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Al-Khalifa

lines on the record: 68
first: 1996-09-27
most recent: 2020-01-13
sittings or episodes: 10
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“It is our goal to resolve all crises and settle disputes by peaceful means through dialogue, mediation and enhancing respect for human rights, in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Charter and in cooperation with all parties that believe in the rule of law and collective action.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“It also contributes to undermining regional and international peace and security. The State of Qatar has consistently called for resolving the crisis through constructive dialogue that guarantees State sovereignty within the framework of respecting the Charter, which places emphasis on developing friendly relations among countries and the peaceful settlement of disputes as the only way to defuse crises and achieve international peace and security. In line with the policies of the State of Qatar, which is renowned for its commitment to international law and its respect for the Charter of the United Nations, we renew our support for international multilateral action.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“We are extremely proud that Her Excellency Ambassador Alya Ahmed Bin Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, will be working together with Her Excellency Ambassador Anna- Karin Eneström, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, on the task of facilitating intergovernmental negotiations to reach a consensus on the text of that declaration. Peace and security cannot be achieved in the absence of a collective approach at all levels. In that regard, the ongoing blockade against the State of Qatar, which has now been in place for two and a half years under fake and exposed justifications for the international community, constitutes a flagrant violation of the provisions of the United Nations Charter and of international law.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“This Organization and its Member States must renew their efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the letter and the spirit of the Charter so that its noble purpose of serving the peoples of the world may be achieved. The State of Qatar seizes the opportunity presented by this seventy-fifth anniversary to reaffirm its commitment to the Organization as the most important and irreplaceable forum for collective action aimed at achieving peace and security, development and human rights. We look forward to working with all Member States to adopt a declaration in line with General Assembly resolution 73/299 on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations that will express the collective commitment of Member States to multilateralism, the United Nations and their shared vision for a common future.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“Numerous experiences over the decades have proven that failure to adhere to the provisions of the Charter is the underlying reason for the many threats to international peace and security, the outbreak and escalation of conflicts and the occurrence of violations to which countless innocent people have fallen victim. It is in this spirit that various States Members of the United Nations have stressed the utmost need to strengthen and adhere to the provisions of the Charter in order to duly maintain international peace and security. As we mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, its Charter constitutes the most important international document for establishing a global multilateral system that guarantees peace, security, stability and prosperity around the world.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“There is no better solution to these problems than implementing the provisions of the United Nations Charter. We recall that the Charter of the United Nations was originally developed as a comprehensive solution designed to address the most daunting challenges to international peace and security in an era that is not so remote from ours. The Charter exemplified humankind’s best wisdom for avoiding, or if necessary, tackling such challenges. Accordingly, we do not lack a point of reference for ways to maintain international peace and security. Nevertheless, we have not succeeded in the practical implementation of the international instruments at our disposal, principally the Charter of the United Nations.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“The founding of the United Nations constituted the beginning of a promising new era in achieving security, peace and prosperity for all peoples and in upholding respect for human rights. Given the growing challenges to global stability, we are today in need of greater effort and increased cooperation as we strive to adapt to new developments. We must overcome current challenges by renewing our commitment to the purposes, principles and goals of the United Nations, the cornerstone of which is the maintenance of international peace and security. This requires us to translate our political will into action, including through the implementation of international treaties and conventions in the economic, political and social spheres as well as through enhancing cooperation in conflict resolution and the uprooting of terrorism and extremism.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“Mr. Al-Khalifa (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your friendly country’s membership in the Security Council and on its presidency of the Council this month. We welcome the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam in this meeting and commend Viet Nam’s choice of theme for this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General and the Chair of The Elders for their valuable briefings. We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate those countries that joined the Council as non-permanent members at the beginning of the year. We look forward to working with them and the other members of the Council in the years to come. We also commend the efforts and contributions of the five countries whose membership of the Council has just ended.