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Al-Nimah

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1995-05-15
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1995-05-15
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  1. “All the prophets passed through Jerusalem. From Jerusalem cries rose up to God. Jerusalem reached its objective. It became a reality, not an illusion. God made it one of the two kiblahs. It is a torch of piety. From Jerusalem the word of God issued. That reality will continue to endure, despite all the lies told about it. Jerusalem has always been a sacred symbol. This is a reality that will continue to resound in the conscience of all Muslims as long as they live. That reality will continue to live and to resound like the vibrant voice of the Muzzein. The Holy City of Jerusalem is a city of peace. How shall we make peace without Jerusalem?”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  2. “God himself made the Holy City of Jerusalem the guardian of the secret of His call - a call that reveals to the believer the secret of His existence and to the believer's conscience the secret of the Creator. God imbued Jerusalem with the essence of its eternity. Everything had its beginning in Jerusalem. From Jerusalem sprang faith. There we have seen the human soul rid itself of all impurities and rise up. We have seen it cleansed of all impurities. If we allow it to rise even higher, it can lead us to absolute goodness and serve as a symbol of our greatest values and purity itself. The city of Jerusalem has for centuries welcomed prophets and apostles. Peace be with them, one and all. Jerusalem, a city created by God, is an integral whole. It has always been a pearl. From the very beginning God made it a place for goodness.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  3. “It must not procrastinate or ignore its commitments to its great mission. Today's events are far too serious. The Council must head off the process that is under way and reaffirm the will, the right and the aspirations of all States. We believed that, thanks to the good offices of all sides, we could see a glimmer of hope in the Middle East. We must see to it that that hope is not extinguished. Would it not be better for us to inject some confidence into peaceful intentions so that they can grow? Should not the proponents of peace continue to work towards overcoming all obstacles? Should they not tend to the peace process so that the seeds of peace planted by international will can flower into a just and lasting peace in the Middle East? One may wish not to listen, but one cannot be deaf to the facts.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  4. “We call upon the members of the Council to vote in favour of the draft resolution, and we are convinced that the Security Council is in a position to shoulder its responsibilities and adopt the measures we are counting on to cope with this threat. This is necessary because the measures taken by Israel will end up sabotaging the peace process. If we do not take matters in hand, the flames will continue to blaze until the peace process fails. The Council would be neglecting its duties if it did not adopt this draft resolution. The Council must make the necessary efforts to support Member States. Today we call upon members of the Security Council to stand in opposition to all those measures that are contrary to international agreements confirmed by international will. The Council should heed that will and not shrink from its task.”

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  5. “It is intended to guarantee the continuation of the peace process and the attainment of the goals established on the basis of international legality, Security Council resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 465 (1980), 476 (1980) and 478 (1980) and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The draft resolution before the Council is based on the need to adopt security measures to protect Palestinian Arab land, both private and public, by underlining that the Council must take into account the unique status of the city of Jerusalem.”

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  6. “Israel must also stop closing the city to its inhabitants and stop all its excavations, that pose a threat to the foundations of the Al-Aqsa mosque. The Council should also insist on the non-recognition of any change made by Israel, as the occupying Power, in the legal status, demographic composition or physical character of the city of Jerusalem. The annexation of the Holy City of Jerusalem, particularly East Jerusalem, and Israel's proclamation of Jerusalem as its capital must be resolutely rejected as flagrant violations of international resolutions and the norms of international law. The content of the draft resolution before the Council is based on the decision taken by the Ministerial Council of the Arab League at its special session, on 6 May 1995.”

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  7. “At this important stage of the peace process in the Middle East, we call on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities as laid down by the United Nations Charter. We therefore urge the Council to adopt categorical and decisive measures and to state firmly that it will not allow Israel to continue violating its resolutions and challenging the international community, and also to forbid Israel to go against the conscience of the world and the world's responsibility to the Holy City of Jerusalem. We wish to see the Council adopt a binding resolution compelling Israel to reverse its decision to confiscate Arab land, to renounce its plans for establishing settler colonies and to dismantle the settlements already established.”

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  8. “The Israeli authorities also closed off the city and refused access to the Palestinians, who are the legitimate holders to title. Not content with the confiscation of Arab land in Jerusalem, the Israeli side then went so far as to carry out excavations, which today affect the very foundations of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram Al-Sharif, as well as the dome of the Church of the Sepulchre and other Islamic Holy Places. In official statements, the State and the Government of Qatar have condemned all these Israeli measures as flagrant violations of United Nations resolutions and of international instruments and rules. They are contrary to the spirit and the letter of the Palestinian- Israeli Declaration of Principles and undermine the Arab- Israeli peace process, thereby further compromising it and dooming it to failure.”

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  9. “In the Declaration, the two parties agreed to defer the negotiations concerning Jerusalem to the second and later stage of the negotiations. They agreed on the establishment of a precise timetable for such negotiations. The Israeli party committed itself to recognizing the importance of Palestinian institutions in the eastern part of Jerusalem and to preserving those institutions during the transitional period. But events have shown us that that party did not respect its commitments, though it had entered into a signed agreement guaranteed by the two States that were sponsors of the peace process in the Middle East. Indeed, the Israeli party adopted measures to confiscate Arab land in Jerusalem and to establish settlements and build housing there for new settlers who had never been residents of the Holy City.”

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  10. “We have seen the Security Council apply those provisions to other States that have not respected its resolutions. That is why today we are wondering whether there is not a double standard in the criteria adopted by the Security Council when dealing with international issues, or when dealing with States that are violating resolutions and international norms and rules. On 13 September 1993, we witnessed a new dawn in relations between the Arabs and Israel in general, and between the Palestinians and Israel in particular, when the Declaration of Principles between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was signed. That Declaration set forth specific measures allowing for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian- Israeli conflict.”

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  11. “This is not the first time the Council has met - and it will perhaps not be the last - to consider the question of the Holy City of Jerusalem, as well as the measures adopted by Israel to change the demographic, geographic and urban nature of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and also to consider the continuing Israeli practices that contravene resolutions of the General Assembly and Security Council - and in particular Security Council resolution 476 (1980). Today, 15 years after the adoption of that resolution, we see that Israel has not respected it, nor any of the other relevant resolutions. In the face of such lack of respect, we wonder where the determination of the Security Council is. What measures must be adopted in accordance with the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter to ensure full respect for that resolution?”

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  12. “We want to work for the culmination of this process in the achievement of its goal, namely, the establishment of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. If such a peace is to be achieved and maintained, the question of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the Holy City of Jerusalem, must be solved. There is a lasting and indisputable historical reality - namely, that Al-Quds, an Arab city, is an integral part of the Palestinian and Arab territory occupied by Israel since 1967.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  13. “Mr. Al-Ni'mah (Qatar) (interpretation from Arabic): I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, my delegation's congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I am deeply convinced that your well-known experience and competence will enable the Council to achieve complete success in its consideration of the item on its agenda for this meeting. I should also like to pay a tribute to your predecessor, His Excellency the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, for the strenuous efforts which he made in guiding the Council's work last month and which deserve our great esteem and appreciation. I should emphasize at the outset that we are participating in this debate because we sincerely wish to see the peace process in the Middle East reach a successful conclusion.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source