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  1. “I would like to conclude with an urgent call to action: in order to put an end to the longest conflict in the history of the United Nations, we cannot continue with business as usual. It is time for the international community to take decisive and bold action. Revitalizing the Middle East peace process is essential for fulfilling our long - overdue promise to the Palestinian people of a life in dignity. It is also indispensable for the stability of our region. The international community has a key role to play: collectively, we must help to revitalize negotiations for a two-State solution in accordance with international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  2. “It is imperative that all Palestinians, including those residing in East Jerusalem, be allowed to exercise their democratic rights and elect their representatives. We call upon the Israeli Government to end i ts obstructive policies and to respect the provisions of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip of 1995, so that the Palestinian elections can be held at the earliest occasion. For a negotiated two-State solution, achieving intra-Palestinian reconciliation is an urgent necessity. Therefore, we encourage all Palestinian groups to continue to work towards unity and reconciliation. We urge the United Nations and the international community to support Palestinian reconciliation and the elections. Turkey is ready to extend all of the support needed for the successful conduct of Palestinian elections.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  3. “Its total expected income in 2021 remains far below requirements, and on the basis of current income predictions, UNRWA is facing an end-of-year programme budget shortfall of over $150 million in 2021. Current information indicates that the Agency will face cash payment difficulties by the third quarter, potentially affecting the Agency’s ability to pay full salaries and vendors as early as August 2021. UNRWA is indispensable for providing vital health, relief and emergency assistance to millions of Palestinian refugees. We call on all donors to step up their support and to work together to address the structural reasons for the Agency’s chronic funding shortfall. We regret that the presidential and legislative elections have been postponed owing to Israel’s position on Jerusalem.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  4. “The international community needs to force Israel to change its policies on Gaza and should increase its assistance to the State of Palestine in this critical period. Turkey will continue to provide development and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people in order to improve their living conditions. UNRWA continues to operate in extremely difficult circumstances. The challenges faced by the Agency have been compounded by the devastating impact of the latest round of violence in Gaza. After barely managing to keep essential services running in 2020, the Agency faces yet another imminent cash crisis. By the end of May 2021, UNRWA had received cash and confirmed pledges for only 45 per cent of its programme budget.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  5. “Notwithstanding the crucial role of aid in supporting the resilience of the population in Gaza, the dependence on humanitarian assistance is unsustainable. Reliance on external aid delays finding a permanent and sustainable solution to the existing challenges of Gaza. The Gaza rapid damage and needs assessment conducted jointly by the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union following the conflict in May estimates the damages incurred in Gaza to fall between $290–380 million. The immediate and short-term recovery and reconstruction needs during the first 24 months are estimated at between $345–485 million. The reconstruction and rehabilitation requirements of the Gaza Strip cannot be effectively addressed while the current blockade remains in force.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  6. “The status of Jerusalem is a fundamental issue that remains at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The final status of Jerusalem will be one of the most important components of the comprehensive solution of this conflict. We condemn the decision of Kosovo to open its embassy in Jerusalem and the recent decision of Honduras to relocate its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in defiance of international law. We urge all Member States to respect Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on the status of Jerusalem. Following the attacks by Israel on Gaza in May, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has further deteriorated. At a time when swift humanitarian access is vital, the blockade has become even stricter. It is imperative to provide unhindered access to Gaza in order to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  7. “Returning to the path of peace negotiations and accelerating all efforts, including by the Quartet, to revitalize the peace process is an urgent necessity. We support the proposal of President Abbas to convene an international peace conference to this end. The establishment of an independent, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital is the only way to find a viable solution to this conflict. We are concerned by the intention of third countries to open embassies in Jerusalem or relocate their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Opening embassies in Jerusalem not only violates international law but also undermines the prospects of achieving a two-State solution and establishing peace in the region.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  8. “We welcome the resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council at the special session on Palestine on 27 May, which established an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate Israel’s violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in both the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel. This body could play an important role in documenting the commission of serious crimes, provide input to judicial proceedings and galvanize diplomatic, economic and political measures to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people. It is time to employ all possible avenues to pursue accountability for crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. We will support the work of this commission and welcome the recent appointment of its commissioners.