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Kalay-Kleitman

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2004-10-19
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  1. “They have no compunction about misusing our words and misrepresenting the law to serve their nefarious purposes. We must not let them.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  2. “In that context, it is important to appreciate that the fight against terrorism is itself a fight for the most basic of legal norms and the most basic of human rights: the right to life. The United Nations and the law must have an impact on implementation on the ground, providing safeguards against abuse and protecting the rights of innocents on all sides, but we should not provide a shield for the terrorists where none is warranted. We should not allow the law to be abused as a political weapon or to wrongly empower those seeking to take life, rather than those seeking to save it. Those individuals and their supporters who abuse and threaten humanitarian emblems, the sanctity of school rooms and even the safety of their own people have shown as little regard for the law as they have for life.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  3. “Just last month, a three-day conference hosted by Israel's International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya allowed experts and practitioners from 35 countries to discuss all those issues. Israel has with great interest offered its support to the counter-terrorism efforts of the CTC and to States and friends who seek to learn from our bitter experience. Israel has experts in a range of disciplines who could be at the Committee's disposal. Israel encourages the Counter-Terrorism Committee to intensify and expand its work so that it can effectively fulfil its mandate on the ground and begin to name, shame and isolate when necessary. In closing, we must be reminded that the fight against terror must take place within the framework of domestic and international law, as stated, for example, in resolution 1566 (2004).”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  4. “The battle against terrorism will be won only if every State takes responsibility on the ground, according to its cardinal legal obligations, for the acts and encouragements to terrorism that emanate from its territory and if it is held accountable for its failures. Our police departments, intelligence services and anti-terrorist experts must share knowledge and information. We must seek out modern technologies to protect civil aviation and homeland security, to combat the risks of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction into the hands of terror organizations, to develop municipal responses, to share the experiences of medical first responders, and to seek channels for inter-religious cooperation. We have to examine aspects of terrorism's relationship with a range of legal and moral issues.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  5. “There has never been a terrorist organization that did not claim to be acting for some noble cause, but as this and many other resolutions make clear, any organization, anywhere in the world, that sees the killing of innocents as a means to an end must be seen - without appeasement or apology - as a terrorist organization and as the enemy of humankind. Building on the work of this Council, including especially resolution 1566 (2004), there is much that can and should be encouraged and developed beyond the capacity-building initiatives of the CTC. It is crucial that we take decisive action against terrorist incitement and against the regimes that allow terrorism and its support infrastructure to flourish, rather than shutting it down.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  6. “It unequivocally states in paragraph 3 that terrorist actions are "under no circumstances justifiable by considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other similar nature We all know what terrorism is. Even those apologists who still insist on using code words such as "resistance" or "freedom fighters" to blur the distinction between means and ends cannot hide from these clear statements. It is time for all of us to internalize the message affirmed by resolution 1566 (2004) and to be clear in our statements and in our actions and resolute in the knowledge that the deliberate targeting of innocent people for political or ideological objectives is beyond the pale.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  7. “Sadly, those dangers have only multiplied, given the risks of non-conventional attacks by terrorist actors and the nexus in various parts of the globe between terrorists and tyrants. In the light of what we know about terrorist networks and the extremist ideology that feeds them, it is simply wrong to see those actions in localized contexts or as a trend that can be isolated to specific regions. As too many of us have learned through painful experience, there is no possible legitimate reason that can explain away terror and no such thing as an acceptable targeting of innocents. There is no cause, grievance or claim that can justify those actions. Resolution 1566 (2004) sends that message clearly, without leaving any room for doubt or debate.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  8. “The message that this Council has sent through those resolutions is clear: the threat of terrorism anywhere is a threat to people everywhere. By acting on that threat, separately and together, we can meet our legal and moral obligations and create the conditions for a more peaceful world. The Council has reached a number of vital conclusions regarding the challenges posed by terrorism. The invocation of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the strengthening of the CTC and the calls in resolution 1566 (2004) to consider new ways to confront terrorist organizations throughout the world demonstrate a collective understanding that we face a global threat of truly dangerous proportions.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  9. “There are clear signposts set out by the Council and the CTC, which, together with the numerous anti-terrorism conventions and other international initiatives, form an impressive counter- terrorism architecture and a road map for action. Those include, for example, resolutions 1267 (1999), 1269 (1999), 1368 (2001), 1373 (2001), 1540 (2004) and now 1566 (2004), adopted just a few weeks ago at the initiative of the Russian Federation, which we welcome. Those resolutions set out crucial normative standards and binding obligations for dealing with what is perhaps the greatest challenge to freedom and open societies in the first years of the twenty-first century. They reflect the position of an international community united against terrorism, and, if acted upon with resolve and without compromise, they can deal terrorism a decisive blow.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source

  10. “On behalf of my delegation, allow me to thank you, Sir, for your leadership of the Council for the month of October. (spoke in Russian) I thank the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation for his briefing today on the work accomplished by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for Russia's leading role as Chair of the Committee. (spoke in English) I also congratulate Mr. Ruperez for the organization outline prepared for the Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate. The Security Council, especially since the tragedy of 11 September 2001, has elaborated in clear terms what is expected of each State in the global confrontation with terrorism.”

    2004-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5059Resumption1 (2004) · source