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“There are terrorist groups no less criminal than Daesh operating across the Middle East - from Egypt to Libya to Lebanon and Syria and to Yemen to the Gulf. State-sponsored terrorist organizations such as Hizbullah and other proxies continue to terrorize and kill innocent people all over the region. It is therefore necessary - as I and many of us here have heard my colleagues say - to adopt a holistic approach that identifies, confronts and eventually defeats terrorists in an effective manner.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Minority groups in particular have suffered disproportionately in recent years, and the international community, through the relevant United Nations bodies and other international and national organizations, must do all it can to provide the necessary aid. I would like to take this opportunity to offer Bahrain's support to His Excellency Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and his newly formed Cabinet. We are confident that the new Iraqi Government is seeking to set a new way forward for Iraq, one that will return the country to the path of peace, security and stability. Finally, we must remember that fighting terrorism is a regional responsibility and that all countries of the region must adopt the same position regarding terrorism wherever it may surface and whatever its sectarian leanings.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“The conference to be held during the first week of November in Manama will aim at agreeing a road map/action plan on how to further combat terrorist financing and to ensure that the financial institutions and charitable organizations of the Middle East and North Africa are not used to channel funds to terrorists or for other illegal activities. With respect to stopping the flow of fighters, Bahrain continues to monitor the flow of individuals to affected areas in order to ensure that those with the intent to join Daesh or similar groups are stopped before leaving the country. In addition, those who return after joining such groups are immediately apprehended. Further, no less important than the fight against Daesh is the effort to alleviate the day-to-day difficulties and challenges that the Syrian and Iraqi people have to face.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“In that regard, Bahrain commends the condemnations of Daesh from various centres of Islamic authority and scholarship, and urges scholars to continue doing so without any hesitation to help us defeat that clear danger threatening Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Stopping the flow of fighters and financial resources to Daesh is crucial to defeating it. The Kingdom of Bahrain, as a longstanding Islamic and conventional financial centre with a proven history of combating the financing of terrorism and money laundering, will host a high-level Government conference to discuss ways of enhancing efforts to combat the funding of terrorist organizations both within and outside of the Middle East and North Africa.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“We joined our friends and allies in securing Afghanistan and in the fight against pirates and corsairs in the Indian Ocean, and by keeping a watchful eye around the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Today, Bahrain stands ready to join its allies in the region and the world and to contribute its share to the necessary fight against Daesh. We firmly believe that the time has come for countries of the region to take the lead in fighting the terrorist groups among us. Moreover, Islamic institutions and scholars around the Arab and Muslim world must not hesitate to point out the clear deviation of Daesh and similar terrorist cults, and to delegitimize any religious justification that they may give.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Daesh has exhibited an appalling level of brutality and disregard for human life, as demonstrated by the murders of journalists, aid workers and countless Iraqi and Syrian civilians. Our shared objective should be no less than the complete annihilation of that terrorist group. The fight against Daesh requires joint action at the regional and international levels in three crucial arenas - the military, the financial and the ideological. Concerning military operations, it is essential that countries join Iraq in its fight against Daesh by providing the requisite level of support. When it comes to regional security, Bahrain has always assumed its fair share of the burden.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely special meeting of the Security Council on Iraq. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/20), which is very comprehensive and which we subscribe to. I would also like to thank our former colleague and now Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq for his very comprehensive and helpful report on the situation in Iraq. I would also like to congratulate my colleague, His Excellency Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, on assuming his post. I look forward to working with him, especially at this very important time. The security situation in Iraq and the spread of Daesh in the past couple of years in Syria and Iraq is a serious regional and global concern.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“I look forward to seeing the results of the deliberations of today's thematic debate, which I hope will provide an important input into the collective work of the United Nations and all its organs on the issue of natural resources and conflict.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In post-conflict situations, the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council should collectively and clearly debate on how best to develop, through the Peacebuilding Commission, a development-oriented approach to foster the factors of stability and prosperity and to prevent the relapse of countries into conflict. We all stand to gain from working together to address the many aspects of this issue. Member States, the United Nations, regional organizations and groupings, the private sector, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations have a role to play in the different phases of addressing the issue. The Kimberley Process provides a good example of how everyone can work together to stop the illicit trade in natural resources - especially, in this instance, of conflict diamonds.