A/HRC/41/35/Add.2 Table 4 Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories: status of implementation of recommendations Recommendation Status To the Government of Israel Refrain from adopting laws that are inconsistent with the obligations of Israel under international human rights law (para. 98) Contravened. Serious concerns are raised as to the compatibility with international human rights law of the Nation-State Law of 2018, amendments to the Entry into Israel Law passed in 2017 and the Transparency Law of 2016. Amend the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty to include principles of nondiscrimination, equality and the right to freedom of opinion and expression (para. 99) Contravened. In 2018, the Nation-State Law was added to the Basic Laws of Israel. The Law raises serious concerns as to its compatibility with the general principle of non-discrimination and with freedom of expression. Purporting to define the constitutional identity of the State of Israel, its application could take precedence over the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty. Amend or repeal articles 1A, paragraphs 144B, 144D2 and 144D3, article 5, paragraph 166, and article 7, paragraph 173, of the Penal Code of 1977 (para. 100) Not implemented. Abolish the post of Chief Censor and ensure that restrictions on the right to freedom of expression on the grounds of national security are made only where these grounds are prescribed by law, and that such law is accessible, unambiguous, drawn narrowly and with precision, and justified as being necessary and the least restrictive means available to protect a specific and legitimate national security interest (para. 101) Not implemented. Repeal Military Order 101 (para. 102) Not implemented. Ensure that no excessive force is used against peaceful protesters and ensure accountability for all injuries or deaths resulting from the use of force by the Israeli security forces (para. 102) Contravened. Hundreds of killings by Israeli security forces monitoring protests in the occupied Palestinian territories have been recorded since the visit, with those recorded by the Commission of Inquiry during the Great March of Return potentially amounting to war crimes. The perpetrators have enjoyed almost blanket impunity. Ensure that all journalists in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, can work without undue interference; release journalists who have been arbitrarily detained or ensure that they are promptly brought before a court; investigate all attacks against journalists and bring perpetrators to account (para. 103) Contravened. Journalists and photographers, in particular those covering demonstrations, have been subjected to harassment, physical attacks, confiscation of equipment and travel bans imposed by the Israeli security forces and border police. An increase in attacks since the visit has led civil society to allege that Palestinian journalists are being 17

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