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lines on the record: 450
first: 2015-10-22
most recent: 2020-02-11
sittings or episodes: 40
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“Today is not an ordinary day in the State of Israel. Once a year in Israel, all traffic stops and all daily activity comes to a halt as the people of Israel pause for a nationwide moment of silence, a similar to the one we observed here in the Chamber a few hours ago. Schoolchildren stand at attention, drivers get out of their cars, and people walking down the street bow their heads to remember those who have fallen in defence of the nation and those who were murdered because they wanted to live as a free people in our homeland. Today, the State of Israel commemorates Yom Hazikaron, the memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.Today, as we meet to discuss terrorism in this Chamber, Israel honours the 23,447 individuals who have lost their lives to war and terror.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“IfI may, we just heard about a terror attack in Jerusalem in which a bus exploded and dozens of people are being evacuated. We expect to hear condemnation of that during today's discussion.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“All of us, or maybe all of us, around this table know what it takes to be a leader. Leaders assume responsibility. Leaders speak out. Leaders educate. For the sake of the next generation, this is the lesson the Palestinians must learn. On the day Palestinian leaders, like Mr. Mansour, publicly condemn terror against Israelis i publicly - on the day they end their campaign of hate and violence, on the day respect for all - all - human beings is taught in Palestinian schools, on that day they will find a partner ready to work with them for the promise of peace. The State of Israel and the people of Israel continue to hope that that day will come soon.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Silence can be deafening, but in our region silence kills. It is time for the Palestinian leadership to end its silence and to start acting as leaders. Mr. Mansour, you cannot condemn terrorism, you cannot say it here: "I condemn all acts of terror." You cannot say it here. People are looking to you, Palestinian children are looking to you right now and you cannot say, "I condemn all acts of terrorism." One sentence you cannot say. One sentence you cannot say. Shame on you for that. Shame on you for not being able to say it.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Shame on you for not saying, "We condemn all acts of terror, period." That is what we are saying. We condemn all acts of terror. That is what I want you to say, Mr. Mansour. You are being translated into five languages. You can say it right now.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“We are saying it all the time. You should say it in Arabic, not in English. You should teach it in your schools. You should stop the hatred. You should stop naming streets after terrorists. Look at the squares in Ramallah. Look at the streets in Jenin. You are naming streets after terrorists.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“The Palestinian teenager - he was arrested - gave us the answer in his confession. He said that what made him want to kill a Jew, any Jew, was a television show on Palestinian television. The Palestinian culture of hate and constant brainwashing is responsible for the loss of too many Israelis, and it is directly responsible for the murder of Dafna Meir. It is time for real answers, it is time for the truth. Since no one else will ask the hard questions, I will. In the name of the people of Israel, in the name of the Israeli victims, and in the name of the family of Dafna Meir, let me ask the Palestinian observer here with us today. Mr. Mansour, will you condemn Palestinians who commit terror attacks against Israelis?”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Dafna was a hospital nurse from Otniel, a loving wife and a mother of six. At her funeral, Dafna's husband, Natan, said, "You left me six treasures, I will keep them safe for you. My Dafna is one in a million. My Dafna, thank you for every moment I had with you." One of those treasures, Dafna's eldest daughter, Renana, said, "I didn't just lose a mother, but also my best friend. It's hard for me to think we will not laugh together or fight anymore, that you won't accompany me down the aisle and to the maternity ward." Today, Natan and Renana are here with us in the Chamber, sitting behind me. They lost a wife and a mother. They paid the most painful price. We have to ask ourselves why that happened. What drives a l6-year-old boy to stab another human being to death?”