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“The sustainable and equitable management of natural resources lies at the heart of today's debate. I agree with the idea set forth in the concept paper to the effect that improving management of natural resources in the absence of conflict is not the primary responsibility of the Security Council. While respecting the sovereign rights of all Member States, we have to encourage a more rationalized and effective use of natural resources. That has to be clearly linked to the development agenda of the international community.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, the linkages between natural resources and the potential conditions for conflict are becoming ever more apparent and better documented. One very important aspect in that regard is the ownership of natural resources and their revenues. Questions relating to the distribution of revenues among the various national groups in many countries provide fertile environments for initiating or prolonging conflicts. Furthermore, overdependence on natural resources is not conducive to viable development strategies in many poor countries and may lead to the eruption of internal conflicts. While I agree that there must be a distinction between the successive phases of a conflict, we must all agree on the responsibilities of Member States, as well as of the various organs of the United Nations, to deal with those phases.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In that context, I welcome this opportunity to provide the Council with the perspective of the General Assembly regarding the issue at hand. I believe that the various and complex aspects of the relationship between natural resources and conflict should be addressed through the collaboration of all organs, namely, the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. I wish to commend the Kingdom of Belgium for the concept paper it has prepared to serve as a basis for our discussions in today's debate under the theme "Maintenance of international peace and security: natural resources and conflict". The linkages between natural resources and growth and development cannot be overstated.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“I am pleased to address the Security Council once again at an open debate. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the President of the Security Council for the month of June 2007, Mr. Karel De Gucht, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, for inviting me to participate in today's substantive debate. At the outset, I would like to stress that my participation in today's thematic debate, in my capacity as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session, confirms the need for greater cooperation and coordination between the General Assembly as the chief deliberative, representative, and policymaking organ of the United Nations, on the one hand, and the Security Council as the organ with the primary responsibility for issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security, on the other.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“I would like to emphasize the important contribution that the General Assembly, as the chief deliberative and policy-making organ of the United Nations, can make to this emerging debate. Working together with the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, we can all contribute to the development of a general policy framework, in an open and transparent debate involving all Member States. I therefore welcome the opportunity for the General Assembly to discuss the Secretary-General's forthcoming report on security sector reform.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“Better coordination of our collective efforts at the international level and within this Organization is necessary to ensure that much-needed assistance to countries emerging from conflict has a greater impact. We need to adopt a common policy within the framework of the General Assembly to define such concepts and coordinate the efforts throughout the Organization and its departments and agencies in the field. In that connection, the Peacebuilding Commission can play a very important coordinating and substantive role, given the increasing demand for the support of the United Nations, especially now that most evident conflicts tend to be within States and not between States.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“A competent, law-abiding and well-governed security sector - with effective civilian oversight - is vital for overall peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts and sustainable development that can benefit the poor. That is why national ownership of any process of security sector reform is extremely important. The consolidation of peace and stability in post-conflict situations is dependent upon a nationally- owned process of socio-economic and political development, including security sector reform that is swift and effective. The United Nations can play an important capacity-building role, in particular in the aftermath of a conflict. Security sector reform, beginning with peacekeeping operations, is an integral part of the transition from conflict situations to long-term stability and economic development.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“Due to its universal legitimacy, it is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in policy formulation and capacity building. No other Organization is as inclusive and as comprehensive as the United Nations. Security sector reform in countries emerging from conflict is a very complex issue. The security apparatus of every country lies at the heart of its sovereignty and national identity. The core institutions of State - the police, army and judiciary - are crucial to internal stability and justice, good governance and the rule of law. The impartiality of those institutions reflects the strength and depth of a country's democratic values. Without the effective functioning of those institutions and the confidence of the people in them, economic development and democratic values will be undermined.