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lines on the record: 151
first: 2006-03-30
most recent: 2010-05-31
sittings or episodes: 18
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“We believe that all individuals should live without fear of physical, sexual, psychological and other forms of abuse stemming from conflict. As Mr. Egeland said this morning, the international community must demonstrate that it has a "depoliticized [and] truly shared interest" in ensuring the protection of civilians. Efforts will be "judged by the extent to which our actions have made a difference". To that extent, Israel appreciates the emphasis in recent reports on protecting women and children, and believes that continued grass-roots efforts, alongside greater governmental engagement, can help end that deeply troubling phenomenon.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council and to thank you for convening this open debate. We trust that, with your able stewardship, you will aptly guide the work of the Council in dealing with the various challenges that the international community faces around the world. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Egeland for his briefing and for his dedication to addressing humanitarian concerns across the globe over the past years. We wish him much success in the future. Israel assigns vital importance to the protection of civilians in armed conflict and is encouraged by the continued efforts of the Security Council, the Secretary-General and his staff in that area.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“What remains is the course that we chart together to prevent further tragedies and to bestow a legacy on the next generation. If we do so, we can transform animosity into amity and embark together - not in the distant future, but in our day - on the path of mutual recognition, respect and direct dialogue.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“While the death of every innocent civilian - adult and child alike - in time of war is a real tragedy, the specific statement that we heard today could lead to conclusions that are clearly problematic. The ceasefire agreed upon two days ago in our region is a sign of promise, a promise of peace and hope for us and for our children - all children. But more must be done. We must see to it that the tensions underlying this conflict, the hatred and incitement, and Hamas's disregard for its internationally accepted obligations - to recognize Israel, to renounce violence and terror and to abide by previous agreements - are addressed. Israel awaits a genuine Palestinian partner that desires peace. Indeed, our region has had a difficult few months. But the past cannot be changed, and the victims on all sides of the conflict cannot be returned.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“I would like to take just a moment to note that Israel finds the statement, made during today's deliberations, that more children than combatants were killed during this summer's conflict in Lebanon - and I suppose that those statements meant terrorists - to be highly troubling and questionable. I am unaware of the source of the data cited, but what I do know is that Hizbollah, by firing weapons from civilian areas and using civilians as human shields, deliberately distorted the distinction between civilian and terrorist. They attempted to escape retaliation and avoid responsibility for their terror. The obscurity surrounding the number of civilians and terrorists killed merely confirms that tactic.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The suffering of all children - and I emphasize, all children: Lebanese, Israeli and Palestinian children - must be acknowledged. Denying the suffering of one side undermines the prospects for mutual understanding and tolerance. Unfortunately, in this world body over the past month, we have seen exactly that: a willingness to ignore one side of suffering and to adopt one-sided resolutions. The resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly politicized tragic human suffering, projected a one-sided version of history and distorted reality. Those resolutions turned suffering children into political pawns to increase criticism of Israel, while ignoring reality on the ground and the source of terror.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The situation became so grave that recently thousands of children were evacuated from their homes in Sderot. The psychological toll that terrorism has levied on children is only beginning to be understood. Just this morning, we learned that record numbers of teenaged students in the north of Israel have dropped out of school owing to post-traumatic stress. In the south, parents and medical health professionals are seeing exceptionally high levels of anxiety and fear among children, many of them showing signs of trauma and regression such as bed-wetting and nightmares. Some children cannot even remember what life was like before the Qassam rockets. It is important to recall that no one has a monopoly on victim status.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Similarly, we regret that the report omits reference to the fact that children have actually been recruited by Palestinian terrorists to carry out attacks. This is a reality we face and it has been documented both by Israel and by human rights groups. We hope this reality is given attention by the Council and in future reports. This year has been an especially difficult one for the children in our region, caught in the crossfire of vicious armed conflict and between currents of extremism and hate. Terrorist attacks in the north by Hizbullah and in the south by Palestinian terrorists have blanketed civilian life in Israel since early this summer. While children in Israel's north have gone on to rebuild their lives, children in Israel's south continue to suffer from Palestinian terror.