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Abbas

lines on the record: 46
first: 2001-03-19
most recent: 2022-11-22
sittings or episodes: 6
sources: un-security-council

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“We continue to monitor progress on the FSO SAFER tanker and appreciate the generous contributions made to date. We hope that the emergency operation can commence as soon as possible. To conclude, Kenya reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Yemen in their desire and quest for a comprehensive and lasting peace and stability.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“Yemeni farmers have seen it all: if it is not protracted conflict destroying their livelihoods, then it is extreme drought; if it is not drought, then it is flooding. Therefore, even as we address the immediate humanitarian concerns, there is an urgent need to consider long-term solutions and pragmatic approaches, including investing in climate-resilient agriculture to improve food security and encourage self-reliance. We remain deeply concerned by the presence of landmines and other explosive remnants and their destructive impact on civilians, including women and children. We advocate for increased demining action in all affected areas, prompt facilitation of the necessary equipment used in mine clearance activities and support for the victims.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“The truce was an opportunity for the parties to set aside their narrow interests, prioritize the wider interests of their country and its people and engage in a Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned process facilitated by the Special Envoy for a sustainable political solution. As we have said before, now is not the time to escalate tensions or reactivate front lines — there is too much at stake. An eruption of another cycle of violence would lead to further civilian casualties, internal displacement and the disruption of much-needed humanitarian assistance and access. With three quarters of Yemenis relying on agriculture and livestock for their survival, the climate crisis is pushing communities already reeling from the effects of a prolonged conflict to the brink.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“The objective of the Houthis may be to deny the Government of much-needed revenue from oil derivatives, but they must realize that those suffering most from their actions are innocent Yemenis, including the most vulnerable, namely women, children and people with disabilities. The reported interception of a vessel smuggling 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate — a substance used to make rocket and missile fuel and explosives — suspected to be bound for Yemen, is an indicator that Yemen could be used as a base to destabilize the entire region. We call for urgent and independent investigations into that serious matter and the necessary action taken against those responsible.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Ghelani for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Yemen and Saudi Arabia in this meeting. Last month, a bus fell off a cliff while navigating Houthi checkpoints around Taiz. It left three passengers dead and 22 others seriously injured. It was a painful reminder of the urgency of fully reopening those roads in Taiz currently controlled by the Houthis. The Houthis have also recently targeted civilian infrastructure, including the Al-Dabba oil terminal in Hadhramawt and Qan‘ah port in Shabwah. We condemn those destructive acts, which are in violation of international humanitarian law and also heighten and perpetuate tensions that could lead to a resumption of hostilities.”
2022-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9199 (2022) · source
“The new framework recognizes that, in view ofthe multi-dimensional challenges facing Lebanon and the multiple mandates under which the United Nations operates in the country, the Organization must follow a whole-of-Lebanon approach, which would leverage and integrate the diverse expertise, capacities and resources of the United Nations to support the Government of Lebanon in meeting its priorities and managing security, political, governance and socioeconomic challenges to stability. That approach also aims to support Lebanon on the path to longer-term sustainable development, in accordance with the vision, principles and goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“The United Nations has been an important partner in those efforts, whether through the United Nations Interim Force, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Development Programme or other entities of the United Nations development system. In conclusion, we believe that it is worth sharing the experience of Lebanon in that context. In October 2016, the Government of Lebanon and the United Nations system signed a pioneering United Nations strategic framework for the period 2017-2020 to replace the previous United Nations Development Assistance Framework.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“The World Bank estimates that the cumulative cost Lebanon's economy of the ongoing crisis in Syria stood in 2015 at around $18 billion in terms of lower GDP growth in addition to $4.2 billion in terms of lower revenues. Furthermore, Lebanon is at the forefront of the global fight against terrorism - a challenging menace that has undermined the security and stability of my country for many years, but against which the Lebanese Government and people have stood firm and steadfast and were able to achieve a series of resounding victories last summer.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“In addition to the almost-daily Israeli violations of our sovereignty and of resolution 1701 (2006), which continue to threaten Lebanon's stability and security, since 2011 Lebanon has been host to more than 1.2 million refugees from neighbouring Syria, adding to more than 400,000 Palestinian refugees who have come to the country at different intervals since 1948. This has compounded many ofthe challenges facing my country and led to a significant decrease in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth, higher unemployment and poverty levels, and overstretched infrastructure in multiple factors, including health, education, housing, electricity, waters, sanitation and transport.