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Teenagers turn on the television and see a constant flow of images of hate and violence. Young adults go to mosques and hear sermons demonizing Israel and calling for its destruction, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This reality has deadly consequences. On 17 January, a young Israeli mother was painting the door of her house when she was brutally attacked by a 16-year-old Palestinian terrorist. She was repeatedly stabbed at the entrance to her home. Knowing her children were inside, a few metres away, she heroically fought the terrorist. Even as she was bleeding to death, she stopped him from pulling the knife from her body. With her last ounce of strength, she made sure that the terrorist could not use the knife again to attack her six children. That woman's name was Dafna Meir.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“On International Women's Day, official Palestinian Authority television called Dalal Mughrabi a role model for Palestinian women. For those who may not know or who may not remember, Dalal Mughrabi was a terrorist. In 1978, she hijacked an Israeli bus and murdered 38 innocent people, including 13 children. This is the woman the Palestinians have turned into a national symbol. These are facts we never seem to hear in this Chamber. Instead, some are all too eager to offer justification for Palestinian terror and excuses for violence. Many find it convenient to ignore the basic truth: the endless incitement and the ongoing glorification of violence is directly responsible for the murder of innocent Israelis. For many Palestinians, incitement is a daily reality. Children go to school and listen to tales of terrorists.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“That means two terror attacks per day, every day, for half a year. That is the reality. Thirty-four people have been killed, and hundreds have been injured. How has the Palestinian leadership responded? Have they stopped the daily calls for violence that are fuelling the bloodshed? Has there been a clear condemnation by the Palestinian leadership? The answer is no. Instead of condemning those attacks, they encourage them. They reward terrorists and their families with monthly salaries. The more horrific the attack, the more horrific the crime, the higher the payment. In Palestinian society, terrorists are treated like heroes. This year, we all participated in the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Fact number three is that Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, refuses to even sit down with Prime Minister Netanyahu. How can we make peace if we cannot even talk? Just recently, the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, said loudly and clearly, "We will never go back and sit again in a direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiation." We understand that members of the Council may not have answers to those questions. What we do not understand is why we do not demand answers. The State of Israel and the people of Israel do not have any more time to wait for answers. For decades we have been facing Palestinian terrorism. In just the last few months, Israelis have faced a wave of non-stop daily attacks by Palestinian terrorists: over 300 separate attacks in 176 days.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“They deserve a brighter, better future. Therefore, let me be clear. On the day the Palestinian leadership rejects terror and violence, on the day they embrace coexistence and cooperation, that is the day there will be peace. But is that what the Palestinian leadership really wants? Do they really want peace? If those gathered here believe that to be true, then they will have to explain a few inconvenient facts. Fact number one is that the Palestinian leadership refuses to condemn the murder of Israeli men, women and children. Let me ask everyone in the Chamber: do not Israeli lives matter? Fact number two is that the Palestinian Authority glorifies terrorism and terrorists. They name squares after suicide bombers and hang posters ofthem on school walls. Tell me, when did terrorism become heroism?”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“Once again we have gathered to discuss the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinians. Time and time again we meet in this Chamber for this debate. We hear very long discussions about the nature of the conflict and new proposals to solve it. But the root of the conflict is not very hard to understand, and the solution is clear. For 67 years, Israel has been pursuing peace. Despite decades of war and rejection, we never gave up on that goal. Israel finally achieved peace when two brave Arab leaders, President Sadat and King Hussein, chose to lay down their arms. They chose the path of cooperation and partnership over the misery of war and conflict. That was the key to peace with Egypt in 1981. That was the key to peace with Jordan in 1994. And it is the key to peace with the Palestinians today. The Palestinian people deserve peace.”
