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1. “East Jerusalem remains occupied and is an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. It is the capital of the State of Palestine, as recognized by the majority of States around the world. However, this decision has permitted Israel to continue in the plotting and scheming of its settlers to encroach on Palestinian rights, rather than deterring Israel and compelling it to respect international law to achieve peace and security. Therefore, we once again call on all peace-loving nations around the world to stand firm in support for the rule of law and for the steadfast Palestinian people defending their land, including Jerusalem, their identity, holy sites and their natural place in history and geography, and to oppose injustice, oppression and subjugation.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

2. “We therefore caution once more against such recklessness and call for full respect for the historic status quo at the holy sites, including at the Haram al-Sharif, and for the special custodial role of Jordan in the protection of the Muslim and Christian holy sites. We will continue all efforts and coordination in that regard to ensure such protection and to rebuff all provocations and illegal measures undermining the historic status quo. This illegal and irresponsible decision will change nothing for the Palestinians. Jerusalem will always remain the heart of Palestine. Our history, our culture, our heritage and our religion as Muslims and Christians are so attached to this city, so woven into it -the cradle of civilization and land of the prophets.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

3. “No veto can conceal those facts, nor can it legitimize any provocative, unilateral decisions or actions in violation of Security Council resolutions. No one can deny that such provocations fuel the unending cycle of tensions and ignite religious sentiment among billions of Muslims and Christians around the world. Everyone knows those actions make peace more elusive and threaten to transform this political and regional conflict into a devastating religious conflict with grave consequences for regional and international peace and security, benefiting only the forces of extremism and terror.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

4. “No veto in the past has been able to do so, and no veto in this era ever will, either. It is truly paradoxical that the same State casting its veto today asserts the Council's authority in all other cases, demanding respect for resolutions on every other issue aside from Palestine. When it comes to Palestine, there is imbalance. We refuse to accept that Palestine be the exception to every rule. The international community has concurred, speaking in one voice, insisting on respect for the applicable laws and resolutions that are the core of the peaceful solution to the Palestinian question. The United States decision encourages Israel to persist in its crimes against our Palestinian people and to continue its occupation of our territory. No rhetoric will hide that complacency in prolonging the occupation.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

5. “However, this decision affects the status of the United States as a peace broker and in fact underscores its bias, undermining its role in any future peace process. What we have heard today is totally biased in favour of the occupying Power, rather than a neutral position between us and the Israelis. It is indeed paradoxical that, while we were awaiting a peace plan from the United States, the Administration instead decided to further obstruct peace and delay its realization. That underscores yet again the failure of the old formulas. Going forward, there should be a new mechanism, apart from the old forumlas and the imperative of a collective process. The Security Council's resolutions are binding and remain valid until their implementation. A veto cannot negate adopted resolutions.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

6. “The only exception is Israel, the occupying Power, which has flagrantly violated international law and all relevant resolutions day after day and only acted in total contempt of this Council. The United States has chosen to disregard international law and ignore international consensus to side with Israeli occupation at the expense of our rights and the just nature of our cause. With this veto, the United States has missed an opportunity to rectify its illegal decision with regard to the city of Jerusalem, remaining on the wrong side of history. Nevertheless, we reiterate that this American decision has no legal effect on the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem by any means.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

7. “We also call for the intensification of international and regional efforts aimed at achieving a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution, based on the relevant resolutions, international legitimacy and the peace principles in order to end the Israeli occupation of our occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. The result of the vote today is a demonstration of the position of the international community. which recognizes the sensitivity and specificity of the situation of Jerusalem, as well as the Palestinian right to the city. Yet, regrettably, one State has stood today in opposition to the rest of the world on this long-standing issue that has been universally respected - including by the former United States Administration - since 1947.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

8. “It was also reaffirmed by the position taken by the African Union, among others, and the overwhelming support demonstrated by Council members with regard to today's draft resolution. The veto stood in the way of the adoption of the latter, but the will of the international community will find another framework. The draft resolution reiterates that any decisions intended to alter the character or status of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded, in compliance with resolutions of the Security Council. We appeal to all States to heed the call not to establish diplomatic missions in the Holy City and not to recognize any measures or actions in violation of the relevant resolutions.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