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“They are susceptible to brainwashing by individuals of popularity, and indoctrination by the hateful materials found in the textbooks used in our region. Those forms of incitement are the most harmful, as they pervert the value and worth of education. In order to truly protect children, we must understand the educational consequences of incitement. Hence, it is with regret that we note that the severity of that issue was not reflected in the report of the Secretary-General. The incitement of children is no less dangerous than terrorism. It nurtures an infrastructure of hate and poisons the life stream of society. We hope more attention will be given to that pressing issue in the future.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Coomaraswamy to visit our country, and we look forward to that visit soon. Across the globe, children are being recruited to join roving militias, armed gangs and terrorist groups. In our region, we have seen the recruitment of children for terror attacks and violence, including but not limited to suicide bombings. We have seen the cruel exploitation of children as human shields. And we have seen the transformation of children's bedrooms into bomb-making factories, schools into weapons storehouses and kindergartens into terrorist safe houses. To combat that disturbing phenomenon, more attention must be paid to the incitement and provocation by communal and political leaders in our region as a whole, including in the Palestinian Authority. Youth are extremely impressionable.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“At the outset, allow me to express our gratitude to you, Sir, for your able stewardship of the Council this month and to commend you for convening this debate. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy for her report and her important efforts, and the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Ann Veneman, for her work. As Israel assigns high priority to the protection of children, we read with interest the report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/826), and are encouraged by the efforts of the Security Council, its Working Group, the Secretary-General and his staff. Israel supports international initiatives in this arena, including the adoption of the landmark Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Protocol. To this end, we also invited Ms.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Another blatant act of terrorism, carried out by Hizbollah in 1992 - destroying the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 22 people and wounding hundreds - also originated in Tehran. It is clear that Iran is not just a destabilizing influence in the region. The international community must take steps to nullify the ongoing threat posed by Iran to world peace and stability, as well as its long- standing policy of sponsoring terrorist organizations. Finally, Syria and Iran, by financing terror and harbouring terrorists, are trying to divert international attention from their own problems, as they already did once before this year, during the summer conflict in Lebanon. They have reconfirmed for the Council in no uncertain terms why the danger from Damascus and Tehran must be stopped before it is too late.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Note also that Mashaal resides in the capital of Syria. To receive a lecture from the representative of Syria on who should or should not be part of the international community completely surpasses the limits of the regular cynicism we have been accustomed to. As far as Iran is concerned, that Government is led by a President who denies the Holocaust, while preparing the next one - acquiring the capabilities to do so - while making an open call to wipe Member States off the map. As if that were not enough, Iran's infamy was reconfirmed for us again last week, when Argentina, a member of the Council, called for judicial arrest warrants of Syrian and Iranian political officials, including a former president, in connection with the 1994 attack on the Amia Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and wounded 300 more.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Many in this Chamber would not argue that extremists, such as Hamas, are fuelled by Syria and Iran, who indirectly orchestrate chaos in Gaza, Lebanon and probably elsewhere behind the scenes. Let me remind them that Syria is still being investigated by this very Council for perpetrating such activity in Lebanon. Let me remind you that Syria is home to countless terrorist organizations and leaders, in particular Khaled Mashaal, the exiled leader of Hamas who maliciously undermines any progress and stalls all efforts towards peace. Mashaal's most recent vicious theatrics, taking - as they say - an offer he could not refuse to thwart negotiations on the release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, confirm his relentless objectives to obstruct and destroy all prospects for peace.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Today, we have been dealing with the escalation of the situation in our region, due to the increased terrorist activities against Israel, and Israel's self- defence response, and, in light of the tragic event yesterday that we have been talking about; we have heard pretty hard remarks on a complicated issue and a very complicated situation. Among the things we have heard here today, I must refer to two specific presentations that I think are completely unacceptable coming from the representatives of two Member States of this Organization. Responsibility for the pressing changes in the reality on the ground discussed this morning belongs to the Palestinian Authority - and we have explained that - it is nevertheless clear that extremists are also being urged by outside forces acting for their own selfish agenda.