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1. “That would pave the way for the establishment of an environment conducive to the continuation of peace negotiations to find a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the question of Palestine and the overall situation in the Middle East in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative, which supports the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace, security and mutual respect.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

2. “In conclusion, while we hope that the international community will not once again fail to take decisive steps to prevent the escalation of violence and tension in the Palestinian territories and the broader Middle East region, we also wish to emphasize that peace, cooperation and stability in the region will not be achieved without a demonstration of the international community's serious determination to guarantee an end to Israeli aggression, to help the Palestinian people establish a Government of national unity and to provide that Government with the financial and economic assistance necessary to rebuild the vital State institutions that have been destroyed and to overcome the current serious humanitarian crisis.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

3. “Necessary measures should also be taken to ensure following: protection for the Palestinian people; the lifting of Israeli blockades; Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza and all other Palestinian and Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif; and Israel's commitment to the implementation of all the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention in all the territories, in accordance with its legal obligations under the Convention and in line with United Nations resolutions and the relevant norms of international law.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

4. “We therefore call upon the international community, and the Security Council and the Quartet in particular, to take urgent steps to condemn Israel's actions, urgently act to investigate those actions, bring the perpetrators to international justice, compel Israel to pay the necessary compensation and ensure that it strictly commits itself to halting its ongoing attacks against the Palestinian people, especially given the current conditions in the occupied territories, which have become very dire.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

5. “Israel is committing the most heinous acts of killing and oppression in violation of international instruments and norms and in total disregard for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which guarantee the right of the Palestinian people to live in dignity, peace, stability and security in their homeland, like all other peoples of the world. We therefore reiterate our earlier position that Israel's ongoing contempt for, and violation of, its obligations under United Nations resolutions, international law, human rights covenants and previous agreements concluded with the Palestinians will not bring about security and stability for the Israeli people. Rather, they will lead to increasing frustration among Palestinians and will escalate violence and tension in the entire region.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

6. “The United Arab Emirates would like to declare its solidarity with the Palestinian people as they face Israeli massacres and other violations that are tantamount to genocide - a crime under international humanitarian law. I wonder how the international community can believe the justification put forth by the representative of Israel this morning that the crimes committed by the Israeli war machine in Beit Hanoun and the occupied Palestinian territories - in which they employed the most lethal of weapons - were acts of self-defence.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

7. “The continuing inaction on the part of the international community, especially as regards Israel's gross violations of the human rights of the Palestinian and Arab peoples, has not only encouraged Israel to continue its destruction of Palestinian cities and villages and their vital infrastructure; it has also encouraged it to launch ferocious military attacks against unarmed civilians before the eyes of the world. Israel's military attack against Beit Hanoun - which included the deliberate, widespread and barbaric demolition of homes, mass detention, extrajudicial killings and the targeting of ambulances and emergency medical personnel - has, over the past eight days, resulted in more than 70 deaths and the wounding of at least 300 civilians, 20 per cent of whom are in critical condition.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

8. “My country has closely followed the truly grave humanitarian catastrophe of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, as embodied in the heinous massacre committed in cold blood yesterday morning by the Israeli occupation forces in Beit Hanoun, the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 20 people, 13 of whom were from the same family, and gravely wounded 45 others, mostly women and children. That criminal and gruesome Israeli act, which is contrary to all international human rights instruments, could have been fully and easily prevented if the Security Council had acted from the first day by calling upon Israel, the occupying Power, to end its open and brutal war against the people of Gaza, including its current attacks.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

9. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank you for your quick response in convening this important meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Japan, for his wise stewardship of the Council last month. The United Arab Emirates aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of Arab States.”

   2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source

10. “This would ensure a suitable political environment that would enable the new Palestinian and Israeli Governments to resume their peace negotiations along to their natural track, and would provide an opportunity to establish a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Palestinian question, in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy, the principles of the road map, the Arab peace initiative and the vision of the establishment of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and within a framework of mutual respect.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

11. “Accordingly, more than ever, we urge the Security Council, as the United Nations organ responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, to shoulder its responsibilities in this regard and to apply no double standards, in order to avoid dragging the region into further violence and bloody conflict.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

12. “Fifthly, we reiterate the just demands of Syria regarding the restoration of the occupied Golan, and reject Israeli measures aimed at changing its legal status. Sixthly, we demand that Israel stop its repeated air, land and sea violations of Lebanese sovereignty, resume its withdrawal from Shab'a farms and Kafr Shuba hills and hand over all landmine maps pertaining to southern Lebanon, in compliance with Israel's obligations as outlined in relevant international resolutions and in order to restore peace and stability in Lebanon. In closing, we would emphasize that any further delay or procrastination by the Security Council in taking the necessary effective action to address these illegal measures will only send the wrong message to the Israeli Government and will encourage it to commit further violations.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

