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Al-Otaiba

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2006-07-21
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  1. “Finally, we call upon Israel to compensate all victims of its actions in the region, in order to end the crisis and guarantee its own security. We cannot accept aggression. A solution to the problem can be achieved only through continued negotiation, a continuation of the peace process and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from all the occupied Arab territories - including the Golan Heights, Jerusalem and southern Lebanon - in accordance with international resolutions, and the Arab Peace Initiative, which calls for the establishment of two States, a Palestinian State and an Israeli State, living peacefully, side by side, in the region.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  2. “Concerning the occupied Palestinian territories, we call upon the Israeli Government to immediately cease all military operations in the Gaza Strip, withdraw all its troops from the occupied territories, release the thousands of detainees held in Israel, stop taking unilateral measures - including settlement activities and the construction of the separation wall - halt the implementation of extrajudicial measures and assaults with regard to the Palestinian people, and ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the affected areas. We also call for the liberation of the detainees of the Palestinian Authority, so that the Palestinian Authority can assume its full responsibilities with regard to its people.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  3. “Assistance should also be provided to the Lebanese Government so as to enable it to extend its authority over the entire Lebanese territory. An emergency meeting of donors should be convened in order to organize assistance for Lebanon and to reschedule Lebanese debt to enable it to cope with the current difficult conditions. We reaffirm that our country, which has shown great generosity to Lebanon so far, will continue to offer assistance whenever it is required.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  4. “Moreover, we support the attempts aimed - as far as Lebanon is concerned - at the proclamation of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire under the auspices of the United Nations, calling upon Israel to end its aggression against the Lebanese people, to stop targeting civilian populations, to ensure access to emergency humanitarian assistance in the affected areas, and to stop targeting humanitarian convoys, which has resulted in, among other things, the recent and unfortunate destruction of a convoy from the Arab Emirates which was carrying basic foodstuffs and medicines. We also call for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004), including the immediate withdrawal of Israel from the Sheba'a Farms, as well as the start of negotiations for the release of the detainees.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  5. “We urge the United Nations to take action to mobilize humanitarian support on the part of the international community in order to alleviate the suffering of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples. In that respect, we support all the current diplomatic efforts aimed at finding a just, peaceful and comprehensive solution to the crisis in the region.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  6. “On the contrary, military action complicates and prolongs such problems. Therefore we strongly condemn the continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In addition, we remain deeply concerned by the inability of the Security Council to put an end to the suffering of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples. We believe that such inaction incites Israel to continue its barbarous violations and destruction in the Lebanese and Palestinian territories. Therefore, we urge the Security Council to reject the double-standard policy and put pressure on Israel to end its aggression against the Lebanese and the Palestinian peoples, and thus, create greater balance in the region, rather than conflict.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  7. “Those actions include the adoption by Israel of a scorched-earth policy and collective punishment targeting civilian infrastructures that had been funded by donors over many years. Electricity and water supplies have also been cut, as well as humanitarian assistance. Israel has justified those actions through its legitimate right to self- defence. The question may be raised, however - how can two peoples, in their entirety, be punished, and how can they be exposed to such treatment for the sake of the so-called campaign by Israel to release its soldiers who have been abducted for a swap with political prisoners detained in Israeli jails for years, including children and women? My country condemns the use of force and military solutions, as such solutions do not solve the problems of the civilian population.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  8. “It is general and deliberate destruction of their social and economic infrastructure as well as the displacement and massacre of thousands of their inhabitants - in particular women, children and the poor - by Israeli forces that are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons, including weapons condemned by the international community. Those actions are a stark and blatant violation of all international law provisions, the United Nations Charter, and human rights conventions, including the Geneva conventions. In addition, those actions constitute an organized war crime and State terrorism, which are punishable under international law. Under no condition can those barbarous and criminal Israeli acts, committed largely against civilians, be justified.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source

  9. “Mr. Al-Otaiba (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): I am delighted, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the distinguished manner in which you have presided over the Security Council this month, and I wish you every success. I would like also to seize this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the representative of Denmark, for her wise leadership of the Council last month. Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories are facing barbarous destruction at the hands of Israel.”

    2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source