toomuchtime_
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It is not a chapter VII resolution, so it is not international law, just a recommendation. The land for peace principle embodied in 242 was an offer Israel had made at the conclusion of he 1967 war, and it was presented to the UNSC by the US on Israel's behalf. It was addressed not to the Palestinians but to the nations that had been in the war, and it was firmly rejected by the Arab nations. Since the land issues have been settled between Israel, Jordan and Egypt, it is no longer relevant.You are misinformed;East Jerusalem is to be the capital of a free Palestine and international law requires the Israelis to withdraw.
There is no international law requiring Israel to withdraw from Jerusalem or any other specific territory. In fact, there are a fair number of treaties which explicitly negate any assumptions of eventual boundaries and require the conflict to end through negotiation and mutual agreement and treaty between the parties.
IF Palestine ends up with some parts of Jerusalem under Palestinian sovereignty -- THEN the Palestinians can make their capital anywhere they want within their territory.
Operative Paragraph One "Affirms that the fulfillment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles:
(i) Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
(ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." (United Nations Security Council Resolution 242)