9. “It is entirely wrong to say that it is the implementation of international law, not the building of illegal settlements, that stands in the way of bringing about peace. It is a farce when the Security Council and its resolutions and international law, rather than the illegal stance of the occupying Power and its settlements, become the problem - as we heard today from the representative of a permanent member of the Council. That was firmly reaffirmed in statements by Governments and civil society organizations throughout the world, as well as during the emergency meeting of the Security Council on 8 December (see S/PV.8128), the resolutions of the Arab Ministeral Council in Cairo on 9 December and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit meeting in Istanbul on 13 December.”

   2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

10. “The message today has been unequivocal: all the relevant Security Council resolutions concerning the status of the Holy City of Jerusalem and other Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 are legally binding and must be respected, without exception. They include resolution 2334 (2016), which constitutes a road map and an established component of international law, and which only reflects the reality of the situation. The latest American decision regarding Jerusalem lacks that sense of reality, as did its words earlier this morning and this afternoon. They do not accord with reality, and we unequivocally reject them in their entirety. Resolution 2334 (2016) clearly condemns settlements, violence, and terror directed against civilians. It calls for efforts to promote peace.”

    2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

11. “Mr. Mansour (Palestine) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I thank Japan in its capacity as President of the Security Council for convening this important meeting. We also thank the 14 Security Council members who voted in favour of draft resolution S/2017/1060 and recognized the urgency of this matter and the need for serious follow-up and action in the light of the recent provocative decision announced by the United States of America, which is contrary to international law and to United Nations resolutions regarding the Holy City of Jerusalem. We are grateful to the Arab Republic of Egypt for its efforts in leading the process and introducing the draft resolution, as the sole Arab member of the Council,. The total rejection of the American decision and the international consensus on Jerusalem are beyond clear.”

    2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8139 (2017) · source

12. “We will make every effort to bring an end to that occupation and to achieve a just and lasting peace that upholds the rights of the Palestinian people, ensures ajust solution to the plight of the Palestinian refugees, in accordance with resolution 194 (II) and the Arab Peace Initiative, and achieves the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, where our people can finally live in freedom, dignity, peace and security side by side with Israel and all our other neighbours in a new Middle East.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

13. “That will include emergency meetings of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Central Council to affirm a unified Palestinian national position, as well as the upcoming Arab Ministerial Meeting in Jordan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Islamic Summit in Turkey on Wednesday. Our overarching priorities will remain central to all of those efforts - the protection of our steadfast people, our land, including Jerusalem, and our holy sites. That will be true as long as Israel's belligerent foreign occupation persists.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

14. “The recognition that all must do their part and that a multilateral approach is the more effective path has been central to the Arab Peace Initiative and the French initiative, as well as to the efforts of the Russian Federation, China, Egypt and the Quartet. It is urgent that we expand on and accelerate those efforts. One party cannot continue to monopolize the peace process, and especially not one that acts with a bias in favour of the occupying Power at the expense of the law and rights of the occupied people. For their part, in the days ahead, President Abbas and the Palestinian leadership will continue their consultations at all levels to address the critical situation and determine the most appropriate path forward.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

15. “In resolution 2334 (2016), the Council advocated intensifying and accelerating international and regional diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East without delay. It is high time for all the parties concerned to mobilize such efforts. From now on, it must be a collective process undertaken by the Security Council and the Quartet-plus-plus-plus. It must be collective, because when one party dominated the process, that did not lead to success. It led to what we saw two days ago. We cannot continue repeating the same failed formula and mistakes of the peace process of decades past. It is clear that only a collective effort can resolve the prolonged conflict.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

16. “We also call on States that have not recognized the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the basis of the pre-l967 borders, to do so as a matter of urgency and an investment in peace. That practical step would accord with the long- standing international consensus and the international community's declared commitment regarding a two- State solution. Considering recent developments, it would also represent an important contribution to salvaging the prospects for peace and pushing back against actions that undermine efforts to achieve a just and lasting solution that is based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. We call yet again for collective peace efforts.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

