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E.
Suggestions and recommendations
32.
The Committee requests the State party to provide additional information
on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights in the occupied
territories, in order to complete the State party's initial report and thereby
ensure full compliance with its reporting obligations. Detailed information,
including the latest statistical data, is also requested on the progressive
realization of economic, social and cultural rights in East Jerusalem, keeping
in mind the concerns raised by the Committee in the relevant paragraphs of
these concluding observations. In addition, the Committee also requests
updated information on the target dates for recognizing unrecognized villages
and a plan for the delivery of basic services, including water, electricity,
access roads, health care and primary education, to which the villagers are
entitled as citizens of Israel. The Committee requests that the additional
information also include an update of the Outline Plan of Ein Hod and on
progress in the recognition of Arab El-Na'im, as well as an update on the
Jahalin Bedouins who are presently camped in Abu Dis awaiting a court decision
on their resettlement. The Committee requests the submission of the detailed
additional information in this respect in time for the twenty-third session of
the Committee in November-December 2000.
33.
The Committee calls upon the State party to undertake the necessary
steps to ensure the full legal application of the Covenant within the domestic
legal order.
34.
The Committee calls upon the State party to ensure equality of treatment
of all Israeli citizens in relation to all Covenant rights.
35.
The Committee urges the State party to review the status of its
relationship with the World Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency and its
subsidiaries, including the Jewish National Fund, with a view to remedying the
problems identified in paragraph 11 above.
36.
In order to ensure respect of article 1 (2) of the Covenant and to
ensure equality of treatment and non-discrimination, the Committee strongly
recommends a review of re-entry policies for Palestinians who wish to
re-establish their domicile in their homeland, with a view to bringing such
policies level with the Law of Return as applied to Jews.
37.
The Committee calls upon the State party to take all necessary steps to
reduce unemployment and to ensure proper enforcement of Israel's protective
labour legislation, including assigning additional personnel to enforce such
legislation. Special attention should be accorded to enforcing the Minimum
Wage Law, the Equal Pay for Men and Women Law, and the Equal Opportunities in
Employment Law.
38.
The Committee calls upon the State party to complete the process of
implementing the Law of Equality for People with Disabilities and to address
the problem of accessibility to public buildings, including schools, and
public transportation by persons with disabilities.