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Lebanon welcomes your introduction, Sir, of this important topic for open debate at the Security Council this month. Conflicts within and among countries have proliferated in the recent decades in many parts of the world. We agree with the notion advanced in the concept note for this meeting that conflicts have become more complex in the modern world, aggravated by driving factors such as climate change, underdevelopment, poverty, forced displacement, cyberwarfare and espionage, terrorism and violent extremism. However, this should not distract us from addressing the root causes of conflict, many of which have become protracted, such as foreign occupation and aggression. Today Lebanon faces many of these complex humanitarian, economic, social, political and security challenges.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Believe me, if peace is established between Palestinians and Israelis, and also between the Syrians and the Lebanese and Israel, then peace will reign not only in the region; it will even surpass the boundaries of our region. And that is a prerequisite; it is indispensable for all of us here. The Council is responsible for global security, and in its hand global security lies. Therefore it is the Council's responsibility to shoulder its duty.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“If we fail, if we do not obtain peace, then the alternative poses a serious threat. Everyone knows what the alternative will be. It will once again plunge the entire region, not only the Palestinian territories, into a hellish cycle of violence. I do not even wish to imagine what that might lead us to. We thus urge the Council to be on its guard. We want to recall that we are opposed to violence and terrorism. We are against anything that leads to violence. We wish to negotiate for peace. However, if we are unsuccessful in that venture, then what to do? Fait accompli does not lead to peace; understanding might lead to peace. The desire for peace could lead us to authentic peace. I hope that that will for peace will take shape so that we do obtain an authentic peace.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“We have come to the Council to ask it to shoulder its responsibility and to say that we are ready to negotiate and that we will pursue these negotiations. I will pursue them with Mr. Olmert, and I will never cease to negotiate, even with his successor. We do not wish to waste the opportunities available to us, but we call on the Council to assume its responsibilities. It is for the Council to implement the dozens of resolutions that date back to the 19705 and 1980s - resolutions that the Council itself adopted. How can they be respected, those resolutions that are still dead letters? They must be implemented. There are about 15 resolutions that have still not been implemented. It is truly a serious matter. Unless the settlement policy is ended, it will be futile to dream of the peace that we all hope for.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Even the settlers feel free to invade villages, plunder and even kill the residents - as if it was not enough that the land of those villages had already been seized, that the people were already under siege and are also victims of murder and aggression. Certainly we cannot tolerate that situation. If the settlement policy seeks to present us with a fait accompli, we shall continue to reject it. We still say that Israeli settlement policy is illegal, and we will not accept it. The map that I showed the Council shows 22 per cent of historic Palestine. We have accepted that small percentage allocated to us, imposed on us by the international community. We are prepared to bend to the will of the international community. Thus we accepted the 22 per cent. But even that 22 per cent is difficult for us to obtain. So how can we arrive at peace?”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“If we remain on the path of negotiations it is because we cherish peace, and peace remains our main objective. But that does not mean that our agenda will not give high priority to the settlements issue. It has been noted that tenders for construction contracts continue to be issued. NGOs that tackle this issue have referred to a catastrophe with regard to continued settlement policies. These settlements have not helped to improve the chances for peace at all. Thirdly, with regard to the settlers, we are quite familiar with their aggression. There have been acts of aggression by the settlers against the inhabitants of the region. The settlers do not hesitate to invade villages if they consider that necessary, not to mention the acts of official military aggression.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Pretexts have been put forward and arguments have been made; for example, we have heard the Israeli Government claim that it opposes the settlement policy and that the responsibility lies with the mayor. How can the Government be contradicting the mayor? How can the Government be unable to compel a mayor or the city government to put an end to these activities? Projects have occasionally been broached - such as paying compensation to affected settlers - but nothing of the kind has happened and the settlement policy continues nonetheless. Yet we are obliged to pursue negotiations that are crucial both for us and for the Israeli side - despite the virulent criticism we receive on a daily basis from everyone, including from Palestinian leaders, who regularly ask how we can pursue negotiations while the settlement policy continues.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Despite all of that, nothing has been done. The United States Secretary of State, Ms. Rice, has also raised the issue. But none of this has had any impact: there has been no positive response, and the settlement policy continues. In addition to all these elements is the changing of the character of Jerusalem, including Bab al-Maghariba. Everyone agrees on the facts, and they are stipulated in the Geneva Conventions and in the Israeli-Jordanian agreement. All such agreements stipulate that no change must be made to the character of that city. But despite that, and despite all the fine resolutions that have been adopted, we have nothing tangible that would improve the situation with our Israeli neighbours.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“There is no denying that the Israeli side made commitments, and at a time when we are fulfilling our duties and shouldering our responsibilities to the extent possible, there must be a response: the Israeli side must put an immediate end to its settlement policy in all its aspects, including "natural growth", and the more than 100 arbitrary outposts must be dismantled. Even the Israeli Government considers them to be illegal. Unfortunately, the situation remains unchanged. We have heard some 50 speakers at the Annapolis Conference; all of them repeatedly referred to the settlement policy and called for its termination. But, unfortunately, nothing has happened. Even the French President, when addressing the Knesset and when he spoke with us, spoke unequivocally of the need to put an end to the settlement policy.