17. “We once again urge the United States to rescind its decision and rectify this serious matter, in conformity with the relevant resolutions and in a manner that can salvage the prospects for a peaceful solution and ensure a future of peace, security, prosperity and dignity for both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples sooner rather than later. In line with the relevant resolutions, we urge States not to recognize such unilateral decisions and the unlawful situation that has resulted from Israel's illegal measures, and to ensure that all of their respective policies and actions, including vis-a-vis Israel's illegal settlement and colonization of our land, conform to that.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

18. “As President Abbas has repeatedly cautioned, the Council must also act in order to avert the risks of further exacerbating religious sensitivities, which threaten to transform a solvable political-territorial conflict into a never-ending religious war that will only be exploited by extremists, thereby fueling more radicalism, violence, terrorism and strife in the region and elsewhere. We call on the Council to denounce the recent decision about Jerusalem, act responsibly and assert its authority in the efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We will work with all of our partners to adopt a Security Council resolution. We believe that paragraph 3 of Article 27 of the Charter of the United Nations should be invoked and that it is applicable in this regard.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

19. “They are the key to peace. The extremely negative messages that such reckless action sends to our people are clear. They say that our beliefin international law and the international system, our patience and perseverance, our unending pursuit of peace and cooperation in good faith with all peace initiatives, not to mention our historically painful compromise for peace, based on a two-State solution, have all been to no avail. They say that those who play by the rules will lose and those who trample on the law will win. That must be redressed. The Council must act to restore the Palestinian people's belief in international law as the most viable path to the realization of our rights and freedom. The Council must restore our belief that peace is possible and ensure that no more generations will suffer this grave injustice.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

20. “Actions taken contrary to Security Council resolutions have no legal effect and cannot change the applicability of international law to the situation, including the prohibition of the acquisition of territory by force. The occupied territory of the State of Palestine, which encompasses the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, is an established legal and political fact. No policy announcement can change that reality, nor can it negate the rights of the Palestinian people, as per international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. The Security Council must reaffirm its clear position on the status of Jerusalem and its rejection of all violations of that status regardless of when they are committed or who commits them. The Security Council's resolutions remain fully valid and must be implemented.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

21. “The Council further specifically called on all Member States to accept its decision not to recognize the basic law or any other such actions seeking to alter the character and status of Jerusalem, and directly called on "those States that have established diplomatic missions at Jerusalem to withdraw such missions from the Holy City". In resolution 2334 (2016), the Council unequivocally affirmed that "it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations". The decision of the United States cannot change those facts. I repeat, the decision of the United States cannot change those facts.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

22. “We recall the Council's resolutions on Jerusalem, including resolution 476 (1980) and resolution 478 (1980), which lays out the clear determination that "all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem" have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and "are null and void and must be rescinded forthwith". Resolution 478 (1980) rejected Israel's attempts to forcibly annex East Jerusalem, deeming the occupying Power's enactment of its basic law a violation of international law and demanding that it be rescinded.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

23. “Its status remains unresolved, as affirmed in Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and by its designation for decades as a final-status issue in the Middle East peace process. Moreover, East Jerusalem has continued to be occupied territory since 1967 and an integral part of the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory, to which international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, applies, as reaffirmed by the Council, most recently in resolution 2334 (2016), the General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

24. “Jerusalem has long been accorded a special political and legal status, beginning with General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 1947, in which the city was designated a corpus separatum, and the many resolutions thereafter that called for protection of the city's unique spiritual, religious and cultural dimensions and heritage, and for access to its holy sites by people of all religions and nationalities, with due regard for the fact that Jerusalem is sacred to the followers of the three monotheistic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The Assembly has just reaffirmed those principles by a vast majority in its resolution 72/15 on Jerusalem, contrary to the false Israeli narrative and rhetoric in that regard. Israel has never been recognized by any country as sovereign over Jerusalem.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

25. “We recognize the Hashemite Kingdom ofJordan and its special role and efforts in that regard as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem. And the clarity and strength of statements made in recent days - a profound backlash against this irresponsible unilateral decision - reaffirm the legitimate concerns and interest of the international community regarding the question of Jerusalem.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