2016-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7673 (2016) · source
“We are committed to sharing this knowledge and expertise through bilateral collaboration and constructive engagement here at the United Nations. As I said at the beginning, Israel stands firmly with the family of nations in the fight against terror. We expect that the international community and the Council will stand with Israel in our own fight against terror. If we stand united, we can defeat global terrorism and stop those who seek to undermine our way oflife.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“Hamas, an internationally designated terrorist organization, also employs the cynical terror tactic of using civilian infrastructure for terror operations. And it has never stopped working to achieve its goal: the destruction of the State of Israel. Ever since the end of the last conflict, Hamas has worked to rebuild it arsenal of rockets and reconstruct its network of terror tunnels. When groups like Hamas and Hizbullah are more interested in warfare with Israel than in the welfare of their own people, it is a recipe for disaster. The Council must denounce these terror organizations by name. Because of the ongoing need to protect our people, Israel has developed techniques, technologies and tools for counter-terrorism unmatched by any other country.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“The major source ofviolent extremism in our region is Iran, the world's leading State sponsor of terrorism. Iran sponsors terror groups throughout the region, including the deadly activities of Hizbullah in Syria. Recently Iran conducted ballistic-missile tests. These missiles are designed to carry the nuclear warheads they have promised not to build. Written in Hebrew on the side of these missiles were the words "Israel must be wiped off the face of the Earth". Such a threat by one State Member of the United Nations against another Member State is outrageous and unacceptable. The voice of the Council must be heard. Iran must be condemned. While Iran supports Hizbullah in the north, it sponsors and supplies Hamas in the south.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“The Secretary-General warned only recently that Hizbullah was ready and willing to use those weapons. He has condemned Hizbullah's alarming rhetoric. He emphasized the very grave consequence of this military buildup not just for Israel but for the entire region. Even the Gulf States and the Arab League have called Hizbullah a terrorist organization. So why does the Security Council refuse to call this terror organization by its proper name? If it makes threats like a terror organization, if it stockpiles weapons like a terror organization, if it shows disregard for human life like a terror organization, then what is it? Hizbullah is a terror organization, and it is preparing for another round of violence. The Council must take action now. Resolution 1701 (2006) must be enforced. Hizbullah must be disarmed.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“The attacks against Israel must be condemned by the Council. Terror is terror is terror. In order to fight terror effectively, the Council must speak out against all terrorist groups, without distinction. Hizbullah, a terrorist proxy of Iran, openly threatens to launch attacks against Israeli civilians. Just recently, the leader of Hizbullah, Hassan Nasrallah, warned of an attack on the ammonia storage tanks in the Israeli city of Haifa. He described it as "exactly the same as a nuclear bomb". Let me remind all present that Hizbullah has more than 100,000 rockets and long-range missiles that can target any place in Israel. It has transformed the villages of southern Lebanon into terror outposts, placing rocket launchers next to schools and United Nations facilities, and storing missiles in living rooms.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“That means two terror attacks a day, every day, for half a year. Thirty-four people have been killed and hundreds injured. In order to defeat this terror, we must have moral clarity. The decision to pick up a knife or put on a suicide vest is not about human nature. There is nothing natural about repeatedly stabbing an innocent woman in front of her home or shooting a young husband and wife in front of their children. Terrorism must never be excused orjustified; it must be fought. And there can be no double standards in this fight. Since the beginning of this wave of terror, the Security Council has not condemned a single terror attack against Israel, not even one. The lives of Israelis killed in the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are no less precious than those of Europeans murdered in Paris and Brussels.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“From Brussels to Istanbul and from the Ivory Coast to Tel Aviv, the world is facing an unprecedented surge of terrorism and violent extremism. Radical extremist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, Al-Qaida, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab have declared war on our societies. Terror is the common enemy of humankind and requires a unified effort to fight it. The State of Israel, my State, stands shoulder to shoulder with the international community in this global effort. Unfortunately, the reality of terror is one that the people of Israel have known for decades, and it continues today. From the Fedayeen attacks of the 1950s to airplane hijackings in the 1970s and suicide bombings in the 19905, Israel has faced wave after wave of terrorist violence. In the last six months alone, we have endured more than 300 attacks.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source