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Settlement activity continues unabated, and the same policy remains in place right up to the banks of the river Jordan. As members know, settlements are not confined to the three blocs I mentioned earlier: they are scattered throughout the West Bank, even on the banks of the Jordan, where dozens of settlements exist. That is the situation relating to the Jewish settlements that have been erected, even though we have called for a suspension of settlement-building and have engaged in negotiations with the Government of Israel. How can I convince my people to negotiate with Israel when settlements systematically continue to be built, inch by inch and bite by bite? We have seen the adoption of the Road Map and the establishment of the Quartet, which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of phase I of the Road Map.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“These facts convince us that the settlements not only are an obstacle, but also threaten to completely undermine the peace process, because the settlement policy has an impact on other fundamental issues, such as water, boundaries and Jerusalem. It also has an impact on the demographic presence of Palestinians: the separation wall now cuts off 14 Palestinian villages and besieges about 60 Palestinian villages. Given the current situation, I would ask how we can talk of the emergence of a viable, independent Palestinian State living side by side with Israel. By the terms of phase I of the Road Map, as endorsed at the Annapolis Conference, an immediate end must be put to the settlement policy, including the "natural growth" of settlements, and the arbitrary outposts that have been erected must be dismantled. But nothing has been done.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“It depicts the three settlement blocs in the West Bank: Ariel, in the north; Ma'ale Adummim, near Jerusalem; and Kfar Etzion to the south. The presence of those three blocs in the north, near Jerusalem and in the south could lead one to believe that they preclude the emergence of a viable, contiguous and independent Palestinian State: the three settlement blocs divide the West Bank into no less than four cantons. That means that President Bush's expressed vision of the emergence of a viable, contiguous and independent Palestinian State will not be realized, even though it is an integral part of the Road Map, which is in turn endorsed in Security Council resolution 1515 (2003). That is the situation we are facing today.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“I am recalling all of this in order to stress that the issue of settlement activity is nothing new: it goes back to the 1960s and 1970s. Despite all the resolutions that have been adopted, nothing has changed. On the settlement policy, let me note that there had been 22 settlements in the Gaza Strip, which occupied nearly 30 per cent of the territory of the Strip. The Israeli Government then took the wise if somewhat unilateral decision to eliminate those settlements. That was done, even though the pretext offered for the destruction of those settlements was unconvincing - for example, claiming that these were holy territories and formed part of Israel. But in the end, the Israeli Government did indeed eliminate those settlements - practically overnight. The current situation is reflected on the map I am holding.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Those settlement activities have continued from that day to this. In that regard, I recall that the Security Council has adopted more than 10 resolutions prohibiting such settlement activities, which are considered an impediment to peace. Some - in particular resolutions 252 (1968), 298 (1971), 465 (1980) and 446 (1979) - even call for the dismantling of settlements. Those are some of the resolutions adopted by the Security Council, all of them either condemning the settlement policy or calling for the elimination of settlements. There is also a resolution specifically addressing the question of Jerusalem, by which the Security Council considered the building of settlements in Jerusalem to be an illegal act that must be halted immediately.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“The map shows the configuration of the Palestinian territory beginning in 1937. An Israeli State is shown in white and an Arab State in yellow. The partition took place in 1947. The project was unsuccessful and war broke out, leading to the current situation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. If we are to understand the situation properly, we need to recognize the outlines of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territory on which we hope to establish an independent, viable Palestinian State living side by side with an Israeli State in harmony, peace and stability. That is the point of departure allowing us to understand all the aspects of the question we are seized with today. Since the war that broke out between the Arab countries and Israel in 1967, the latter has built settlements in the West Bank.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“I should like to warmly thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting, which gives us an opportunity to describe in detail the situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories and to identify the obstacles ahead and the means to achieve a peaceful settlement that includes the two-State solution. I am deeply grateful to all those who have contributed to the organization of this meeting. I pay tribute to the tireless efforts of His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States to ensure that the meeting would be held. Allow me first and foremost to clarify a number of historical issues that are neither redundant nor dull. In that regard, I wish to point to the historical map that figures in the dossier circulated in the Chamber.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“We are committed to international legitimacy, to the road map of the Quartet and to living with our neighbours in peace and security. I will stop here, Madam President, as I have a rather lengthy statement to deliver in the General Assembly in one hour. Thank you all very much.”