26. “His declaration, along with those of Palestinian officials and millions of Palestinian citizens, should leave no question that Jerusalem is a matter of priority and a redline for Palestinians. There can be no just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine without a just solution to the question of Jerusalem. Jerusalem has long been the heart of Palestine and always will be. Nor can Jerusalem's significance to all Arabs and Muslims worldwide be underestimated. It is the first qibla, and Al-Haram Al-Sharif is the third holiest sanctuary in Islam. The historic status quo at Al-Haram Al-Sharif must be fully respected and preserved, as repeatedly called for by Arab and Muslim nations and by the international community as a whole, and as reflected in the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

27. “International law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 478 (1980) and 2334 (2016), must be upheld and respected; the status of Jerusalem cannot be unilaterally altered or determined by any State; and this decision by the United States should be reconsidered and rescinded. That the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to pose a threat to international peace and security is beyond question. That has been confirmed by the national, political and religious sensitivities and emotions stirred by these developments. Jerusalem's significance to the Palestinian people, both Muslims and Christians, cannot be underestimated. President Abbas, in his statement of 6 December, clearly reaffirmed our historical, national and religious attachment to the Holy City.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

28. “The complicity must be recognized. The decision by the United States to reward the Israelis' impunity undermines and essentially disqualifies its leadership role in the quest for peace in the region. Indeed, world leaders' resounding rejection of this provocative decision is indicative of the general rejection of all such illegal policies and measures and of the immense concerns about the dangerous implications of this decision, including the prospects for peace and security in the region and beyond. We are grateful for the strong, principled positions that have been expressed by States and organizations worldwide. The global consensus in this regard is clear.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

29. “Rather than complying with the Council's repeated demands to cease its violations in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Israeli Prime Minister and his Government have persisted with their crimes and with their incessant bullying of world leaders into endorsing Israel's illegal policies and practices in the city and even joining it in its attempts to destroy the possibility of a two-State solution based on the pre- 1967 lines, including by altering and undermining Jerusalem's legal status, character and demography, along with that of the rest of the occupied territory, in grave breach of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions. We have often lamented this impunity, but we have not addressed often enough the actions enabling the crimes that have led to the grave reality we now face.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

30. “The extremely regrettable announcement by President Donald Trump on 6 December declaring that the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and his decision to move its Embassy to that city, in direct contravention of Security Council resolutions and the long-standing international consensus on Jerusalem, has heightened tensions and risks the complete destabilization of this volatile situation, with far-reaching consequences. The Israeli Government's glee at this decision underscores the fact that the situation we face today has been blatantly instigated by the occupying Power.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

31. “I would like to thank the 14 members of the Security Council who expressed their principled legal positions with respect to Jerusalem. (spoke in English) We come before the Security Council today with a sense of urgency. We urge the Council to act swiftly to uphold its duties under the Charter of the United Nations and the integrity and authority of its resolutions in the light of the violations and provocations against Jerusalem's legal, political and historical status, and the Palestinian people's rights and legitimate national aspirations.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

32. “(spoke in Arabic) From this Chamber, I would like to commend our great Palestinian people who are defending Jerusalem today in its neighbourhoods, streets and places of worship. I would like to commend those at the Gate of Amud, in all the villages and Palestinian camps and all over the world. I would like to commend the honourable people who support and defend international law, our rights and the resolutions of the Security Council, and those - whom we support - who are urging the United States Administration to withdraw its illegal, irresponsible and provocative decision, which has no meaning other than that ofpleasing Israel, the occupying Power, as it continues its arrogant and unjust defiance of international law.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

33. “I would like to thank Japan in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the leadership it has shown in convening this emergency meeting. I also express our gratitude to the eight members of the Council - Egypt, Bolivia, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uruguay - who requested this meeting as a matter of urgency following the recent alarming developments regarding Jerusalem. We also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing to the Council, and the Secretary-General for his statement in this regard. Before I deliver the rest of my statement in English, I would like to say something in Arabic.”