13. “Thirdly, they should provide the Palestinian people with the necessary protection from repeated Israeli attacks. Israel, the occupying Power, must also refrain from infringing upon the Palestinian authorities, invading their property and attacking unarmed civilians. All prisoners of the Areeha prison in Jericho who had been detained by the Palestinian authorities must be returned, pursuant to the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which is applicable to the entirety of the occupied territories. Fourthly, we call upon the international community to continue to provide financial grants and economic assistance to the Palestinian people, regardless of their democratic choice.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

14. “We also call on them to condemn Israel's attempt to make a unilateral declaration of its final borders at the expense of Palestinian sovereignty, which we consider to be a blatant violation to the principles of the road map, international law and the resolutions of international legitimacy, including the relevant resolutions of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly and the July 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. Secondly, they should demand that Israel end its policy of starving the Palestinian people, release all funds belonging to the Palestinian National Authority, pursuant to its legal obligations under the Paris economic Protocol of 1994, and allow international humanitarian and relief assistance personnel to gain access to the affected Palestinian territories in a timely manner.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

15. “First, they should condemn all unilateral measures taken by Israel in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories and demand that Israel immediately cease such measures, including the expansion of settlements, the building of the separation wall, the Judaization of Jerusalem, the attempt to annex Al-Aghwar - the Jordan Valley - and the division of the Palestinian territories into three isolated cantons in order to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian State.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

16. “Such illegal measures are being taken in advance of negotiations on a final settlement, and will not contribute to the peace process or to future peaceful coexistence in the region. We therefore call for such unilateral measures by Israel to not be recognized by Member States or international organizations. We also demand that the Security Council and major members of the Quartet shoulder their responsibilities and take effective measures consistent with the resolutions adopted by Arab leaders at their most recent summit, held in Khartoum.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

17. “Those actions have damaged most of the economic and social institutions in the West Bank and the Golan, preventing international humanitarian assistance workers from gaining access to the affected areas and freezing all customs and tax revenues belonging to the Palestinian Authority as a punishment of the Palestinian people for their democratic choice of the new Government. Those are some of the measures taken by Israel against the Palestinian people - measures that have created a state of paralysis in most of the Palestinian community's facilities and increased levels of unemployment, poverty and disease among the Palestinian people. The Arab Group strongly condemns the unilateral Israeli measures, which were not approved by the Palestinian side and with regard to which there is no regional or international consensus.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

18. “Israel's military withdrawal from some Palestinian territories in the Gaza Strip last September, which was implemented unilaterally and without coordination with the Palestinian side, was accompanied by a series of dangerous unilateral measures. These include the expansion of illegitimate settlements in the West Bank, in and around East Jerusalem and in the Syrian Golan; repeated closures and sieges of those territories, including the closure of checkpoints; the annexation of additional Palestinian land and natural resources; and extrajudicial killings and executions.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

19. “The regular monthly Secretariat briefings to the Security Council on developments in the Palestinian and Arab territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, the Syrian Golan and the Shab'a farms, reveal the enormity of the legal and humanitarian violations that Israel, the occupying Power, continues to commit in those territories. Although we were optimistic about the peace negotiations, which we have always supported, and the approach of the road map, which is consistent with the Arab peace initiative adopted at the Beirut summit, we have been repeatedly shocked by Israel's violations of its legal and political obligations under the relevant international conventions and agreements.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

20. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): It is a great pleasure for me to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the Arab Group, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month; I wish you every success in your work. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, for his wise management of the activities of the Council last month. I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his briefing.”

    2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source

21. “In conclusion, we call upon the Security Council not to be fooled by the Israeli Government's distortions used to justify its practices under the claim of self- defence and the fight against terrorism. We stress that the Palestinian struggle, as represented by the positions of Mr. Al-Rantisi and other members of the Palestinian leadership, is a legitimate right, granted under international law to oppressed people so that they can liberate their land, attain freedom and independence and practice their legitimate right to self-determination.”

    2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source

22. “We once again renew our appeal to all members of the international community, in particular the Security Council, to intervene urgently and adopt decisive, binding measures that provide the necessary protection to the Palestinian people and their leadership and which lead the occupying Government seriously to comply with Council resolutions without delay, as required for a just and comprehensive settlement as contained in the Arab peace initiative and the road map, which is based on the resolutions of international law. Further, such measures by the Council should oblige Israel to dismantle the settlements and fully withdraw from the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, enable the establishment of a Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as its capital, and recognize the right of return of Palestinian refugees.”

