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Abbass Response Was Simple

lines on the record: 5
first: 2018-02-20
most recent: 2018-02-20
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“It will be a leadership that recognizes that Israel is and always will be the national homeland of the Jewish people. Israel eagerly awaits the day when such a Palestinian leadership will emerge and bring hope for a better future for its people and our region.”
2018-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8183 (2018) · source
“It took decades of talks with Jordan until the time was right for King Hussein to enter into what he rightly called a peace of the brave. Three times a day Jews in Israel and all over the world turn to Jerusalem and pray for peace. We ask the following from God: "Grant peace, goodness and blessing, grace, loving- kindness and mercy to us and unto all Israel and all of the world." We have no doubt that the day will come when the Palestinian people will also be blessed with leadership that shares these noble aspirations. This will be a leadership that condemns violence and ends the shameful practice of paying salaries to terrorists. It will be a leadership that educates its people on tolerance instead ofpeddling anti-Semitism.”
2018-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8183 (2018) · source
“But even fair-minded observers would agree that, under any possible agreement, Jerusalem will be recognized internationally as our capital. After all these years of Abbas's rejectionism, one thing is very clear: when we extend a hand, Abbas extends a fist. Only when the terrorists ofHamas extend a hand does Abbas embrace them with open arms and without preconditions. Mr. Abbas has not even insisted on the basic human gesture of demanding the return of the Israeli civilians and the remains of Israel Defense Forces soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, savagely being held by Hamas. Israelis are an optimistic people. We weathered four bloody wars with Egypt while waiting for a leader like Anwar Sadat to courageously visit Jerusalem.”
2018-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8183 (2018) · source
“Then he sought peace with Hamas, the internationally recognized terrorist organization, without even demanding that it renounce violence. Today, as we speak, the current United States Administration is once again working very hard to make progress towards peace. Mr. Abbas, however, is once again looking hard for an excuse. This time he claims it was the American announcement about Jerusalem that drove him to reject negotiations. By recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, President Trump simply stated what should be clear to everyone. Let me be clear. For thousands of years Jerusalem has been the heart and soul of our people. Jerusalem has been our capital since the days of King David. And Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel forever. We will always insist on Israeli sovereignty over a united Jerusalem.”
2018-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8183 (2018) · source
“Mr. Abbas's response was simple: an unequivocal no. Two years later, Prime Minister Netanyahu did something unprecedented. In an attempt to restart negotiations, he initiated a 10-month freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria. That was a precondition to which no Israeli Prime Minister, not even Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres, had ever agreed. But soon enough, the 10 months passed, and Mahmoud Abbas was nowhere to be found. He never came to the table. In 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry opened another attempt at negotiations. Once again, Prime Minister Netanyahu was ready to talk and negotiate. Once again, Chairman Abbas responded by breaking his commitment to Secretary Kerry. He chose the unilateral action of joining international conventions.”
2018-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8183 (2018) · source