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Al-Ahmed

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1997-03-06
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1998-06-30
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  1. “We reiterate our belief that the Security Council, as the organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security, is obligated to take the necessary concrete measures to stop the Israeli violations in the Holy City of Jerusalem. Israeli violations of international law and the resolutions of the Security Council must cease forthwith. We are hopeful that the Security Council will assume its responsibilities with regard to the Holy City of Jerusalem so as to prove to the entire world that it is on the side of right.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  2. “Saudi Arabia also believes that such policies and practices contribute to increasing tension and undermine the credibility of and confidence in the Israeli Government in the context of the peace process. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, denounces and rejects Israel's ongoing irresponsible behaviour in one of the most delicate and sensitive aspects of the peace process. We also emphasize the extreme gravity of this decision and ask the Security Council to make every effort necessary to ensure that Israel, as the occupying Power, will desist from these policies and practices, and in particular will completely halt all settlement activity in Arab Jerusalem. Failure to achieve this will plunge the region back into a spiral of conflict, tension and instability.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  3. “Thus, the expansion of Jerusalem eastward, westward, northward or southward - or even skyward and underground - is still unacceptable, contravenes international treaties and resolutions, and will not be accepted by the Arab and Muslim worlds. The Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques considers that the decision of the current Israeli Government to expand the boundaries of the municipality of Jerusalem is illegal and constitutes a dangerous violation of international conventions and agreements. This decision reaffirms the continuation of the Israeli Government's plans to Judaize the city of Jerusalem and efface its Arab and Islamic character.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  4. “Unless the international community moves to save this peace by demanding that Israel cease its settlement practices and policies in the city of Jerusalem, the peace process in the Middle East and the integrity of the agreements already signed between parties to the conflict will be seriously threatened, since this behaviour affects the most important issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict. As we express our grave concern over this decision, we affirm that the Israeli plan to expand the boundaries of the municipality of the Holy City of Jerusalem will shatter the peace process and may be the straw that breaks the back of peace, because the West Bank is not outside the city of Jerusalem.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  5. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirms that no lasting peace will be achieved in the Middle East without a just solution to the issue of the Holy City of Jerusalem in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which demand Israel's withdrawal from the Arab territories occupied in 1967, and resolution 252 (1968), which deals with Jerusalem. Accordingly, the future of the Middle East and peace in that region are in the hands of the international community.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  6. “Some of the most continually destabilizing factors in the occupied territories are manifest in the Israeli Government's pursuit of its provocative policies and practices in violation of international law and legal resolutions. One can only imagine how dangerous this would be within Holy Jerusalem. The city is the first kiblah and the third-holiest place for Muslims, and the center of Muslims' attention. They will not be satisfied until all their rights are restored to them in this Holy City. The announcement by the Israeli Government that it intends to tighten its illegal control of the city of Jerusalem, despite all Arab, Islamic and international warnings, constitutes a new challenge to the international community and will negatively affect the peace process and the future of peace and stability in the region.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  7. “The Israeli Government's approval of the plan to expand the boundaries of the municipality of Jerusalem and its jurisdiction is designed to strengthen Israel's grip on the city and the neighbouring areas and to isolate the city from the rest of the West Bank in a series of illegal policies and acts, notwithstanding the fact that the international community and the Security Council have issued clear resolutions declaring such policies illegal, null and void. In addition, the international community has demanded that Israel desist from such policies and practices. Despite all these clear signals, the Israeli authorities continue their dangerous practices and policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, disregarding every convention and recognizing no right, as if no deterrent could make them revert to observing legal norms.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  8. “We are gravely concerned to see how the Israeli authorities continue to take actions and measures with the intention of altering Holy Jerusalem's demographic and structural character and attempting to change its Arab character and to Judaize the city and its legal, historical, religious and cultural reality. This is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and the Hague Convention of 1907. These acts and measures also adversely influence the negotiations on the future of Jerusalem, which are supposed to take place when the final status of the city is addressed. The Holy City of Jerusalem is of the utmost importance to the Arab and Muslim worlds, as well as to the world community and the three monotheistic religions in general. That is why the illegal Israeli policies and practices in Jerusalem are highly dangerous.