2006-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5530 (2006) · source
“I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who have spoken so far. I have been made keenly aware that the representatives present here want to reach a just, comprehensive and permanent settlement of the conflict in the Middle East, and I really hope that their sincere, lofty words will be 06-52982 followed by concrete deeds leading to the achievement of a settlement, namely, the establishment of a Palestinian State living side by side with the State of Israel. As my brothers in the Arab world had agreed, the Foreign Minister of Bahrain took the floor to speak on our behalf and expressed our common position. He stated what we deep down wish to see. I have nothing to add to what he said in that regard. I would just add that we are fully committed to peace through negotiations.”
2006-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5530 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abbas (Palestine) (spoke in Arabic): I am delighted to attend this meeting of the highest body in the international community, which holds the fate of the world in its hands, and I am sure that it is in the safest possible hands. On this occasion, allow me to sincerely thank you for agreeing to convene this meeting to consider the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. If this meeting shows anything, it shows that the world wants to reach a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict as quickly as possible, in order to eradicate a source of tension that affects all aspects of life, not just in the Middle East, but also in the rest of the world. Naturally, this meeting was convened in response to an initiative by the League of Arab States and its Secretary-General, my brother Amr Moussa.”
2006-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5530 (2006) · source
“That serves to render the Council helpless and unable to take measures that would restore the confidence of the Arab world in this body. The Security Council, which is the main authority responsible for bringing a just peace to the Palestinian people, must act to recognize the legitimate needs of the Palestinian people. In conclusion, the League of Arab States wishes to call on the Council not to allow Council unity to come at the expense of the rights of the Palestinian people but act to end this last occupation in the world.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“We call on the United States to work towards peace and to strive to keep the situation from deteriorating further. It is necessary for Israel to know for certain that violence can in no way provide it with the security to which it aspires. That will never be realized as long as Israel continues to pursue its oppressive and expansionist policies of Judaizing Jerusalem. Israel must realize that the only way to bring peace to the Middle East is by putting an end to its occupation and by fully abiding by the principle of land for peace and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy. To emphasize the so-called unity of the Council is a sort of twisting of reality, as that unity simply means giving Israel the right to veto under American supervision.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“From this forum we urge the international community to promptly provide all the necessary economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people so as to help them cope with the impact of Israeli actions on the infrastructure of the Palestinian economy. We also call on the Council to take the necessary actions to force Israel to take the courageous political decision of returning to the negotiating table and to take advantage of any proposal aiming to restore balance to the serious and deteriorating situation, specifically the Egyptian and Jordanian proposal and the recommendations of the Mitchell Committee. Allow me to address the United States of America, as it is a major co-sponsor of the peace process, which the Arabs have adopted as a strategic choice.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“We would like to point out the dangerous implications of such a policy, as it is bound to create anarchy. It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt a resolution condemning Israel's recent activities and escalations, namely, its occupation of Orient House, and to call on Israel to return Orient House and all other institutions it has seized to the Palestinian Authority, in conformity with international agreements concluded between the two parties and on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy. The Council should also take immediate measures to end the state of siege and the policy of starvation that has been imposed on Palestinians by Israel, so that international organizations may deliver aid to the Palestinian people without obstruction from Israel.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Thirdly, the Council should reiterate the right of return of all Palestinians, or compensate them in conformity with international resolutions adopted in that regard. Fourthly, the Council should call on Secretary- General Kofi Annan to take the initiative, as an international impartial mediator, to establish a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East and to return the situation to the state it was in prior to 28 September 2000. That would make it possible to resume the peace process on the basis of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), as well as other relevant resolutions. The Council is requested to issue a clear and unequivocal condemnation of every attempt made by Israel to weaken the authority of the Palestinian National Authority and that of President Yasser Arafat.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Secondly, the Council should hasten the convening of a conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, so as to consider enforcing the Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. The Council should also emphasize the need to put an end to all settlement activities and to remove all existing ones, in implementation of Security Council resolution 465 (1980). Doing so would serve to de-escalate the situation and help revive the peace process towards a comprehensive, just and lasting peace. The Council should adopt a resolution that would provide the necessary protection to the Palestinian people by sending international observers.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Therefore, it is incumbent on the Council to reinstate the credibility of the international community and the Council in dealing with these issues that threaten international peace and security by taking the following steps. First, the Council should call on Israel, the occupying Power, to abide by the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, in general, and, more specifically, to abide by the articles of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. It should also make every possible effort to end Israeli practices and quickly provide international protection to the Palestinian people.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“These campaigns have escalated recently through the use of fighter-bombers and tanks in an unprecedented bombardment of children, civilians and the institutions of the Palestinian National Authority and through broadcasting the names of those who should be eliminated. These acts are clear indications of State terrorism. All this makes it incumbent on the Council and the international community as a whole to exert pressure on Israel to put an end to these bloody campaigns, to abide by the agreements concluded with the Palestinian side, to withdraw its forces immediately from the occupied Palestinian territories, including Holy Jerusalem, and to resume immediately the negotiation process between the two parties. Otherwise, the cycle of Israeli violence will never end and will indeed threaten the entire region.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, as we meet to debate an issue of great importance. Its implications make it incumbent on the Council to deal with it objectively in order to realize not only the aspirations of the Governments and people of the region, but also those of the entire international community. The suffering of the Palestinian people has been exacerbated as a result of the continuous bloody campaigns of oppression perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces and groups of armed settlers.”