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“As we took part in consultations today, more Qassam rockets were launched by terrorists in Gaza towards the town of Sderot, and other areas in southern Israel. Three persons were wounded and four more persons were treated for shock - and we speak only of today - yet another day of terrorist attacks from Gaza. As some of the representatives here today referred to the present, i.e., to ongoing Israeli activity, I thought it would be only right to update them on the actual facts. As we spoke today, more terror was launched against my country.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564Resumption1 (2006) · source
“There can be no ambiguity in policy here. The embargo must be enforced, and its violators must be held accountable. Those are matters of concern that we hope the Council will continue to monitor.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“We have with us this morning, here in the Council Chamber, Mrs. Karnit Goldwasser, wife of Udi Goldwasser. She is here to remind Council members that, in voting for resolution 1701 (2006), they pledged to do their utmost to see our kidnapped soldiers released. This is a humanitarian crisis of the greatest urgency, and we ask the Council to make good on those pledges and to ensure their freedom. Secondly, we must ensure the strength and effectiveness of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and see to it that the Lebanese army continues and remains deployed throughout its territory. Thirdly, there is reason to be concerned about the smuggling of arms across the border between Lebanon and Syria. Hizbollah's rearming not only violates the essence and strength of resolution 1701 (2006); it places the entire region in immediate peril.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Resolution 1701 (2006) sent a clear and unambiguous message that the international community will not tolerate a State within a State, be it Hizbollah or any other terrorist organization. The strength of that conviction and that resolution are a test for the Council. Trilateral meetings and basic coordination are beginning to get off the ground. We have witnessed the historic occurrence of the Lebanese army's deployment over all of its territory. Today, there is one, unequivocal address in Lebanon, and it is the Government of Lebanon. Success, however, cannot be prematurely declared. Success will be determined only to the extent to which resolution 1701 (2006) is fully implemented. First and foremost is the immediate and unconditional release of our kidnapped soldiers, Udi Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“It may be unpleasant, and even somewhat dangerous, to dismantle and outlaw terrorist groups. But that is what national leadership means, and that is what national leaders do. If you want national rights, you must take responsibility: recognize Israel, renounce violence and abide by previous agreements. Permitting the status quo to continue and allowing terrorism to go savagely unchecked are not merely acts of neglect; they constitute reckless endangerment of the prospects for peace, our regional future and the very foundations of human dignity and right to life. In Lebanon, there is ample cause to be optimistic. Now, nearly three months after resolution 1701 (2006) was adopted by the Council, we have seen positive developments in southern Lebanon.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Israel's enemy is not the Palestinian people. Our enemy is the terrorists who attack our citizens. The equation is simple: if the terrorist attacks from Gaza stop, Israel will have no need for self-defence. Hope, promise and an urgently needed change in reality can come only from those who understand the cost of terror and value the rewards of peace. It starts with a renewal of commitments to the two-State solution and an acceptance of the basic principle that each people's rights are to be realized in their own homeland. The international community must reject the terrorist elements within the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian leadership. At the same time, it cannot allow the moderates to hide behind the terrorists. It should call upon the moderate leadership to exercise its mandate and take control.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“But let me ask the Council: what is enough time? When is it okay to say "No more"? After 1,000 rockets? After 2,000 rockets? When is enough enough? If we have learned one thing since we disengaged from Gaza, it is that lengthy deliberations, public statements to the press and even resolutions cannot change the reality in Gaza today; only actions can. That begins, first and foremost, with renouncing terror and ending the violence against Israel. The Palestinian leadership cannot demand national rights while refusing to fulfil its national responsibility. They cannot base their policy on hatred, and they cannot endorse terrorism. The Palestinian Authority must be held accountable for what happens in its territory and among its population. Once again, it must be made clear to all: Israel does not target civilians.