“For the future of the region and the future of the free world, we must join together to defeat the forces of evil and intolerance.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“No more business as usual when it comes to terror against Israelis. The fear is the same fear. The pain is the same pain. The response must be the same response. Terror is terror is terror. If we want to succeed in these immense challenges, we must stop the hypocrisy and the double standards. The Council must condemn Palestinian incitement against Israelis. Such words of incitement lead directly to bloodshed and the death of innocent people. We must take a firm stand against all acts of cruelty and terror, without asking where those acts took place or who the Victims are. This is a challenging and critical year for the Council, for the region and for Israel. The terrorists seek to undermine our values and to dictate how we live our lives. Those extremists stand against everything we believe in, but if we stand together, they will fail.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“"May it be Your will to grant me the ability to give medications to Your people and to the members of other nations who are in the devoted care of Your faithful messengers who continue their holy work day and night." Last week, a terrorist attacked Dafna with a knife at the entrance to her home. In order to protect her children inside, Dafna heroically fought the terrorist until he fled. Tragically, Dafna Meir died of the knife wounds, in front of the children she fought to protect. The Council's decision to ignore the murder of Dafna Meir and of the other Israeli victims of terror is no simple oversight, it is the direct result of allowing cynical political considerations by some to take priority over the lives of people. The challenge for the Council is to chart a new course.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The facts do not lie. The Security Council has been hypocritical when it comes to Israel. I would like to take a moment to tell members about one of the many Israeli Victims whom the Council has not seen fit to even mention. Dafna Meir was a 38-year-old Israeli woman murdered by a Palestinian terrorist. Let me tell the Council a little about the kind of person Dafna was. She was a dedicated mother of six children, including two brothers aged 4 and 6, whom she and her husband had adopted. Dafna was a nurse in Soroka hospital in Beer Sheva, where she treated Jewish and Arab patients. A few days before the horrific attack, Dafna composed a prayer asking God to give her strength to help people. Let me read to the Council a few words.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“There is one place in the world where that absolute ban on terrorism can be ignored. Once again, the State of Israel is singled out and treated differently from all other nations in the world. During the past four months, Israelis have been stabbed in their homes, shot at in the streets and run over by terrorists using cars as weapons. Over the course of this wave of violence, 30 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured. During the same period, the Council has adopted 12 resolutions against terrorism and condemned terrorist attacks in France, the Sinai, Lebanon, Mali, Tunisia, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Somalia and the Sudan. Not once were the lives of Israelis murdered by terrorists recognized by the Security Council - no condemnation, no expression of solidarity, not even a statement of concern.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“From Paris to Jakarta and from the Sinai to San Bernardino, the peace and security of the civilized world is under threat. Every day, the cruel hand of terrorism strikes somewhere in the world, killing more innocents, destroying more families and undermining more communities. As the Council assumes the grave responsibility for maintaining global peace and security, it must present a united front against terror. In that spirit, the Council adopted resolution 2249 (2015) in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris. The resolution declares "any acts ofterrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed" (resolution 2249 (2015), thirdpreambular paragraph). I repeat, "whenever and by whomsoever committed". Yet the international community has made one exception.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The "educational" purpose of those terror dolls is clear, that is, to serve as role models for young Palestinians. Such incitement is at the root of the wave of terror Israel is facing. The challenge for the Council is to ask the difficult questions. Why does the Palestinian Authority refuse to condemn acts of terror against Israelis? Why do they refuse to sit down to negotiate? Most important, what do the Palestinians really want? If the Council believes that the answer is peace, then call on them to condemn acts of terror. Demand that they stop incitement. Stop giving them incentives to avoid a real dialogue. And insist that they return to the negotiating table. The greatest challenge facing the world today is the plague of international terrorism and violent extremism.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Instead of working to improve the lives of the Palestinians, the PA encourages terror by providing stipends for terrorists and their families; the more horrific the attack, the higher the reward. Payments can be as high as $3,500 per month - that in a place where the average salary is just over $600. Numerous terrorists have admitted to committing heinous acts of terror in order to qualify for a lifetime stipend "awarded" only to those who spent at least five years in an Israeli prison. For the Palestinians terror pays. It is their leadership that rewards the taking of innocent life with dollars and cents. Even toys are used as tools to poison children's minds and encourage Violence. Israel recently stopped a shipment of thousands of dolls dressed as terrorists, with stones in hand, destined for children in the West Bank.