2001-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Thirdly, the Council should move with the utmost speed to attain the objectives of international legitimacy, as reflected particularly in Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and in General Assembly resolution 194 (III), as well as in the Madrid peace agreements.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Secondly, the Council should unambiguously reiterate to Israel that a just peace will provide true security and that such a peace can be achieved only by implementing resolutions of international legitimacy, by the total withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied since 1967 and by making possible the establishment of an independent State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 181 (II), which recognized the existence of two States in Palestine within the borders of the Mandate. Any other settlement will be doomed to failure.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Given its Charter responsibilities, in view of the gravity of the situation and in the light of the statements made thus far in this debate, the Council should, first, take all necessary steps to enable all parties to overcome the present situation and to put an end to the tragedy suffered by the Palestinian people by adopting the draft resolution that has been before the Council since last December; this would set matters straight and would revitalize the Middle East peace process.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“The sponsors of this behaviour, notably the United States of America, should shoulder their responsibility and make the necessary effort to put the peace talks back on track, rather than maintain a policy of a double standard, which was a distinguishing mark of the previous United States Administration. That would enhance the credibility of the Security Council, which is needed more than ever before. The League of Arab States has always expressed its interest in a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for all the countries of the region, and has made that position well known in every regional and international context, notably before the Security Council.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Israel treats the world with utter contempt, despite its occupation, which has lasted too long and which has caused the situation to explode. Fourthly, Israel continues deliberately to prevaricate, at a time when no one would deny its request for security. But the truth about Israel's position is now well known to the international community: it reflects only Israel's colonialist leanings. Israel is taking all these measures and making all these attempts to prevent the Council from adopting any resolution that would run counter to its own viewpoint or would block its aspirations.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“That recommendation reflects the magnitude of the tragedy, which is no secret to anyone. Thirdly, Israel's attempts to pre-empt Security Council resolutions, especially resolution 1322 (2000), and the resolutions of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly are making it more difficult for the Council to adopt the urgent measures that the situation calls for. This is in addition to Israel's continuous attempts to divert attention from its colonialism at a time when the old form of colonialism has totally disappeared. Such prevarication is aimed at muddying the issues to enable Israel to present itself as a country under occupation, and not a country that occupies the land of others. That prevarication and procrastination are no secret. No one can argue that the occupation is not the essence of the crisis.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Secondly, when it is exposed for what it is, Israel tries to protect itself and to conceal its true nature with the assistance of a permanent member of the Security Council, with a view to stopping the Council from condemning it for all its oppressive measures and for its war of genocide against the Palestinian people. Israel makes these attempts because international bodies have started to expose its inhumane policies. Here it is worth mentioning the recent 14 March report (E/CN.4/2001/121) of the human rights inquiry commission established pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution S-5/1 of 19 October 2000, on human rights violations in the occupied territories. We urge Council members to heed the recommendation set out in paragraph 11 of chapter X, part II of that report.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“Despite the international belief in the justice and legitimacy of the call for the deployment of an international protection force as soon as possible, Israel's intransigence and actions compel us to recall a number of points. First, Israel is attempting to prevent the Council from adopting a binding resolution, once again branding it as a country that lacks commitment to resolutions of international legitimacy, to international law and to the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949. That does not surprise us. There is nothing to deter Israel from such a course.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source
“I wish at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. The Council is now engaged in a discussion of a long-standing, recurring issue of great seriousness; it must shoulder its responsibilities in a positive and effective manner. The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has reached a stage at which it requires urgent, immediate and effective action by the Security Council in response to grave Israeli measures in a way that will secure international protection for the Palestinian people and its leadership. The Council should do its utmost to prevent a further deterioration, which would lead to heightened tension throughout the region.”
2001-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4295Resumption2 (2001) · source