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2016-10-19

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1. “We have therefore arrived at the point where the Council must demonstrate the mettle of which it is made, on the side of right over wrong, justice over injustice. The Council has the moral obligation to be on the right side of history. The evidence so far is unflattering, as previous resolutions - like reports by United Nations-appointed representatives, rapporteurs and commissions - have often been trampled upon by Israel, and then eventually ignored by the United Nations itself. In our View, the failure to implement that resolution would finally frustrate the hopes of all Palestinians, and even of the majority of Israelis, who simply want to live side by side in peace with their neighbours. Finally, my delegation would like to stress that even the cessation of settlements can only be the beginning of a long process.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

2. “The 2017 billion-dollar question is expressed in one word: implementation, implementation and implementation. A resolution, whether an institutional one or one made personally in the new year, is meaningless if it is not implemented. That is why, while we praise the courage behind the adoption of the resolution, the challenge is in the tangible and effective implementation that it demands. If settlement construction by Israel was illegal before, if it constituted a flagrant Violation of international law and a major obstacle to peace and the viability of the two-State solution based on 1967 borders, it is even more profoundly so since the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) last month.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

3. “We are also pleased that the resolution mandates the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three months concerning the implementation of its provisions. While the letter ofthat resolution is mighty, its spirit is mightier. What the resolution actually implies is the change of heart in the Council that many delegations in the Organization, including mine, have called for for many years. That change of heart affirms clearly and firmly the recognition that change will not come in the Middle East as long as Israel's construction of the settlements and its arrogant ignoring of international law continue. It is that change of heart that clarifies that any settlements built illegally since 1967 remain illegal and will not be recognized. What next?”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

4. “On that account, my delegation commends the members of the Security Council that supported the resolution, particularly its co-sponsors. While the resolution is a landmark achievement, some specific provisions are particularly significant, including the declaration that no recognition of any change to the line of4 June 1967, including with regard to Jerusalem, will take place, other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations. Another extremely significant achievement of the resolution is the call upon all States, bearing in mind the declared illegality of the settlements, to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

5. “In a bold move, the Council reaffirmed that Israel's establishment of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity, constitutes a flagrant violation under international law and is a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. The Council further reiterated its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and that Israel fully respect all of its legal obligations in that regard. Resolution 2234 (2016) was long in coming. Since 2009 the Council has not adopted a single resolution concerning Palestine, nor have any of its resolutions spoken of the illegality of the settlements for over 30 years.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

6. “The joint statement also welcomed the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), which, among other things, condemns the settlement activity. Indonesia wishes to express its full support for those positive outcomes - the resolution and the joint statement - produced within less than a month of each other, and to congratulate the Council and the Government of France for the progress achieved. In resolution 2334 (2016) the Council stresses that the cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory is essential if we wish to salvage the two-State solution. It also calls for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the two-State solution.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

7. “Let me begin by commending the delegation of Sweden on its assumption of membership in the Security Council and on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January, as well as for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. My delegation would also like to take a moment to welcome the other new members of the Council, namely, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Italy and Kazakhstan. We wish them a very productive term. I also thank Special Envoy Mladenov for his briefing. This open debate is taking place only two days after the adoption of the joint statement at the Middle East Peace Conference in Paris, which reaffirmed that the two-State solution is the only way to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

   2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source

8. “The three proven basic principles of United Nations peacekeeping - namely, the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force, except in self- defence and defence of the mandate - must be upheld. Since 1957, when Indonesia first contributed to United Nations peacekeeping, it has accorded high importance to it. Currently, 2,867 Indonesian peacekeepers are serving in 10 different missions. We aim to contribute up to 4,000 of our highly trained and proficient troops and police by 2019 under Indonesia's Roadmap for Vision 4000 Peacekeepers. Council members will always find Indonesia to be unwavering and vigorous in its efforts to help achieve global peace and security.”

   2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

9. “Indonesia also fully supports the effective implementation of protection of civilian mandates, but the mandates must be explicit, with clear rules of engagement, reinforced with needed equipment and resources. Peace enforcement should be pursued only as an exception and on a case-by-case basis, with thorough consultations with all relevant stakeholders, particularly troop-contributing countries and host authorities. I will not hesitate to repeat before the Council that it is critical that Blue Helmets not be perceived as a party to any conflict. Their neutrality and credibility are of the essence. Any divergence from that principle threatens not only their safety and security, but also the safety of population that they are mandated to protect.”

   2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

10. “While pronouncements have often been made about giving higher priority to prevention, mediation, peacemaking and sustaining peace, as laid out concurrently in General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016), much is expected from the United Nations in terms of clearly advancing a principles-based approach to resolving ongoing conflicts effectively and preventing emerging ones. We would therefore support further discourse aimed at expanding the scope of how peacekeeping operations can provide adequate support to national Governments and local communities to prevent terrorism and violent extremism. Given the more complex and volatile nature of conflicts today, United Nations peacekeeping missions need to be flexible within reasonable parameters.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

11. “As the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and the Secretary-General have rightly mentioned, peacekeeping operations are not meant for and should not engage in counter-terrorism activities. No stone should be left unturned in enhancing the situational awareness and response capabilities of United Nations peacekeepers with better communication, coordination, predeployment training and adequate protection equipment. The key to addressing asymmetrical threats from terrorism is in the sound implementation of the United Nations Global Counter Terrorism Strategy and prioritizing conflict prevention and political solutions, as stressed by the reviews of United Nations peacekeeping operations, peacebuilding and resolution 1325 (2000). Violent extremism often increases in the same conditions that lead to a heightened risk of conflict.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