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Rewarding the Palestinian Authority (PA) will only push the Palestinians further from the negotiating table. Prime Minister Netanyahu has called on President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to resume negotiations, but they continue to refuse. Sadly, when the PA leadership is not negotiating, it is inciting. Recently, after another brutal attack against Israelis, Jibril Rajoub, Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee, declared, "Whoever carried out individual acts of heroism, we in the Fatah movement bless and encourage them. We consider them heroes and a crown on the head of every Palestinian." Who are those "heroes"? They are the Palestinian who stabs a young woman walking down the street, and who runs over an old man with a car.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“When it comes to Iran, the challenge for the Council at this critical time is to be vigilant and to be brave - vigilant to monitor all of Iran's actions and brave to respond forcefully to each and every violation. For Israel, there is no greater challenge than the challenge of peace. The road to peace is long and difficult, but Israel is committed to making every effort. Every difficultjourney begins with a single step. Sitting down and talking is the first step to peace, but the Palestinians refuse to come to the table. What does Israel want? Simple: we want peace with security. That is the only peace that will last. And the Palestinians? They demand concessions without negotiations. They want to be rewarded for their unilateral actions.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Once again, let me say it clearly: Hizbullah is preparing for another round of fighting. It must be disarmed, and the Government of Lebanon must fully abide by its international commitments and fully implement resolution 1701 (2006). Make no mistake, Israel has the means to defend itself. We will take all the necessary measures to protect our people. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the link between the threat of Hamas and the danger of Hizbullah. Wherever terror exists, Iran looms. Iran is the primary destabilizing factor in the Middle East. It funds instability and chaos throughout the region. Iran also has a proven track record of defying the Council's resolutions.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Take, for example, the small town of Muhaybib, in South Lebanon, where Hizbullah has nine arms- storage sites, five rocket-launching sites, four infantry positions, three underground tunnels, three anti-tank positions and a command post in the centre of the village. The town, of only 90 houses, has 25 military sites. Take another village, the larger village of Shagra, with a population of about 4,000 people, where the Israeli Defense Forces has identified 400 military sites. Hizbullah has transformed those villages into terror outposts. That is the true face of Hizbullah - a brutal organization that deliberately targets Israeli civilians and uses Lebanese civilians as human shields. That is the definition of a double war crime. Israel has repeatedly warned the Council about the threat of Hizbullah, and called for action.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Let us all face reality: the greatest opponent of the well-being of the people of Gaza is Hamas. While Israelis live under the shadow of the threat from Hamas in the South, they also see the dark cloud of Hizbullah in the north. That terror group is committed to the destruction of Israel, and grows stronger and more sophisticated every day. As we speak, Hizbullah has over 100,000 rockets ready to be fired at Israeli cities. Hizbullah has long-range missiles that can target any place in Israel, and has obtained advanced strategic weapons systems. Hizbullah's actions demonstrate their disregard for human life. Hizbullah has embedded most of its military infrastructure in the villages of south Lebanon, storing weapons in private homes and stationing missiles next to kindergartens.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Hamas is also rebuilding its network of terror tunnels. Those tunnels are an underground expressway of terror, leading straight into the heart of Israeli towns and cities. Israeli security forces only recently uncovered Hamas terror cells that were planning to commit a wave of shootings, kidnappings and suicide-bombings. Even as Hamas plans attacks against Israeli citizens, and despite the constant threat of rocket attacks, Israel is taking steps to improve the well-being of the people of Gaza. In the past year alone, we invested millions of dollars to triple the capacity of the Gaza crossings, allowing 1,000 trucks filled with building materials and goods to enter the Gaza strip every day. However - and we all know this - Hamas shamefully seizes supplies intended to help the people of Gaza in order to build its terror infrastructure.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Whether it is the crisis of failed States or the rise of radical terror groups, the Middle East is ground zero in the battle for the triumph of the civilized world. As a small nation located in the heart of the Middle East, Israel is on the front lines. When Israelis, my people, look around them, they see the brutal civil war in Syria, and they see the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham in the Golan Heights and on the border with Egypt. They see Hizbullah strengthening its position to the north, and Hamas turning Gaza into a staging ground for terror. Hamas does not hide its intention to prepare for the next round of violence, and continues to build up its terror infrastructure - above ground and below. Its officials boast of rocket factories operating day and night. They are upgrading their arsenal with longer- range missiles.