    2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source

23. “The United Arab Emirates, which strongly condemns Israel's assassination of Mr. Al-Rantisi and its threat to assassinate additional figures of the Palestinian leadership, considers this Israeli violation of the principles and provisions of international law to be a war crime and an act of State terror. It could have been prevented had the Security Council shouldered its responsibility weeks ago and adopted a resolution condemning Israel's assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and calling on Israel to put an end to its policies of aggression and extrajudicial killings against the Palestinian people. The Council's failure to take a decisive stance against the practices of the Israeli Government sent the wrong message to the Sharon Government, thus encouraging it to commit further crimes against the Palestinian people and its leaders.”

    2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source

24. “The Israeli Government scorns all its legal, moral and political commitments, in particular those contained in the instruments of international law. The Israeli occupation forces' assassination of the leader of the Islamic resistance movement in the Gaza Strip, Mr. Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi, 26 days after the assassination of the spiritual leader of Hamas, the late Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, reflects not only the policy of intransigence, arrogance and State terror pursued by the Israeli Government against the Palestinian people but also the dangerous approach and the irresponsible acts Israel commits in the region with the aim of obstructing efforts for peace, fomenting sentiments of anger, revenge and injustice, exacerbating the cycle of violence and allowing a logic of arrogance to prevail over the logic of dialogue, peace and law.”

    2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source

25. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): It is my honour on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over the Security Council for the current month. I wish you every success. We also take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France, for the good manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the Council last month. For the second time in less than a month, the Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss a new episode in the ongoing series of heinous crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupying Government against the leaders of the Palestinian people.”

    2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source

26. “We also insist that the international community face up to its responsibilities with respect to the future of the Palestinian people and compel Israel to return to the peace process on the basis of the Arab peace initiative and the road map in order to establish two independent States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security. We hope that this meeting will not conclude as always with the mere repetition of condemnation. The Council must face up to its responsibilities and mandates to preserve peace and security in the world and must adopt the necessary measures to immediately dissuade the Israeli Government from its hostile practices in order not to endanger international peace and security.”

    2004-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4929 (2004) · source

27. “The United Arab Emirates believes that this criminal act of assassinating Sheikh Yassin and his companions is further evidence of the Israeli Government's contempt for international law and the divine Shariah. It also shows that Israel is determined to increase tension in the region and undermine all efforts for peace supported by the Secretary-General and many world leaders. Therefore, we call upon the international community and the major countries to condemn this operation, to work promptly to put an end to the continued Israeli attacks against Palestinians and to offer the latter guarantees of protection. We reaffirm that Israel must withdraw from all the territories it occupied in 1967 and implement all international resolutions on the question of Palestine.”

    2004-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4929 (2004) · source

28. “This is evidence that the Israeli Government rejects peace and all initiatives to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, to end the occupation and to establish an independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital. This is not the first time that Israel has resorted to State terrorism. From September 2000 until the beginning of this month, the Israeli army has killed 2,858 civilians - men, women and children - in addition to destroying property and hundreds of homes. The fact that Israel is continuing this policy of terror and extrajudicial killings not only constitutes a contradiction of international law and basic human rights, but also undermines the rule of law, which is the cornerstone of the fight against terrorism.”

    2004-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4929 (2004) · source

29. “The United Arab Emirates was shocked, along with the rest of the world, by the assassination yesterday morning of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, founder of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, as he left a mosque, by means of rockets fired from an Israeli helicopter. We firmly condemn this cowardly killing, which targeted an elderly, helpless and disabled man. We believe that that butchery is flagrant evidence of the policy of State terrorism systematically carried out by the Israeli Government against the Palestinian people. Even more serious, the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, personally directed the extrajudicial killing of Sheikh Yassin from his office.”

    2004-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4929 (2004) · source

30. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, allow me to first of all congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We have full confidence in your ability to wisely steer the work of the Council. We would also like to thank your predecessor, the Chinese Ambassador, on his presidency of the Council. We also want to thank you for convening this emergency open meeting of the Council at such a delicate time when we urgently need the political will of the international community to end the brutal and immoral practices carried out by the Israeli occupying forces against the helpless Palestinian people in defiance of international law.”