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  9. “Mr. Al-Ahmed (Saudi Arabia)(interpretation from Arabic): It gives me pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Council presidency for this month, and I wish you full success in the performance of your duties. I would also like to express our appreciation to your predecessor for the great role he played as the President of the Security Council last month. If the Palestinian problem represents the crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict, then the issue of Holy Jerusalem is at the heart of that problem and is the pivotal element for dealing with the peace process depends on it. The future of the peace process depends on it.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  10. “We hope that the Security Council will discharge its reaponsibilities in connection with events in Holy Jerusalem to prove to the whole world that it is on the side of righteousness and legitimacy.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  11. “Saudi Arabia also believes that such policies and practices contribute to increasing tension; in addition, the Israeli Government loses its credibility in the context of the peace process and thus threatens to destroy that process. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the custodian of the two holy mOSques, rejects the continual Israeli attempts to build new settlements. We also emphasize the extreme gravity of this decision and ask the Security Council to make every necessary effort to ensure that Israel, as the occupying Power, will desist from these policies and practices, and in particular will completely stop any settlement activity in Arab J erus alem, Failure to achieve this will push the region back into a spiral of conflict, tension and instability.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  12. “Unless the _ international community moves to save this peace by demanding that Israel cease its settlement practices and policies in the city of Jerusalem, the peace process in the Middle East and the integrity of the agreements already signed between parties to the conflict will be seriously threatened. The Government of the custodian of the two holy mosques considers that the decision of the current Israeli Government to build new settlements in Holy Jerusalem is illegal and constitutes a dangerous violation of international conventions and agreements. This decision reaffirms the continuation of the Israeli Government's plans to Judaize the city of Jerusalem and efface its Arab and Islamic character.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  13. “The announcement by the Israeli Government that it intends to build a new settlement in East Jerusalem despite all Arab, Islamic and international warnings constitutes a new challenge to the international community and threatens the return of tension to the region, where violence and instability will prevail once again. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirms that no lasting peace will be achieved in the Middle East without a just solution to the issue of Holy Jerusalem in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), which demand Israel's withdrawal from the Arab territories occupied in 1967, and resolution 252 (1968), which deals with Jerusalem. Accordingly, the future of the Middle East and peace in that region are in the hands of the international community.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  14. “Despite all these clear signals, the Israeli authorities continue their dangerous practices and policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, disregarding every convention and recognizing no right, as if no deterrent could bring them back to legal norms. Some of the most continually destabilizing factors in the occupied territories are the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and their constant expansion. One can only imagine how dangerous this would be within Holy Jerusalem. The city is the first kiblah and the third- holiest place for Muslims, and the center of Muslims' attention. They will not be satisfied until all their rights are restored to them in this Holy City.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  15. “The announcement by the Israeli Government that it intends to build a new settlement comprising 6,500 housing units in East Jerusalem, in the area of Jabal Abu Ghneim, is but the latest in a series of policies and acts aimed at expanding the settlements, notwithstanding the fact that the international community and the Security Council have issued clear resolutions declaring such Security Council 3745th meeting (Resumption 1) Fifty-second year 6 March 1997 policies illegal, null and void. In addition, the international community has demanded that Israel desist from such policies and practices.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  16. “This is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and the Hague Convention of 1907. It will also prejudge the negotiations on the final status of that city. The Holy City of Jerusalem is of the utmost importance to the Arab and Muslim worlds, to the world community as a whole and to the three monotheistic religions. That is why the illegal Israeli policies and practices in Jerusalem are of an extreme gravity.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source

  17. “Mr. Al-Ahmed (Saudi Arabia) (interpretation from Arabic): It gives me pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for this month, and I wish you every success in the discharge of your responsibilities, I should like also to thank your predecessor for his outstanding performance as President of the Security Council during the past month. Holy Jerusalem is the crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the most pivotal issue for the Arab Muslim world. The way in which this issue will be resolved will decide the future of the peace process as a whole. We are concerned to see the Israeli authorities continuing to commit certain acts that are intended to change the Holy City's demographic and institutional character in order to Judaize Arab Jerusalem and alter its legal, historical, religious and cultural reality.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption1 (1997) · source