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“In many resolutions, the General Assembly has reaffirmed the United Nations leading role in helping countries emerging from conflict to build and strengthen institutional capacities, which promote coexistence and the peaceful settlement of disputes. The General Assembly has also stressed the importance of strengthening the role of the international community and all its institutions and programmes in dealing with countries emerging from conflict, in order to prevent them from sliding back into conflict. The role that security sector reform can play to promote that agenda must not be underestimated. We should recognize that the United Nations has a comparative multilateral advantage over other organizations in that area.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council, the Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic, for inviting me to address the Security Council on the important issue of security sector reform. The Security Council, as the Charter body mainly responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, has an essential role to play in addressing security sector reform. I warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on this timely initiative. I welcome today's important meeting, which follows recent debates in the General Assembly and the Security Council on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“It must also work to allow the African States to focus on developing their economies and exploiting their national and human resources so that they can face the challenges of the coming century. We also call upon the international community to redouble its support for humanitarian efforts aimed at providing the assistance necessary to alleviate the suffering of the displaced and the refugees among the civilians who were the victims of the military conflict. This must take place in the context of the valuable proposals made by the President in his important statement to the Council.”
1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source
“In this respect, we hope that all parties to the conflict will be committed to the agreement, since there is no alternative to it. We hope that the parties will implement it in full without delay so that peace and stability can be restored to that region. We look forward to the Council's focusing its attention in the coming days on alleviating tensions in Africa. We hope that the Council will redouble its efforts to implement practical measures to settle disputes and to restore stability to this continent, which has long been torn by political and military strife. The time has come for the international community to find suitable solutions to the strife in Africa. The international community must put an end to all new crises.”
1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source
“Mr. Al-Khalifa (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic): I would like at the outset to express my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency President Frederick Chiluba for his valuable and detailed briefing on the situation in Africa, a topic of great concern for the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Gabonese Republic for its part in the invitation to His Excellency to participate in this meeting. Bahrain fully appreciates the efforts and the good mediation efforts of President Chiluba to restore peace and security to different regions of the African continent. I would like to mention in particular the recent mediation efforts that he made to settle the problem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was crowned with the Lusaka agreement. Signed by the parties to the conflict, it aims at consolidating national reconciliation.”
1999-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4047 (1999) · source
“The State of Bahrain, which appreciates the contents of the Secretary-General's report, is of the View that the Secretary-General's proposal, endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1170 (1998), to hold a Security Council meeting at the ministerial level every two years to assess progress is worthy of attention and follow-up. The ultimate aim of that proposal is the maintenance of peace and political and economic stability in Africa, in the interest of that continent's States and peoples. In conclusion, I extend to you, Madam President, our appreciation for steering the deliberations of this meeting. We also appreciate the role played by your friendly country on the international scene for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“In this connection, we welcome the positive progress made with respect to the dispute between Libya, the United States of America and the United Kingdom concerning the Lockerbie case. We hope that such developments will lead to a peaceful resolution through the appearance of the suspects in the Netherlands, where they will be tried under Scottish law by Scottish judges in accordance with resolution 1192 (1998). We are convinced that a speedy trial and the achievement of the required results would lead to the lifting of the sanctions on Libya thus easing the suffering of the brotherly people of Libya, and would satisfy the demands of all parties concerned with this matter.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“All efforts should be exerted to ensure the necessary protection of refugees and displaced persons, and provide for their sustenance in accordance with international standards and regulations. That is because of concern for their tragic conditions and the fact that their displacement from one country to another poses a threat to the stability of other States. Furthermore, refugee camps must be situated away from military zones. It is also important to enhance the effectiveness of measures aimed at diminishing the capacity of the parties to a conflict to continue the fighting, as stated in the Secretary-General's report. Resort should be made to a greater degree to sanctions aimed against the decision- makers in the States concerned.