UN Security Council Resolution 497
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UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UN Security Council Resolution 497 canonical | 2 |
| S/RES/497(1981) | 1 |
| United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1656380 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 497 Context triple: [Golan Heights, UNResolutionCondemningAnnexation, UN Security Council Resolution 497]
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UN Security Council Resolution 425
UN Security Council Resolution 425 is a 1978 measure that called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and created the UN peacekeeping mission known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
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C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 598
United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 is a 1987 UN measure that called for a ceasefire and laid the framework for ending the Iran–Iraq War.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 497 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 425
UN Security Council Resolution 425 is a 1978 measure that called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and created the UN peacekeeping mission known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
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C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 598
United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 is a 1987 UN measure that called for a ceasefire and laid the framework for ending the Iran–Iraq War.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN document
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United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ |
| abstentions | 0 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1981-12-17 ⓘ |
| affects | legal status of the Golan Heights in the international system ⓘ |
| affirms | continued applicability of international humanitarian law in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights ⓘ |
| bodyOfLaw | international law ⓘ |
| callsForAction | Israel to rescind its decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights ⓘ |
| callsUpon | Israel ⓘ |
| concernsState |
Israel
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Syria ⓘ |
| concernsTerritory | Golan Heights ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| declares |
Israeli measures in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights have no legal effect internationally
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Israel’s decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect ⓘ |
| documentSymbol |
S/RES/497(1981)
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 497
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| followsEvent |
Israel’s 14 December 1981 Golan Heights Law
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linked to:
Golan Heights Law
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatusAsserted | Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights is invalid under international law ⓘ |
| meetingNumber | 2319 ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | New York City ⓘ |
| predecessor |
UN Security Council Resolution 476
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UN Security Council Resolution 478 ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
applicability of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Syrian Golan Heights
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principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force ⓘ |
| recognizesAs | Golan Heights as occupied Syrian territory ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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Israeli–Syrian conflict ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian–Israeli military engagements
|
| resolutionNumber | 497 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights
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legality of annexation ⓘ |
| topic |
annexation
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occupation ⓘ territorial integrity of states ⓘ |
| underChapter | Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| UNOrganType | Security Council resolution on the Middle East ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 0 ⓘ |
| voteFor | 15 ⓘ |
| voteResult | 15-0-0 ⓘ |
| yearOfAdoption | 1981 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 497 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Golan Heights Law
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UNSecurityCouncilResolutionCondemning
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 497
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 497
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 497
subject linked to:
Israel and Syria