop building settlements, reverse any settlement development activity and make full reparations to the individuals and communities concerned. 87 63. Within the scope of its obligation to respect and ensure respect for human rights within the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Government of Israel has the duty to protect the Palestinian population against human rights abuses by third parties, including business enterprises. It should implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and, in particular, take the legislative, administrative policy and remedial actions necessary to prevent, investigate, punish and redress abuses. The Israeli authorities must rescind all policies and practices that, directly or indirectly, are likely to lead to the forcible transfer of Palestinians, including policies and practices that contribute to the creation of a coercive environment that forces people to leave their communities. Specifically, the Israeli authorities must: (a) Refrain from any initiative to relocate communities from Area C in contravention of international law; (b) Cease the implementation of a planning and zoning regime that is discriminatory and restrictive and that facilitates the construction and expansion of settlements and the wall, in violation of international law; (c) Cease the demolition of the homes and private property of Palestinians and take all measures to prevent violence and other coercive measures perpetrated by public officials or settlers; (d) Ensure that any incident of violence by private actors, including settlers, against Palestinians and their property are investigated, that perpetrators are prosecuted and, if convicted, punished with appropriate sanctions, and that victims are provided with effective remedies in accordance with international standards. 88 64. Third States should provide guidance on implementing the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to business enterprises domiciled in their territory or within their jurisdiction that operate in conflict-affected areas, including in the context of military occupation, such as in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 65. Business enterprises should undertake human rights due diligence in order to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address any adverse human rights impact on Palestinians they may cause or contribute to, or which may be directly linked to their operations, products or services. 87 88 14 Draft articles 30 and 31 of the draft articles on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, see Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2001, vol. II (Part Two), p. 28. See CCPR/C/ISR/CO/4, para. 16.