    2004-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4929 (2004) · source

31. “We also urge the Security Council to issue an effective resolution that categorically condemns the separation wall and demands that Israel fully and unconditionally remove the wall, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. We also appeal to the Quartet - and especially to its influential members - to bring pressure to bear on the Israeli Government to compel it to respond to international appeals immediately to cease construction of the separation wall, to resume negotiations and to comply with its obligations under the provisions of the road map, which calls for the establishment of two States - Palestine and Israel - living side by side in peace and security in the region.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

32. “These provocative Israeli acts constitute a gross violation of the separation agreements between the forces, in the Golan Heights in 1974, the Blue Line understanding sponsored by the United Nations in southern Lebanon and the other relevant international resolutions. We therefore appeal to the international community to move with all urgency to stop the Israeli threat to international peace and security. If this threat is not stopped it will ruin peace efforts and opportunities and will drag the entire region and its peoples into a new circle of violence and war. Furthermore, the United Arab Emirates strongly deplores the Israeli position on building the separation wall, and its continuing occupation and aggression against the Palestinian and Arab lands, which constitute part of its expansion and colonization plans for the region.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

33. “The Security Council's failure to take the necessary and effective measures to stop Israel's policies of aggression and its flagrant violation of its resolutions and of international humanitarian laws and norms has conveyed a wrong message to the Government of Israel and has encouraged it to continue its aggression against the countries and peoples of the region. Otherwise, how can we explain the continued Israeli military attacks against the cities, villages and camps of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the killing and displacement of hundreds of Palestinians, the daily demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes and properties, penetration of Lebanon's airspace and its unjustified military attack against Ein Saheb in Syria on 5 October.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

34. “Moreover, most dangerous of all is that construction of this walled barrier, fortified by barbed wire and trenches, will penetrate into East Jerusalem. It is an attempt to illegally and illegitimately annex this Holy City, which is considered the capital of Palestine. That will lead to the disintegration of Palestinian society and will affect the future Palestinian State in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, areas that were occupied by Israel in 1967 in violation of legitimate international resolutions, in particular resolutions 242 (1967) and 1397 (2002).”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

35. “The separation wall, which is built deep inside Palestinian villages and cities - 6 kilometres deep in some areas - will result in the de facto annexation of thousands of acres of private and public Palestinian lands, which contain water and other natural resources, in addition to the other Arab and Palestinian lands that were seized militarily by Israel during previous decades. This concrete wall has resulted in extensive destruction of fertile Palestinian lands and in the separation and isolation of many villages and cities. It has affected the lives of thousands of Palestinians who lost their jobs and have been denied access to their schools, families, lands and other basic services, such as hospitals and other facilities.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

36. “The series of important periodic and regular reports submitted by the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen, and by his other assistants for political affairs, to the Security Council and to other bodies regarding this subject have strongly warned of the separation wall's dangerous and negative impact on the daily life of the Palestinian people as well as on the peace process.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

37. “Many international appeals and calls have been made by the United Nations and by world leaders, including the members of the Quartet, urging the Government of Israel to end its flagrant policy of violations of the national, political and human rights of the Palestinian people, including the construction of the disturbing, illegitimate, racist separation wall through the occupied Palestinian lands and cities. It is regrettable that despite those appeals the Government of Israel intransigently continues its policy and has started the second phase of the separation wall, ignoring all appeals and flouting with contempt the legal, political and moral obligations imposed by peace agreements, international law and other relevant and legitimate international resolutions.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

38. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, my sincerest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month, and I wish you every success. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Great Britain, for his efforts in managing the activities of the Council last month. Mr. President, your quick response to the request to convene an emergency meeting for the second time in 10 days reflects the growing international concern regarding the tragic and serious situation in the Middle East that has resulted from the grave violations and illegal acts committed daily by the Government of Israel, in defiance of relevant international norms and resolutions.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

39. “Thirdly, and finally, additional political, moral and financial support must be provided to the Palestinian Authority and its new Prime Minister, in order to enable him to form a Palestinian Government capable of reconstructing the national infrastructure and of responding to the growing needs of the Palestinian people, needs resulting from being subjected daily to Israeli occupation, siege and violence.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

40. “The Government of Israel, as the occupying Power, must ensure his safety, lift the curfew imposed on him and stop all threats to kill him. The Government of Israel must not make any attempt to deport the Palestinian President or any other Palestinian citizen, and must abide by international and humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949. Secondly, the Government of Israel must be ordered to immediately cease extrajudicial executions and all acts of hostility against the Palestinian people or their national leadership. The Israeli Government must also fulfil its obligations under the road map pursuant to the relevant international resolutions, particularly resolutions 181 (1947), 242 (1967), 338 (973) and 1397 (2002).”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