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“I have shut my mouth to the art of speech, and let the machine gun do the talking." Or what about the Hamas Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahar, who said: "Neither the liberation of the Gaza Strip nor the liberation of the West Bank or even Jerusalem will suffice us. Hamas will pursue the armed struggle until the liberation of all our lands. We 06-60930 don't recognize the State of Israel and its right to hold on to one inch of Palestine." Israel, too, has protested to the Security Council and its members for weeks now, alerting and warning them about the rising dangers in Gaza and the escalation in terrorist activity - all in vain. Israel has been asked repeatedly to show restraint. We were told that we must give the moderates within the Palestinian leadership time and space to enable them to contain Hamas and other terrorist organizations.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“The smuggling of weapons through tunnels dug deep in the ground also continues. Corporal Gilad Shalit remains abducted and in the hands of terrorists. The Hamas Government is refusing to embrace the three principles outlined by the Quartet and adopted by the international community: to recognize Israel, to renounce violence and to abide by previous agreements. But Hamas' insolence is worse than its disregard of obligations. Listen carefully to the words of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, who said: "The language of blood is my language, and there is nothing but blood.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“When Israel left Gaza more than one year ago, we, together with the international community, waited to see how the Palestinians would take advantage of that historic occasion. Would they take charge of their destiny and seize the moment to improve their lives? Would they march towards the creation of an independent Palestinian State, living side by side, in peace and security, with Israel as their neighbour? Unfortunately, reality has proved to be tragically different: Gaza has become a command centre for terror organizations; Gaza has become a launching pad for terrorist attacks; Gaza has become a cog in the terror machine of its puppeteering masters. Since Israel left Gaza, more than 1,000 Qassam rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israeli communities in the south - this, I repeat, since Israel left Gaza.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Let me assure the Council that Israel is doing its utmost to make sure that such tragedies do not happen again. Although the Palestinian civilians killed in this incident may have been killed by Israeli fire, they are in fact the victims of Hamas terrorism. In the course of 06-60930 war - and let there be no mistake, the difficult times we are living in indeed constitute a time of war, a war against terror - there are regrettable incidents. But if Palestinian terror did not continue to assault Israelis, if Qassam rockets and mortar shells stopped sailing out of Gaza into Israel, the incident in Beit Hanoun would never have happened. A single decision is needed: the Palestinian Authority Government must decide to stop using terrorism as a means to achieve its goals.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“What brings us here today is the escalation of the situation in Gaza, following the ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel and my country's response in self-defence. In the course of the operation, a tragic event occurred, the accidental killing of civilians in Beit Hanoun. Despite the doubts we have heard just minutes ago from the PLO Observer on our public reaction to the event, I would like to assure you, Sir, and the members of the Council of the Israeli Government's and people's deep sorrow and regret over the deaths of innocent civilians. We are deeply saddened by that heartbreaking occurrence. Urgent humanitarian assistance and immediate medical care for the wounded has been offered to the Palestinian Authority, and an immediate investigation and halt of the artillery fire has also been ordered.”
2006-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5564 (2006) · source
“Yet the responsibility for those developments lies squarely on the shoulders of Hamas, which has perpetrated these crimes, and of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, who has been unable to stop terrorism from emanating from his territory. We urge the international community to continue applying all possible political pressure on the Palestinian Authority and on the Hamas terrorist organization, including its members and sponsors in Damascus, so as to ensure the immediate and safe release of the Gilad Shalit and to finally bring an end to the use of Palestinian territory as a base for terrorist operations. Our common commitment to fighting terrorism and to empowering those who are genuinely committed to peace demands no less.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The world is now witnessing the true colours of Hamas. The grave developments this week reaffirm the importance of the policy that the international community adopted following the recent Palestinian elections, in particular the three core conditions that it has called on the Palestinian Government to fulfil if it is to be considered a legitimate political partner. It is therefore critical that the international community continue to strictly adhere to this policy. It should not be led astray by any vague Palestinian formulations that fail to demonstrate an unconditional commitment to any of those three stipulations. We are deeply concerned by the grave turn of recent events in our region.