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“These include, as a priority, enhancement of the capability of African States in the peacekeeping missions in Africa, whether those missions are United Nations missions or are within the framework of a regional organization or a group of States with a mandate from the Security Council. It is very important that consultations be carried out with the Organization of African Unity in the fields of joint training in peacekeeping functions, provision of necessary equipment and enhancement of cooperation between it and the United Nations in this respect. The purpose is not to relieve the international community of its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter. Rather, it is to make the African contribution more effective in relation to those responsibilities.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“In this connection, the State of Bahrain, convinced of the importance of the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes as may be agreed by the parties to those disputes, has also supported Security Council resolution 1170 (1998). The role of the United Nations in Africa is contingent primarily upon the readiness of the international community and the parties to disputes to explore new ways of promoting security and stability, foremost among which are means to restore confidence to the peoples of the African continent and to benefit from the lessons of the past in order to face the future. It is thus essential to lay emphasis on certain important issues that can help in that direction.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“It also supports all steps taken with a View to containing or preventing conflicts, as provided for in Chapter VIII of the Organization's Charter. Accordingly, during deliberations on the situation in Africa by the Security Council, the State of Bahrain welcomed the Secretary-General's recommendations for the settlement of conflicts in Africa and the efforts of Member States, within the framework of the United Nations, to work together with the African States to improve the latter's capabilities in the field of peacekeeping, to enhance the role of the Organization of African Unity in the management and settlement of disputes, and to strengthen cooperation between the African Organization and the United Nations so that the African contribution in the field of peacekeeping may be more effective.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“We should also applaud the steps taken by the Organization of African Unity to settle disputes in the continent through the establishment of machinery for that purpose and through the individual efforts of a number of African leaders who have used their good offices to not only contain, but find just, comprehensive and lasting solutions to, conflicts between States. While we attach great importance to the role of the Security Council in the prevention of conflicts and the elimination of tensions, the State of Bahrain also supports the efforts of the Secretary-General to enhance the capabilities of the entire United Nations in this respect through the development of contacts between the Organization and regional organizations.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“The situation, therefore, requires the international community to expedite the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions; affirm the principles of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of States; and refrain from changing established and traditionally accepted international boundaries. Furthermore, resort to reason and dialogue, rather than the use of force, to settle conflicts, is an essential contribution towards the defusing of situations and the preservation of the security and stability of areas of tension. In this context, the efforts exerted by the Economic Community of West African States, in cooperation with the United Nations, which have put an end to the conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone, should be commended.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“In his report, the Secretary-General has attributed the causes of conflicts to both internal and international dimensions. He made it clear that it will be possible to defuse conflicts if the strong will of the African States concerned and the international community is brought to bear. In this regard, joint African and international concerted efforts and coordinated contributions are thus necessary to settle these conflicts and eliminate their causes. The continued deterioration of situations in areas of tension in Africa will eventually lead to graver and more serious problems that will affect the economic and social conditions of not just the parties to the conflict but perhaps even others.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“I should also like to avail myself of this opportunity to commend the Secretary-General' s important and valuable report on the causes of conflict in Africa and to voice the hope that both the Security Council and the international community will translate the recommendations contained in that report into concrete measures which will enable the parties to get past such conflicts and make the African continent a secure and stable region. I would like further to applaud the efforts of the Council's working groups on the implementation of the Secretary-General' s recommendations in relation to addressing the challenges that certain African States face and sparing them the conflict, tensions and disputes that have affected all aspects of life and exposed their countries and peoples to numerous risks.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“Mr. Al-Khalifa (Bahrain) (interpretation from Arabic): I have the pleasure at the outset to commend the efforts that have led to the convening of this important ministerial meeting with a view to discussing the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The painful events and the unstable conditions that today beset several parts of the African continent have made the convening of this meeting imperative.”