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  9. “Israel has been emboldened by decades of international inaction. Due to the lack of accountability, its systematic violations and human rights abuses were practically rewarded with impunity. Currently, Israel has no incentive to change its behaviour while it bears no tangible cost for its violations. Therefore, we strongly support judicial processes to hold Israel accountable for its crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In this regard, the processes of the Human Rights Council and of the International Criminal Court are important instruments for putting an end to the impunity with which Israel is continuing to perpetrate these serious crimes.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  10. “The latest displacement of 70 people, of whom 35 are children, as a result of the demolition of Palestinian households in the village of Khirbat Humsah in the occupied West Bank, is yet another flagrant violation of the international law. Israel has demolished or seized 848 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank in 2020, leaving 996 Palestinians, including 518 children, displaced. Since the beginning of 2021 alone, at least 152 structures, of which 37 were donated, have been destroyed, rendering at least 184 Palestinians homeless. In 2020, 11 new illegal settlement outposts were established, 2,433 new illegal housing units began construction and 12,159 illegal housing units were advanced through plans in 55 settlements. These are clear manifestations of a creeping annexation. We condemn Israel’s unlawful and inhumane practices.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  11. “We are particularly appalled by the fact that settler violence is enabled and permitted by the Israeli authorities, through employing extreme and far-right Israelis to advance the annexation agenda. Settlers are also increasingly being used to provoke Palestinians in Jerusalem. In this connection, we condemn that, on the eve of Eid al-Adha on 18 July, Israeli security forces once again violated the sanctity of Haram Al-Sharif by allowing racist Jewish groups to raid the Aqsa Mosque, attacking Palestinian civilians praying in the area and detaining Palestinian civilians, including children and women. We are also gravely concerned by the demolition orders for Silwan and by the fact that families in Shaykh Jarrah continue to face the threat of eviction. These practices also continue unabated in the West Bank.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  12. “This recurring pattern is part of Israel’s encroachment on Palestinian people, aimed at curtailing their fundamental rights and freedoms and gradually depriving them of their homeland. Unfortunately, Israel’s provocations and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories still continue. Despite the fragility of the ceasefire, Isra el is still fanning the flames of flashpoints in Jerusalem even today. It appears that the new Israeli Government has not drawn any lessons from the latest escalation in May. We continue to witness growing settler violence, home demolitions, forced displacement, and arrests and killings of Palestinian civilians, including children.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  13. “There is no justi fication for Israel’s attacks on the buildings of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or on schools, international media outlets, and international relief organizations such as the Red Crescent. If the international community genuinely wants a sustainable ceasefire, it must take concrete steps to ensure that Israel stops using excessive and disproportionate force against civilians. It must also put an end to Israel’s continued attempts to erode the status of Jerusalem and the inhumane blockade in Gaza. There can be no lasting peace while Israel continues its annexation policies through illegal settlements and demolitions.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  14. “It was the brutal use of lethal force against peaceful protestors in East Jerusalem, who have no other democratic means to express their views owing to the occupying power’s denial of political participation. We are dismayed to observe that some Member States fall into the trap of portraying these developments as a mutual escalation. We would like to remind them that, if they continue to turn a blind eye to the root causes of the conflict, it is only a matter of time before the next round of violence flares up. In May, 278 Palesti nians, including 67 children, were killed as a result of Israeli attacks on Gaza. The right to self-defence does not give carte blanche for the excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force on civilians and civilian targets.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source

  15. “It has been two months since the ceasefire was established in Gaza. However, tensions remain high, and the ceasefire is very fragile. Israel’s latest air strikes targeting Gaza are testimony to the precariousness of the situation. We cannot grow complacent. The international community can no longer afford to put the Palestinian question on the back burner until another violent eruption occurs. We need to remember what prompted the escalation in May. It was Israel’s systematic provocations in Jerusalem. It was the restrictions imposed on and aggression unleashed against Palestinians worshipping in the Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan. It was the blatant desecration of Haram Al-Sharif. It was the forced evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Shaykh Jarrah.”

    2021-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/685 (2021) · source