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate Uruguay on its becoming a member of the Security Council and for a successful month as Security Council President. That is no easy task, and you, Mr. President, have performed it well. As we begin this new year with a new Security Council, please allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate the new members. On behalf of the State of Israel, I wish them much success. The challenges facing the new Council are vast and complex. The international community looks to the Council to deal with the new and unprecedented threats to global order and stability. The lives and the future of millions of people are at stake in the current confrontation with the forces of anarchy and instability. Nowhere is that more true than in the region I come from.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“If the United Nations is truly interested in calming tensions and bringing peace to the region, it must change its default settings. The United Nations must end its usual practice of calling on both sides to show restraint, and state clearly that there is one side that is instigating a wave of terror. It must stop making excuses for the Palestinians and start holding them accountable. It must demand that Abbas cease his incitement and insist that he return to the negotiating table. Only then, once the Palestinians see that promoting violence will get them nowhere, will the reality on the ground change and the prospects for peace return. Please allow me to conclude with a quote from the Bible: "The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace" (The Holy Bible, Psalms, 29:11).”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“No nation represented in this Chamber would accept the presence of international forces on its sovereign territory. I would like to tell my colleague, the French representative, that we know that his country wants to see peace in our region. We too want peace, but the only way to achieve peace is through direct talks between the parties. That is the only way. It has proven so in the past, and it is the only way that should be promoted. The best way to reduce tensions in the region is to urge President Abbas to accept Prime Minister Netanyahu's call to meet with him, here at the United Nations, in Ramallah, in Jerusalem or anywhere else. It is the only way to promote peace. Israel opposes any change in the status quo on the Temple Mount. The place where the status quo needs to change is here at the United Nations.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“Members of other religions, including Jews and Christians, may only visit, and may do so only on weekday mornings between 7 am. and 11 am. Israel has not only accepted that arrangement; it is responsible for enforcing it. The facts speak for themselves. Let me share some statistics with the Council. Every year, there are 3.5 million Visits by Muslims, who come to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and 80,000 non-Muslims Visit the site, of whom only 12,000 are Jews. The status quo on the Temple Mount is the only guarantee of the freedom of religion in Jerusalem. We have said it before and we will say it again - Israel will not agree to an international presence on the Temple Mount. If the international community wishes to be constructive, it should focus on ending the incitement.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“In 1928, the convenient explanations that we now hear so often in this Chamber did not apply. There was no Israeli presence on the Temple Mount. In 1928, there were no settlements; there was no State of Israel; and there were no excuses to sell to the international community. Whoever claims that Israeli actions and policies are the reason for the Violence needs to learn a lesson from history. The Palestinians are employing old tactics and are trying to score easy Victories without having to negotiate. They are using the violence that they have incited and instigated in order to manipulate the international community. Instead of penalizing the Palestinians, the international community rewards them. Israel is fully committed to the status quo. Under the agreement, Muslims are free to Visit and pray at the compound at any time.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“It was not even issued last year. It was made in 1928 by the National Committee of the Jews of the Land of Israel. Even then, 20 years before the establishment of the State of Israel, lies were spread about the Temple Mount in order to incite Violence against Jews. In the violence that followed back then, 133 Jews were massacred and hundreds more were injured. Today, when President Abbas declares, "Israel intends to make Al-Aqsa Jewish" and says, "We welcome every drop of blood spilled in Jerusalem", he understands the consequences of his words. He knows full well that they will lead to new waves of violence and terror and that lives will be lost. Then as now, the story is the same - same plot, same characters, same ending. Actually, there is one major difference.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“President Abbas and the Palestinian leadership have repeatedly and systematically accused Israel of trying to change the status quo. This inflammatory allegation is false, and President Abbas knows it is false. Yet this deliberate and malicious lie is told over and over again. Not only is this conspiracy theory not true, but it is also not new. Allow me to quote the following: "We hereby announce that no one has any intention of infringing the rights of Muslims to the places that are holy to them Any attempt to describe the desire of the Jews to pray at this holy place as the creation of a strategic base for an attack on the mosques of the Muslims is nothing but the fruit of a fevered imagination or a malicious libel." Do the words I have just read out sound familiar? The statement they come from was not issued last week.