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Iqbal

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2023-01-18
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  1. “In conclusion, our Organization reaffirms that, for a just and lasting peace to materialize, an internationally sponsored political process, based on international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, must be launched with a view to ending the Israeli occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate and national rights, including to self-determination and the independence of the State of Palestine, on the territory occupied since 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and to find a just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine refugees, in line with General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “The dire situation in Palestine is becoming even more dangerous owing to the decision by the new Israeli Government, the members of which are known for supremacist ideologies and hateful actions against the Palestinian people, to impose punitive measures on the Palestinian leadership for its legitimate pursuit of accountability for Israel’s crimes, including the decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenues. Such an illegal decision is an act of piracy and collective punishment of the Palestinian people, thereby constituting a violation of international law, exacerbating the financial, economic and humanitarian crisis encountered by the Palestinian people and risking further destabilization of the fragile situation.”

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  3. “We underscore that the Security Council and all other key actors in the international arena must uphold their responsibilities and obligations towards ensuring Israel’s compliance with international law and United Nations resolutions in relation to the question of Jerusalem, the occupied capital of the State of Palestine, which has been enduring endless Israeli attempts at isolation, colonization and subjugation and erasure of the city’s Arab, Islamic and Christian character, heritage and presence. All those illegal actions must be halted.”

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  4. “In that regard, we strongly condemn and reject the recent deplorable and provocative incursion by Israel’s Minister for National Security, Itamar Ben- Gvir, into the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In line with the relevant OIC resolutions, including resolution No. 1/48-PAL, on the cause of Palestine, adopted by the Council of Foreign Ministers on 23 March 2022, we reaffirm our rejection of all Israeli measures and attempts to alter the historical and legal status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and reiterate our demand to fully respect the status quo and international law. Time and again, we have cautioned that such provocative and irresponsible Israeli acts offend the feelings of Muslims across the globe, violate their religious rights and eternal attachment to that holy site and jeopardize stability in the region and beyond.”

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  5. “Accordingly, it should be reiterated that the lack of accountability has continued to embolden Israel to persist in such illegal policies, which are exacerbating the situation on the ground, causing immense human suffering, deepening the current political impasse and threatening the two-State solution. Moreover, it is widely acknowledged that such prolonged, illegal occupation and impunity have impaired the credibility and authority of the international system, including the Security Council. The OIC is deeply alarmed by Israel’s ongoing acts of aggression, incitement and provocation against Christian and Islamic holy places, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Such actions constitute deliberate, systematic and grave breaches of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions.”

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  6. “The methods used in that regard have included, inter alia, military aggression against the defenceless Palestinian civilian population, the building of colonial settlements and a wall on confiscated Palestinian land, the transfer of Jewish settlers to the occupied territory, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homes and land, decades of blockade and the arrest and detention of thousands of Palestinian civilians. All those violations are occurring flagrantly, systematically and with the full knowledge of this organ, yet without any consequences for the perpetrators.”

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  7. “In fact, 230 Palestinian civilians were killed by the Israeli occupying forces, including 61 children, in addition to thousands of others who were injured or detained, while hundreds of homes, civilian properties and structures and agricultural crops were destroyed by the occupying army and settlers. It has by now become patently clear that Israel’s illegal, oppressive and destructive policies aim to further entrench and perpetuate the longest belligerent occupation in modern history, in grave breach of international law.”

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  8. “Mr. Iqbal: I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). At the outset, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your country’s resumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January and on your able stewardship of the Council’s meetings. International reports reveal that the year 2022 was among the deadliest for the Palestinian people since 2005 in terms of the alarming scale of Israel’s violations and crimes, particularly in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”

    2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source