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Our duty to confront this threat has guided our efforts since even before Israel's inception. Our goal with this military endeavour is in line with our legitimate right to live in security. In the light of the escalation of Palestinian terrorism, Israel has decided to intensify its efforts to arrest those operatives responsible for terrorist attacks so they can be tried and brought to justice. Israel will not accept terrorism even if it is hidden behind political titles. The world should recognize those who purposefully and intentionally target innocents as exactly what they are: terrorists. We should not be fooled by their suits and ties. We should rather listen to what they are saying and look at what they are doing. Sadly, our worst fears about a terrorist organization taking over the Palestinian Authority have now been realized.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“As it now stands, the Israeli army's presence is limited to a very small area in southern Gaza, with the sole aim of preventing Corporal Shalit from being smuggled outside of the Gaza Strip by his terrorist captors. The military operation now taking place is thus specific in nature and limited in scope. Its objective is not punishment or retaliation. Israel is taking every effort to minimize any harm to Palestinian civilians. Indeed, just an hour ago, Defense Minister Amir Peretz declared that Israel is immediately planning to take steps to ease the humanitarian situation on the ground in Gaza. International terrorism is the largest challenge to global peace and security. In Israel, it remains the greatest obstacle to the safety and security of our citizens.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“With the passing of each hour, the threat to the life and well-being of Gilad has intensified and the urgency of ending this crisis is becoming even greater. May I remind Council members of the outcome of similar cases, in Israel and in other countries, where soldiers, journalists, humanitarian workers and civilians were kidnapped, brutally tortured, slaughtered and beheaded. Israel, like any other responsible Government, cannot tolerate a situation in which its citizens are being held hostage by members of a terrorist group such as Hamas. Let me assure the Council that we did not disengage from the Gaza Strip in order to return to it. It is not in our moral, security or financial interests or in our interest in any other form.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“That is a grave humanitarian issue and, as a Sovereign state, it is our duty to do all that we can to bring about his safe return. From the moment initial reports of Gilad's kidnapping were received, Israel spared no effort in exploring and exhausting all diplomatic channels and, in particular, gave Chairman Abbas every opportunity to secure his safe release, which can be seen as a test of his leadership. Even in Damascus - where Khaled Meshaal, a leader of Hamas, keeps his headquarters and liaises with the Assad regime - many important communications were received in order to influence Corporal Shalit's safe return. Indeed, many leaders in our region agree that Meshaal is the key to resolving this humanitarian crisis. Nevertheless, the diplomatic efforts have so far been fruitless.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“This deception was corroborated only when we learned, this past Sunday, that for months it had been digging a deep tunnel in order to infiltrate Israel. But Hamas is not alone. The dangerous realities in the Middle East are further inflamed by the active and direct collaboration between Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Palestinian terror groups, comprising an axis of terror. The first and foremost obligation of every State is to protect its citizens. Each and every member of this Council and of this Organization understands this responsibility. Alongside maintaining peace, it is the premise of government to protect its citizens. This responsibility is enshrined in the most basic principles of international law. Israel is deeply concerned about the abduction of Corporal Gilad Shalit.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The aggressive terrorist provocations of the past week and indeed those in recent months have persisted only because they are supported by the official Palestinian Government, a terrorist regime with a sworn intent to deny us our most fundamental human rights. Hamas is committed to a radical and militant ideology, and continues - even as we are meeting at this moment - to engage in terrorism and reject the very tenets of the peace process. Hamas declared this month that it is renouncing its ceasefire. Yet its campaign of terror has always been its prime objective. We were not surprised when in fact Hamas broke its ceasefire, engaging in rocket attacks with its partner organizations one week prior to its deceptive declaration.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Since last October, more than 600 Kassam rockets have fallen onto Israeli cities and territory, and in just this past week more than 50 rockets were launched from Gaza. In the city of Sderot, a constant target of Kassam fire, rockets have struck homes, schools and places of work and have injured numerous people, causing shrapnel wounds, shock and trauma. The clear target of these rocket attacks is men, women and children - Israeli civilians. Madam President, members of the Security Council, what would the mayors and citizens of your respective cities demand of your Governments? How would your respective Governments react to such blatant acts of terrorism?”