    2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8128 (2017) · source

34. “The State of Palestine recognizes and appreciates the important role played in Palestine by the United Nations, its agencies, programmes and funds, including in relation to the matter being addressed today, and wishes to extend its particular appreciation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and UNICEF in that regard. In conclusion, the situation in Palestine demonstrates the consequences of the abuse of prevention, protection and accountability, and stresses that it is only by ending impunity for violations and crimes against children that we can preserve their lives, their rights and the future they embody.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

35. “Palestine reiterates that all those well-documented Israeli Violations and crimes, including those identified in the Secretary-General's reports, plead clearly, according to the established criteria, for the inclusion of Israel and its settlers on the list of parties that commit grave Violations affecting children in situations of armed conflict. The abuse of such inclusions deeply affects the credibility of the list and makes it vulnerable to criticism and claims of politicization. It should be noted that if credibility is undermined for one case, it is undermined for all cases. Moreover, we repeat our call on the international community to uphold its responsibilities and enforce international law with a View to bringing Israeli violations and occupation to an end in order to advance peace.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

36. “One hundred and eighty five incidents of ill treatment of children, boys and girls alike, by Israeli forces during arrest and detention are identified in the Secretary-General's report. The international community should demand the immediate and permanent release of all children from Israeli captivity. There can be no justification for the detention and abuse of children. Moreover, Palestinian children are the most affected by the Israeli policy of forcible transfer. Deliberate attacks on schools, closures of educational institutions, the disruption of access to education, and restrictions of humanitarian and health- care access - notably due to the decade-long Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, which amounts to collective punishment - continue unabated.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

37. “The children of Palestine have been suffering for decades from a striking deficit ofprotection, despite our repeated calls for the protection of the Palestinian civilian population, whose rights are being violated on a widespread and systematic basis by the prolonged Israeli military colonial occupation. Over 2,000 Palestinian children have been killed since the year 2000 by Israeli occupying forces and settlers. In 2016 alone, as documented in the Secretary- General's report, 35 Palestinian children were killed and 887 injured. Palestinian children, including in East Jerusalem, are subject to mass arbitrary arrest and detention, house arrest, incarceration, interrogation, ill treatment, sexual abuse, torture and solitary confinement.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

38. “It has also endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration. In line with its policy of prioritizing the protection of children, the State of Palestine has submitted a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC on crimes committed by Israel against Palestinian children, and has mandated its newly established international humanitarian law committee to give priority to violations against children. The State of Palestine calls for universal acceptance of relevant legal instruments and commitments, leading to their full implementation. Children must be protected from killing and maiming, recruitment and use as soldiers, arrest and detention, ill treatment, and denial of humanitarian access.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

39. “We therefore echo the Special Representative's call on all States to prioritize accountability. The State of Palestine stresses the importance of ensuring respect for international humanitarian law - notably, the principles of protection, precaution, distinction and proportionality f as well as for human rights and refugee law. It also underlines the importance of international criminal law in holding perpetrators of crimes accountable, providing justice to victims and preventing a recurrence of crimes. The State of Palestine has joined core human rights and international humanitarian law conventions and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The State of Palestine has also acceded to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

40. “At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on children and armed conflict (S/2017/821), which focuses on grave Violations. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict and the experts for their briefing and efforts. Since the Second World War, humankind has considered the protection of civilians an utmost priority, and adopted political commitments and legal instruments to ensure such protection. Unfortunately, as confirmed by conflicts that have followed, children remain the group most vulnerable to armed conflicts. It is difficult to explain the gap that persists, 70 years later, between the clarity of the legal obligations of States and the limitations that still hinder accountability mechanisms.”

