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Bin Abdulla

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1996-09-27
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1996-09-27
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  1. “When they come out to demonstrate their rejection of the actions taken by the Israeli Government - and I say "the Israeli Government", not the people of Israel - they are exercising the legitimate right of self-defence. In the present instance, where is the democracy about which we hear so much? Is it in behalf of democracy that innocent people are killed and tanks sent into the streets of the Holy City? No, that is not democracy. I repeat: the Security Council must issue a warning to the Israeli Government. I wish it every success in its task.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

  2. “Have we come together here to talk about a tourist attraction? The tunnel leads to the Al- Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest Muslim sites. Are members of the Council aware of the Muslim belief that those who perish in defending that Holy Land are martyrs and ascend directly to heaven? We are dealing here with a serious and delicate issue. If members of the Council are unable to reach agreement on a draft resolution urging Israel to reverse its policy, which is within the power and competence of the Council to do, they can at the very least give advice. I do not believe that one can deny the Palestinian people their legitimate right to self-defence, a right that is enshrined in the United Nations Charter.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

  3. “Those are the agreements that the State of Israel has committed to through its previous Government. This morning Mr. Farouk Kaddumi summarized for the Council how these agreements have been reneged on. Now, the issue is in the hands of the Security Council, whose five permanent members have the authority and the ability to adopt resolutions. This morning, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs presented some ideas and proposals for dealing with the situation. The Council could adopt those ideas and proposals. It is up to the Council to ask Israel to reconsider its policy. This is about a tunnel that has existed for two thousand years. Generations upon generations have passed through that Holy Land and the tunnel has never been a source of hatred or bloodshed. What is its importance today? Do we need it?”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

  4. “At the same time, we would like to extend our condolences to the families of those Israelis who were killed. They are also victims of Israel's misguided policy. They too are the victims of a useless policy of aggression and provocation. You, Sir, are now the highest authority in the international community, and we are meeting today after witnessing the fact that more bloodshed, violence and hatred can be avoided only through a resumption of the peace process. That path to peace was supported by the international community at the Madrid Conference, and great efforts and resources were expended on it, with a View to reaching agreement between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples. This morning I heard the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel say that Israel does not agree to any preconditions. Israel is committed to those preconditions.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

  5. “Mr. Bin Abdulla (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): We would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. The Council is meeting at a time when international peace and security are in jeopardy. Yes, international peace and security are truly endangered, especially as the Holy City of Jerusalem - enshrined by Almighty God and having been visited by the Prophet Mohammed - is witnessing bloodshed. Blood has been shed at the place where the prophets gathered behind Prophet Mohammed, in the presence of Jesus Christ, Moses, Abraham and all the other prophets. We are truly saddened at the events that are taking place in that Holy Land. We ask Almighty God to accept the martyrs of this Earth, to take them into Heaven and give patience to their families.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source