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“As the Council will recall, Israel disengaged from the Gaza Strip last August with the hope of creating a window of opportunity and re-energizing the peace process. Instead, the response was an actualization of Israel's worry - an increase in terrorist attacks. Gaza is now a terror base, actively supported by the elected Hamas Government. Israel is under attack day in and day out. Terrorists have perpetrated suicide bombings, gunfire shootings, stabbing attacks, Katyusha and Kassam rocket fire, explosions and Molotov cocktail attacks and other forms of terror. Only two weeks ago, two young girls luckily escaped yet another kidnapping attempt. But this is only one example. One particular form of continuous Palestinian terror has been the barrage of Kassam rockets launched into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The terrorist organizations Hamas, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and Jaish al-Islam - the Army of Islam - took responsibility for the attack. The last of these organizations is a new, previously unknown terror group. Gilad Shalit is currently being held hostage and his whereabouts are not known. On that same day, the PRC kidnapped and subsequently shot and murdered an 18-year old Israeli civilian, Eliyahu Asheri. He was murdered on the day of his abduction and his body was discovered late Wednesday night by Israeli forces. These Palestinian terrorist attacks were launched after weeks of Israeli restraint in the face of numerous attempted kidnappings and unceasing Kassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip that have targeted civilians, schools and homes, traumatized children and paralyzed the city of Sderot.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“At the outset, Madam President, I would like to congratulate on your leadership of the Council for the month of June. We know that it has been an eventful and complicated month, and your able stewardship has been much appreciated. Allow me to share the facts concerning the latest developments on the ground. On Sunday, 25 June, at approximately 5.30 a.m., members of Hamas, along with its partner terror organizations, infiltrated Israel near the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip, through a deep tunnel dug 300 metres into Israeli territory. During the ensuing attack, Palestinian terrorists killed two Israeli soldiers, First Lieutenant Hanan Barak, age 20, and Staff Sergeant Pavel Slutzker, also age 20. They kidnapped one soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit, age 19, and wounded three others.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Only after these three conditions are met can Israel negotiate with the Palestinian Authority. We call on the international community to continue to make strict demands on Hamas to comply with these three fundamental benchmarks that the international community has itself set. The Israeli people have great hope in the vision of the road map, as reflected in this week's elections. We hope that, through the international community's help, we will find a genuine partner in the Palestinian Government so that our peoples can work together towards fulfilling the road map and living side by side in peace and security.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“This is a matter of great concern. However, we would like to welcome the launching of the national dialogue within Lebanon, and we hope it will lead to the exercise of the sovereignty of the Government of Lebanon over all its territory, including the dismantling of the terrorist organizations active on its soil. We call on the international community to continue its fight against terrorism in order to remove this treacherous component from the complicated relations with our neighbours. In that regard, Israel appreciates the international community's continued insistence - as reflected in various official statements, including those of the Quartet - that the new Palestinian Government abide by three basic requirements: recognize Israel, abandon violence and terrorism, and comply with previous agreements with Israel.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Citizens continue to face a dangerous and persisting existential threat because of Hizbullah terrorists, who continue to wage Iran's and Syria's war by proxy along the northern border. There have been daily alerts suggesting Hizbullah plans to kidnap more soldiers and fire more rockets into Israel. We are deeply concerned by Hizbullah's continuous presence on the Lebanese side of the Blue Line, despite Security Council resolutions 425 (1978), 1559 (2004) and 1655 (2006), which call for the Government of Lebanon to exercise full jurisdiction over its territory up to the Blue Line and to take immediate steps to prevent further terrorist attacks from Lebanon. Almost six years ago, the State of Israel fulfilled its obligations as set out in resolution 425 (1978), yet year after year Hizbullah operates freely along the border.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The role of Hamas and Palestinian terrorism is only one aspect of the situation in the Middle East. The terror organizations that perpetrate these crimes are headquartered in Damascus and are financed by the Islamic Republic of Iran - the same United Nations Member State whose President recently called for the destruction of Israel and is attempting to develop the capabilities to do so. The alliance among Iran, Syria and Palestinian terrorist organizations - a real axis of terror - poses grave dangers to security and stability in the Middle East and beyond. As we sit here today, the next terror attack against Israel is being financed and planned and is nearing execution. Today, on 30 March, Israel has registered 69 terror alerts, 13 of which represent specific threats. I now turn to Israel's north.