41. “The United Arab Emirates considers such provocative and criminal actions an escalation of war, state terrorism and a declaration of a new war against Palestinians that will only lead to the destruction of all efforts made to reach peace, end violence, implement the road map and achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. Therefore, we call upon the Quartet and the Security Council to block this decision and to take the necessary measures to free Israel to reverse it unconditionally. We reiterate our full support for and our solidarity with the Palestinian people and their national leadership in their struggle against the campaign initiated by Israel. We call upon the international community to re-emphasize the following. First, President Yasser Arafat is the legitimate elected President of the Palestinian people.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

42. “Otherwise, how could the world explain the acts undertaken daily by the Government of Israel, including blockade, deliberate killings, the arbitrary arrest of hundreds of innocent Palestinians and its unjustifiable and irresponsible destruction of Palestinian national institutions and cities, as well as public and private properties? The Government of Israel has recently taken a decision to deport the elected Palestinian President. The United Arab Emirates condemns all attempts made by Israel to weaken the Palestinian people and sow discord among their factions through the decision to deport their legitimately elected President, Mr. Yasser Arafat, or to kill him, as recently declared by the Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. Israel has already exercised all forms of isolation, blockade and humiliation against him.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

43. “Massive efforts have been made by the Quartet and the countries of the region in recent months to contain the violence and to relaunch negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis with a view to implementing the road map. Nevertheless, we have noticed that the Government of Israel has on a daily basis gradually escalated its hostile and systematic campaign against the Palestinian people and their national leadership. This campaign reflects Israel's premeditated intention to jettison the road map, which obligates it legally to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and to dismantle its illegal settlements therein, in order to allow the Palestinians to establish their independent State with al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

44. “Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I would like to seize this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and to wish you success in presiding over the Security Council this month. I should also like to extend my sincere thanks to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Syria, for his wise conduct of the work of the Council last month. Your prompt response to the request to convene such an important meeting of the Security Council reflects the growing international concern regarding the tragic and serious developments taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories due to the illegal acts and measures taken by the Government of Israel in violation of humanitarian and international law.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824Resumption1 (2003) · source

45. “We also stress the need for all relevant parties to show the necessary political will to eliminate the option of a military confrontation and act within international legitimacy in order to save millions of lives and to avoid the economic, social and security consequences of war and to meet the entire world's aspirations for peace and security.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

46. “Paragraph 14 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) calls for comprehensive implementation - not partial implementation - of all the requirements for a regime to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction, without exception from the Middle East, including Israel, which occupies Palestinian and Arab land and is alone in possession of lethal nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In conclusion, as we stand at a very dangerous crossroad between war and peace, we look forward to these deliberations in support of the efforts of the international community for a just, comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Iraq issue.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

47. “Such cooperation includes providing all written responses and evidence to the international inspectors in order to fill the gaps and answer all outstanding questions relating to biological, chemical and ballistic programmes. Fourthly, the Iraqi Government must immediately implement all its other outstanding legal obligations, which are a source of great tension in the region. This should be done in accordance with resolutions of the Security Council, and of the League of Arab States as adopted at the last Beirut summit and relating to the settling of the issue of Kuwaiti prisoners and third- country nationals and the return of Kuwaiti property, in full respect for the security, sovereignty and independence of the State of Kuwait. Fifthly, the international community must not apply double standards.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

48. “Secondly, action must be aimed at lifting the inhuman suffering and sanctions imposed on the Iraqi people, as set out in paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991). All unilateral, non-peaceful options should be set aside. These may lead to a new war with grave consequences - not only for the people of Iraq, but also for the States and peoples of the region . This is a region that has not yet finished dealing with and containing all the consequences of the series of wars we have faced in the last three decades. Thirdly, the Iraqi Government must be called upon to continue its immediate and full cooperation with the inspection regime for the destruction of all its proscribed weapons of mass destruction, in accordance with resolution 1441 (2002) and all other relevant international resolutions.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

49. “We call on the international community to give the international inspectors the necessary time to complete their mission with full objectivity and balance in such a way as to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq. In this regard, we wish to stress the following needs. First, the responsibility and authority of United Nations institutions - particularly the Security Council, which is responsible for dealing with crises and for building peace and security in the world - must be fully respected. We believe this is the legal and political reference point for the continuing action of the international inspectors, in accordance with resolution 1441 (2002).”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

50. “Like all other States in the region and of the entire international community, the United Arab Emirates has continuously called for the full elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in order to avoid all the destructive and grave consequences they could have for the security, stability and development of the region and its peoples. In light of the current sensitive situation, we believe that a firm foundation of mutual confidence is needed, based on cooperation between Iraq and the international inspectors, in order to expedite their mission. We call on the international community to continue bolstering the capabilities and performance of the inspection regime in Iraq.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source