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“It is no wonder that, in the current wave of attacks, at least nine of the attackers have been Palestinians under the age of 18. When children are taught hostility and hatred instead of math and science, when teenagers are encouraged to grab a knife instead of a book, when young people are shown images of violence instead of a vision for peace, then they too are victims. When we ignore this deliberate corruption of the minds of children, we are not part of the solution - we are part of the problem. The history of my region demonstrates that hatred starts with falsehood and incitement and ends with violence. The spree of stabbings, shootings and stonings we are now facing began with lies about the Temple Mount.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“An entire generation of Palestinian youth is being brainwashed with bigotry, brought up to glorify violence, and raised to dehumanize Jews. This indoctrination poisons the minds of youth; evidence of this is only a Google search away. All we need to do is take a look at what is showing on Palestinian social media - vicious cartoons showing brutal killings of Israelis, instructional videos on how to commit a terror attack in the most efficient way, even an animated clip of the murder of Eitam and Na'ama Henkin - Israeli parents who were killed in front of their children. Since most Council members have not seen this clip, let me tell them that a special effort was made to show the fear and terror in the eyes of the Henkin children who were sitting on the backseat of their car as they watched their parents being murdered.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540 (2015) · source
“Tragically, Palestinian children have been receiving lessons in hatred from their leaders, in their schools and on children's television programmes. A children's programme was aired on the Palestine Public Broadcasting Corporation media station called "Palestine This Morning", in which a young girl recited a poem calling for the killing of Jews. The poem called Jews "barbaric monkeys" and "the most evil among creations," and those who murdered "Allah's pious prophets". The young girl concluded, "I do not fear barbarity as long as I have my arm and my stones". This is Palestinian public television. As we saw in this Chamber during last week's emergency meeting of the Security Council (S/PV.7536), many seem to be confused about the cause of the current escalation. The words of this young girl hold the answer.”
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“From Haifa to Beersheva, from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israelis walking through their own neighbourhoods are constantly looking over their shoulder to see what might come. People are afraid to stop for coffee on the way to work or even to take a public bus. All of us here have families. Mothers and fathers worry that their children could be knifed to death when they leave the house, and children worry that their parents will not make it home. This is the true meaning of terror. When someone leaves home holding a kitchen knife with the intention of killing another person - any person - this stems from a deep hatred. When that someone is a 13-year-old boy who stabs an Israeli boy riding a bicycle 15 times - 15 times - this stems from a culture of hate. Nelson Mandela once said, "No one is born hating another person People must learn to hate".”
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“Like any country, Israel has the right and the obligation to defend its citizens, and this is exactly what we are doing. Any country - any country - whose people were being attacked in the streets on a daily basis would act in the exact same way. Since Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Israelis have endured a season of sorrow. Men, women and children have been maimed and killed on the streets of Israeli cities in broad daylight. Palestinian terrorists have chosen Israeli Victims at random, using rifles and rocks, butcher's knives, screwdrivers and even two-ton vehicles to shed the blood of innocents. Israelis today know that an attack can come at any time, in any place, without warning and without mercy.”
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“This was a tragedy for me and for my family. I have experienced at first hand the price of war. We all hope and pray for peace with our neighbours, and we will do all that we can to achieve this noble goal, but we will never compromise the security of the Jewish State. Today, I address this Chamber at a time of great difficulty and pain in my country and for my people. This is not how I envisioned my first address to the Security Council. Over the past six weeks, a savage tide of terror has swept over the streets of Israel, and yet, to my disappointment, all I hear are calls to end the cycle of violence. Let me make one thing clear - this is not a cycle of violence. These are simply unprovoked attacks against Israelis for no reason other than the fact that they are Jews living in their historic homeland.”
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“As Israel's new ambassador to the United Nations, I have been charged with a sacred duty: to represent the people and the State of Israel before the nations of the world. Like people everywhere, the people of Israel seek to live in peace and to see their children prosper. For the Jewish people, who have suffered centuries of exile and persecution, our dream can be summed up in the words of our national anthem: "To live as a free people in our land". Tragically, since the establishment of the State of Israel, every Israeli in every generation has been touched by war and by terror. My own father, Joseph Danon, was severely wounded by terrorists while protecting the Jordan valley during his reserve duty. After sustaining critical head injuries and hearing loss, he eventually passed away after a long and painful struggle.”
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