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Hundreds of truckloads of food, goods and commercial items have been transported to and from the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, there has been continuous cooperation with our Palestinian neighbours on many civilian matters, which can be witnessed even this week as we have worked together to fight the spread of the avian flu virus. We are doing everything in our power to ensure that the Palestinian people receive all needed humanitarian assistance. There is no starvation policy, as previously stated. We would like to find a solution that will end their suffering and improve their economy. However, we cannot compromise our security. Our foremost priority - as it is for every single responsible Government - is to protect our citizens. That is a glance at the complexity of our relations with our Palestinian neighbours.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Israel was recently forced to close the Karni crossing - a vital channel for food and goods to enter the Gaza Strip - as a result of direct threats of terrorism. These alerts represent an example of occasions when Palestinian extremists have harmed the lives of other Palestinians. Israel provided the Palestinian Authority with names of specific individuals who had threatened attacks, yet the Palestinian Authority failed to arrest them. We also proposed an alternative crossing to be used while Karni was under threat, yet the Palestinian Authority refused to fully utilize that alternative, undoubtedly for political reasons and at great expense to Palestinians' well-being. I am glad to report to the Council that, as of 23 March, when the security situation permitted it, the Karni crossing was reopened.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“The Palestinian Authority consistently failed to ensure the safety of American and British international monitors, violating the agreement and forcing the monitors to evacuate. Israel, therefore, was left with no choice but to detain those terrorists before they were released. We cannot allow those who are involved in murder and terrorism to roam free. Nevertheless, Israel will handle the detainees in accordance with the relevant legal procedures and appropriate judicial oversight. We in Israel face a constant dilemma: safeguarding the security and well-being of our citizens while at the same time minimizing any humanitarian hardships that may affect the Palestinians as a result of terrorism prevention.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Israel has reason to believe that the situation might deteriorate now that Hamas has assumed the political helm of the Palestinian Authority, unless radical change is made to its charter, which is clearly committed to Israel's destruction, and to its approach to Israel and what it stands for. Only last week, Hamas officials stated that they would not arrest terrorists who attack Israel. One of Hamas's first public statements after winning the Palestinian elections was that it would liberate the terrorists who assassinated Israeli Minister of Tourism Rechavam Ze'evi, defying the international agreement reached in April 2002 with the United States and the United Kingdom.”
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“Since then, the Islamic Jihad declared that it possesses many more Katyusha rockets and intends to use them, too. Just yesterday, security forces arrested a suicide bomber wearing a five-kilo explosive belt at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley. Last week, two additional suicide bombers attempted to enter major population centres in Israel for a mass murder of innocent people. Israel's security forces faced more than 50 daily alerts of terror attacks in the period prior to the national elections. Security forces prevented and pre-empted the worst of these. Ultimately, however, the difference between a failed attack and the scene of horrific death lies in the smallest, most miniscule fractions.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Israel remains committed to the road map, with progression based on the fulfilment of successive benchmarks. We believe it is the best way to advance towards a peaceful outcome of this conflict. Unfortunately, as of yet, our Palestinian neighbours have failed to carry out even the first requirement - to fight terrorism and begin to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. Acts of terrorism have continued to create a dire situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, the very day of our national elections, the Islamic Jihad fired a 122- millimetre Katyusha rocket into Israel. That was the first time such a weapon was ever used by a Palestinian terror organization, representing what may be a new stage in their terrorist war against Israel.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source
“Israel remains committed to the two-State solution, as envisioned in the road map, where Israelis and Palestinians will be able to live side by side in peace and security. The chosen leadership of the Palestinian people, on the other hand, is comprised of the Hamas terrorist organization, leaving much less room for optimism. We in Israel yearn for a Palestinian partner with whom we can jointly pursue the road towards peace. Yet on the Palestinian side, Hamas does not even recognize Israel and has not renounced terrorism and violence as a means to achieve its goals. In Israel, the elections underscore a longstanding commitment to international agreements. Yet on the Palestinian side, Hamas has vowed to accept only those agreements that match its narrow interests.”
2006-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5404 (2006) · source