    2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source

41. “We have also called for accountability - a key element of resolution 1325 (2000), which was the first of its kind to address the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women, as the only way to end violations and crimes. While Palestine stands ready to do its part to advance women's rights and the role of women in the area of peace and security, it is clear that the enjoyment of those rights in our country requires ending the Israeli occupation. We will therefore continue to work towards an end to the occupation and true progress on the path to independence, justice and peace with the equal and full involvement of women leading to an independent State of Palestine, ensuring human rights for all its citizens without discrimination.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

42. “The relevant, applicable legislative framework in Palestine is also outdated and must be revised to ensure consistency with Palestine's international commitments and obligations so as to provide women the protection and rights to which they are entitled and the opportunities they deserve. The Palestinian women's movement, since its establishment over a century ago, has pursued the struggle on two fronts: the struggle for the independence of Palestine and the struggle for women's rights and empowerment. It is a dual struggle that the movement continues to pursue to this day. The Israeli occupation remains the main source of violations of our women's rights, their vulnerability and violence against their persons. We have repeatedly called for the protection of the Palestinian people, especially women and children.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

43. “Women's participation and empowerment are also important and cross-cutting objectives in the context of the national policy agenda for the period from 2017 to 2022. We are, however, conscious that, despite all those efforts, much more work remains to be done. Only in 2009 was a women elected to the highest executive body of the PLO. Quotas are still decisive in allowing women's election to Parliament and local councils. Although women's organizations were among the strongest advocates of national reconciliation, they have been unfairly absent from reconciliation talks.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

44. “The 2017-2019 action plan, adopted by the Government and civil society organizations, identifies three primary objectives: first, ensuring the protection of women and girls both domestically and in the face of the Israeli occupation; secondly, ensuring accountability through national and international mechanisms, with a particular focus on crimes and violations committed by the occupation; and, thirdly, furthering women's political participation in decision-making at the national and international levels. The State of Palestine also joined core international humanitarian law and human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, without reservations.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

45. “Within the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), the General Union ofPalestinian Women was among the first unions to be established. A coordination structure linking various women's groups within PLO political parties and other organizations was also established as the Women's Affairs Technical Committee, following the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference. Since then, there have been many other achievements, including the 2012 inauguration by Palestine of a high-level national committee for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), which was led by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in partnership with relevant Ministries and non-governmental organizations. In 2016, the State of Palestine was among the 68 countries and entities that adopted a national action plan on women and peace and security.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

46. “We appreciate all efforts of the United Nations in that regard, including by UN-Women, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme, notably in the area of human rights, capacity-building, employment and the rule of law. We urge United Nations bodies, notably those operating in Palestine, including the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to intensify their engagement and collaboration with women's organizations. I wish to highlight some of Palestine's own important efforts in that regard. The Palestinian women's movement is one of the oldest and strongest in and beyond the region, with institutional and representative structures established as early as the nineteenth century.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

47. “Much has happened since the adoption by consensus of resolution 1325 (2000), and yet we remain far from the goal of full and equal participation, including in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, and from ensuring the protection and empowerment of women. Gender equality and non-discrimination remain prerequisites for the fulfilment of the purposes and principles of the Organization, and all of our lofty, collective commitments, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The State of Palestine welcomes the Secretary- General's report (S/2017/861) and his commitment to implementing the women and peace and security agenda, including by placing gender at the centre of his prevention platform and surge in diplomacy.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

48. “We thank France for organizing this important meeting, and extend our appreciation to the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary- General, the Executive Director of UN-Women, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, and the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie for their efforts and important briefings. The issue before us is of relevance not only to half of the planet but to everyone, given the role and contribution of women in the area of peace and security, and the untapped potential that could be unleashed by mainstreaming their participation.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

49. “As many have said in the Chamber, the question of Palestine remains a litmus test of the rule of law and the credibility and authority of the Security Council. We continue to hope, and believe, that the time has arrived for genuine collective action to rise to the test, to make a peaceful, just and lasting solution possible and, ultimately, sooner rather than later, make it a reality.”

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50. “The Council must stand firmly behind its resolutions and demand full respect and implementation, without exception. Israel, which has so methodically and deliberately trampled on the Council's calls and decisions, cannot remain exempt from the law. It must be compelled to comply or face the pressure and accountability that is triggered by non-compliance in all other situations. The Palestinian Government is upholding its obligations, including in respect of the Council's resolutions. In the absence of Israel's respect, the Security Council and all States must step up their efforts to uphold their duties and obligations. No peace initiative will succeed otherwise. A people's freedom and independence are dependent on that, as are justice and peaceful coexistence.”

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