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Alshamsi

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2015-07-23
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  1. “The strong international consensus in the Security Council and in the General Assembly on the importance of preserving the legal status of Jerusalem is intended not only to save the peace process but also to protect international legitimacy, the resolutions of the United Nations and the role of the Organization in maintaining international peace and security. It is in this spirit that we deem it very important for Member States - especially the members of the Security Council - to meet their commitments in implementing the Council's resolutions and respect their obligations thereunder. We must refer here to resolution 478 (1980), which stressed that any measures aiming to change Jerusalem's landmarks or status are invalid and must be repealed, and invited countries to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the Holy City.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

  2. “The Arab Group reiterates its condemnation of the decision of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate its embassy to that city. That decision represents a flagrant violation of international law and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Even though this policy does not have any legal impact that would change the status of Jerusalem, the Arab Group considers it a clear violation of the rights of the Palestinian people and an attack on both Arab and Muslim nations, as well as on Christians around the world.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

  3. “Israel takes every opportunity to flout United Nations resolutions, and the Israeli Government's strategy is to make a two-State solution within the 1967 borders impossible in practice by carrying out a systematic plan that includes the building of illegal settlements in certain areas so as to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian State. The core of this conflict is the Israeli occupation; we will never resolve this issue unless we address it directly and decisively, on the basis of the principle of land for peace. Any plan that is not focused on this central issue is bound to fail. We need a framework for reference that is based on international legitimacy, including Council resolutions. Resolution 2334 (2016) is the right way forward.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

  4. “The resolution also laid the foundations for an acceptable settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, requiring Israel's withdrawal from the Arab territories. It remains the only basis for addressing the question of Palestine, and its reasoning is what the Arab countries referred to when they adopted the Arab Peace Initiative, supported by the entire international community, with the exception of Israel. Israel has continued to disregard the principles of international law, and that is why it cannot be a candidate for non-permanent membership on the Security Council.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

  5. “Mr. Alshamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the Arab Group, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you, Mr. President, for convening today's important meeting, and to congratulate you on your presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing this morning. In the interests of saving time I will deliver a shortened version of my statement, the full text of which will be available through the Secretariat. In the aftermath of the Israeli aggression in 1967, the Security Council adopted resolution 242 (1967), which reaffirmed the guiding principle of the Charter of the United Nations on the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force.”

    2018-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8167 (2018) · source

  6. “Until that goal is achieved, we urge the international community to increase its assistance to those Syrians who have been affected and displaced or who have fled the conflict, and to share the burden of sheltering Syrian refugees with the country's neighbours, especially Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. In conclusion, we hope our debate today will contribute to advancing international efforts aimed at resolving the Palestinian question and ending the Syrian crisis so as to bring peace and stability to the region.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  7. “We also hope that such a resolution will enable the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and internationally recognized Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in permanent peace and security. In that context, we would like to express our support for the efforts of some of the members of the Security Council, particularly France. We regret that the Syrian crisis is now in its fifth year, and we reiterate our support for all efforts to reach a political solution to it, particularly those of Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, aimed at achieving positive results that can help to realize the Syrian people's aspirations for a democratic political transition and the restoration of stability and security in the country.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  8. “We also hope that the Council will respond to the repeated calls and initiatives made by the Arab Group since last year for the adoption of an effective resolution that would salvage the peace process and determine the basic terms of reference and principles of negotiations based on the two-State solution. Such a resolution should be fully implemented in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative. It should be a resolution that can ensure the possibility of reaching a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement within a specific time frame and of ending every aspect of Israel's occupation, including its full military withdrawal from all the territories that have been occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  9. “Therefore, we ask, now more than ever, that the Council's efforts not be limited to holding these routine periodic briefings, despite their importance, but that the Council also play a leading role by taking the necessary steps towards the immediate cessation of all violations committed by Israel, according to the principles and terms of the peace process, in order to create an appropriate environment for resuming peace negotiations. We hope that the international Powers will support the efforts of the Arab Ministerial Committee tasked with ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories so as to ensure the launch of serious negotiations. That would make a difference.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  10. “We urge the international community to increase its support for this Government in order to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities and take a leading role in restoring its control over Gaza, including its border crossings, and also to support its efforts towards achieving national reconciliation. The Arab Group believes that the continuation of the historic injustice done to the Palestinian people by Israel is one of the main causes for the current deterioration in peace and stability in the region and for inflaming tensions, with terrible consequences throughout the region and the entire world. Therefore, the failed negotiation process should not become a vicious circle, reaching a dead end without the adoption of effective international efforts to eliminate the causes of that failure, for which Israel is fully responsible.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  11. “We also urge the donor countries to fulfil their commitments announced last year at the Cairo Conference on Palestine: Reconstructing Gaza in order to ensure the necessary financing for reconstruction in Gaza. We stress the shared responsibility of the international community towards lifting the Israeli siege imposed on Gaza and providing the necessary support for United Nations programmes, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which we strongly support. We also reaffirm before the Council our full and continuing support to the Palestinian Unity Government.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  12. “Those measures have made it practically impossible for the Palestinians to exploit their lands or build in Area C in the West Bank. All those measures violate international law and ignore the wishes of the majority of the international community. We welcome the recent report of the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes in Gaza (A/HCR/29/52), which reflected the unprecedented levels of suffering and hardship experienced by the unarmed Palestinian people, and we call for the implementation of an accountability system that would bring those responsible for war crimes to justice.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  13. “It has also led to the emergence of dangerous extremism, which is now threatening our region and the entire world. The Arab peoples are bearing the onerous burden of confronting those serious challenges. The Arab Group strongly condemns the continued illegal policies and systematic violations committed by Israel, which include the expansion of its illegitimate settlements deep inside the Palestinian territories and within Al-Quds and the adoption of measures against Al-Haram Al-Sharif and the Holy City. That includes the confiscation of properties, the demolition of homes and buildings, the displacement of people, including the arbitrary transfer of 7,000 Palestinian Bedouins and shepherds from 64 residential areas in the West Bank, and the illegal planning and division of the Palestinian territories.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  14. “The United Arab Emirates also supports the statement delivered by the representative of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The briefing this morning has reflected the worsening humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people resulting from the measures adopted by Israel, which violate international laws and norms and constitute the direct cause for the continued stalemate in the long anticipated peace talks. Despite all the international and regional efforts and initiatives made during the past two decades, including the efforts of the Quartet and the United States of America, we continue to witness many lost opportunities for attaining peace. That not only prolongs the suffering of the Palestinian people and increases their economic losses, but also deepens their frustration, despair and instability.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  15. “Mr. AlShamsi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): On behalf of the Arab Group, I commend New Zealand for its assumption of the presidency of the Council in the month of July. We thank His Excellency Mr. Murray McCully for chairing this open debate, and we wish New Zealand great success in presiding over the work of the Council this month. I also thank and commend New Zealand's predecessor, the delegation of Malaysia for its successful management ofthe Council's work last month. We also thank the Secretary-General for his efforts, as well as Mr. Mladenov for his briefing and for his tireless efforts to attain peace in the Middle East region. My statement will be brief. A full copy will be available on our Mission's website.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source