1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source
“The State of Qatar calls on the international community to compel Israel, the occupying Power in the occupied Arab territories, to abandon forthwith its irresponsible policies in order to spare the peoples of the region the repercussions of the certain death of the peace process, which would in turn unleash further violence.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“As we stand on the threshold of a new century, with all its challenges, the international community, as represented by the Security Council, must not accept Israel's justifications for the injustices it continuously metes out to the Palestinian people, in violation of international law. In this specific situation, the Security Council is called upon to uphold its previous resolutions and must compel the Israeli Government to stop flouting the will of the international community, violating international law and threatening the peace process in the Middle East with a slow death, which would be followed by conflagration.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“They are a flagrant gauntlet thrown down before the resolutions of the United Nations and international legitimacy, particularly the resolutions of this Council - resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 271 (1969), 298 (1971), 476 (1980), 478 (1980) and 672 (1990) - all of which affirm that any administrative and legislative action or measure taken by Israel to alter the legal status and demographic position of the city of Jerusalem is null and void. These Council resolutions deem the Israeli Government's settlement policy in the occupied territories, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif, to be legally null and void and an obstacle to lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“In this way, it hopes to occupy more land and obtain peace without relinquishing territory. It is attempting to hold the Palestinian people and the entire Arab nation hostage to its intransigence and the Israeli sense of exclusivity. It seems that Israelis believe themselves subject to no international law or legislation and that international public opinion is of no importance whatsoever to them. The Israeli Government's settlement policy and its attempts to alter the demographic and legal status of the Holy City of Jerusalem are grave violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and of the Hague Rules of 1907.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“In attempting to flout the peace process and to evade international law, the Israeli Government, on 21 June, announced its plan to expand the boundaries of the municipality of Jerusalem by creating a so-called "municipal umbrella" that would include a number of illegal settlements on the West Bank. This plan aims at intensifying Israel's isolation of the city of Jerusalem and at pre-empting the result of any negotiation to be held between the Israeli and the Palestinian sides. The peace process initiated in Madrid in 1991, and the Declaration of Principles of 1993 and the Interim Agreement of 1995 that resulted from it, were based on the principle of land for peace. The Israeli Government is attempting to stand the fundamental principles of the peace process on their heads.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“It has prevaricated in implementing Israel's agreements with the Palestinian National Authority; rejected any settlement on Al-Quds Al-Sharif and any withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territories; and turned its back on the Oslo Declaration of Principles of 1993 and the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip of 1995. These agreements were signed under the sponsorship of States Members of this Organization and of this very Council. The current Israeli Government has tried more than once to kill the peace process, opening a tunnel under the Western Wall of the holy Al-Aqsa mosque, building the Jebel Abu Ghneim settlement, and besieging the Palestinian people and its national leadership.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Since taking power, the current Israeli Government has tried to impose a fait accompli on the occupied Palestinian people by attempting to alter the legal, demographic and geographic status of the Arab lands in Palestine, particularly the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif. That city is holy to all Arabs and Muslims; no Power on Earth can impose a fait accompli on over one billion Muslims for whom Jerusalem is of the utmost sanctity. Since taking power, the current Israeli Government has attempted to drain all content from the peace process in order to serve its political objectives, which run counter to that process.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Netanyahu and his Government if the international community remains unable to assert the international legitimacy of a State that it established legitimately, under the auspices of the United Nations, more than 50 years ago. That birth led to the infliction of a grave injustice on a people that had not participated in any war, large or small, national or racial, in a foreign continent. It is indeed a historical paradox that the victims of racism and extremism have now descended to depriving another people of their political, religious and human rights. This has turned inside-out the very principles on which the United Nations and its Charter were established.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Mr. Al-Khalifa (Qatar) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank you and your colleagues for so quickly responding to our call for the convening of this meeting. It is my honour, on behalf of the State of Qatar and the States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to speak at this meeting on a city that is dear to over a billion Muslims throughout the world. Since the current Israeli Government took power, the peace process in the Middle East has been subjected to continuous suffocation. It would seem that whatever breath remains in the process will finally be stifled by Mr.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source