12. “This process has to begin with the Security Council, which should ensure that realities on the ground are clearly known to all on a continuous basis. When the mandates of peacekeeping operations are drafted or modified, the Council should consult regularly with troop- and police- contributing countries, host Governments and pertinent regional actors. Leveraging its networks and pertinent actors, the Council must also try to build communication with non-State actors involved in a conflict. Not all non- State actors may have the same motivations and end goals. This is not an easy task, but every effort must be made to make them realize the imperative of not harming civilians and United Nations personnel.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

13. “The highly tragic attacks against the personnel of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and the everyday dangers confronted by many other peacekeeping operations, show the painful costs in terms of flesh and blood arising from the inability of States to build peaceful societies and the exploitation of divisions by non-State actors for their perverse ends. Indonesia underlines the need for the best possible protection for mission personnel in a manner that is well coordinated and properly supported by all stakeholders, and welcomes efforts to further enhance the discourse in the context of improving the safety and security of peacekeepers.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

14. “Indonesia congratulates Senegal on assuming the Security Council presidency for the month of November and thanks you, Sir, for convening this important open debate. We associate ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Indonesia strongly condemns all acts of violence against United Nations personnel. Our heartfelt sympathy is with the bereaved families of fallen peacekeepers and other mission personnel. We salute the courage and professionalism of all those United Nations personnel who have laid down their lives while performing their duties.”

    2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source

15. “In our view, only one thing stands between us and the achievement of the two-State vision of Palestine and Israel living side-by-side in peace: political will. Indonesia calls upon the Security Council to summon the political will to implement its own resolutions, which will break the stalemate and impunity and enable the Palestinian people to actualize their dream of a sovereign State of their own.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

16. “It is stranger still to consider that neither Israel nor the Council 4 the very body responsible for those resolutions 4 has honoured them. History will further question the commitment of the Security Council to the issue at hand. My delegation welcomes the accession of Palestine to a number of multilateral treaties and conventions, with particular reference to human rights-related instruments, as this works to enhance its status at the United Nations. It is a regrettable fact of history that for over 60 years, the Palestinian people have been living without a homeland. It is time to take seriously the task of advancing the two-State solution. We therefore call on the Security Council to champion the pursuit of peace as mandated by the Charter rather than the unassigned role of a referee.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

17. “In the process, Israel is fully restricting the access and movement of Palestinian populations even as its forces revel in violent incursions into the West Bank, killing, injuring and making arrests at will. What we are dealing with is not a mystery. It is about a basic moral obligation that the international community has regrettably failed to uphold. That means it remains a principled challenge for the Council because the Council and no other authority has the responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It is strange to reflect on the fact that the Security Council alone has adopted approximately 89 resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some of which call for the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation force.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

18. “While we do not deny or seek the abrogation of the rights of Israelis, we are firm in our position that the fundamental rights of the Palestinians must be heard. Without any doubt, the task of resolving prolonged conflicts and ending foreign occupation, particularly in the case Israeli-Palestinian conflict, remains the United Nations greatest challenge. While Israel continues to expand its illegal settlements in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip following the 2014 war remains desperate. The illegal settlements are a prime obstacle to the peace process and the prospect of achieving a two-State solution. Moreover, we remind the Council that Israel's continuedconstructionoftheseparationwallcontravenes the 2003 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

19. “It was in that context, and in view of the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks in April 2014, that we were pleased to participate in last June's ministerial meeting on the Middle East peace process, led by France and aimed at finding a path back to the peace process. We therefore welcome the report of that meeting. Furthermore, Indonesia is on record as having repeatedly called upon the Security Council in recent times to fulfil its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations for maintaining peace and security and to take action to achieve what is right on behalf of the Palestinian people. We reiterate our conviction that the Organization was founded principally to satisfy the hunger of the peoples of the world for peace and security and to promote the equal rights and self-determination of peoples.”

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20. “As we gather here in this edifice for yet another debate, the biggest challenges to the two-State solutions are the persistent gross human rights violations and the restriction of access to basic humanitarian requirements in Palestine. Unfortunately, Israel's illegal settlements and the continued construction of the separation wall remain ongoing features of Palestinian life, as a result of the failure of the international community to find a concrete, practical solution. Only last month, during the general debate of the General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged world leaders to declare 2017 as the international year to end the Israeli occupation (see A/71/PV.14). In that light, we would like to express our support for this notion.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

21. “As we all know, in 2017 Palestine will mark the fiftieth year of its occupation by Israel. Throughout those years, a lot of Palestinian blood has been shed and a lot of talking has been done by members of the international community. There have been meetings and proposals and real solutions, but there has been no tangible peace in Palestine. The reports available to us speak of the continued deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. Worst of all, the denial of the basic human rights of Palestinians by the occupation authorities is, sadly, limitless. We will not and cannot wait another 50 years for the Palestinian people to regain their sovereignty and dignity as an equal member of the international community.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source

22. “My delegation wishes first of all to thank the presidency of the Russian Federation for having convened this open debate. Let me also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov and Mr. Stephen O'Brien for their respective briefings. Our appreciation also goes to the five non-permanent members of the Security Council 4 Angola, Egypt, Malaysia, Senegal and Venezuela 4 for having conducted the Arria Formula meeting on the issue of settlements. It was an eye-opening meeting that gave us precise and actual facts on the conditions in the occupied territories of Palestine. We would like to align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Venezuela and that to be delivered by the representative of Kuwait, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, respectively.”

    2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source