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first: 2006-03-30
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“Why does the international community continue to give Israel the benefit of the doubt when Israel repeatedly proves its ill intentions? The international community looks the other way, instead of facing the issue head-on and declaring to Israel that enough is enough. Why does the international community allow the Israeli Prime Minister and his Cabinet to claim there is no partner for peace, deny Palestinian rights and attempt to undermine or vilify Palestinian reconciliation, including by making hypocritical demands of Palestinian factions? It is high time for the Security Council to stand against such ridicule of international law and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations banning the acquisition of territory by force.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Look at the facts"; when a Likud Knesset member calls Palestinians "Vile human animals" - I repeat, "vile human animals" - and threatens that "[i]f it were up to me, I would have entered the terrorist's home last night, take him and his family and execute them all. Yes, just like that, with no shame", then the Council must know that they not only say what they mean, but they do exactly what they say. In words and deeds, the Israeli Prime Minister and his governing coalition are opposed to peace, dismissive of international law, and work day and night to entrench the occupation and make the two-State solution impossible, thereby destroying the contiguity and viability of the Palestinian State and the chances for peace.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“When the Israeli Prime Minister himself states that "[t]here was not and will not be a better Government for settlement than our Government"; and that "[w]e are here to stay forever; there will be no more uprooting of settlements"; when the Agriculture Minister boasts that "[t]here is not and will never be two States between Jordan and the sea"; when the Knesset Member of the Jewish Home Party states that "[t]he goal is to erase the paradigm of Palestinian statehood, both on the ground and as a concept"; when Minister Lieberman states: "I do not know what a settlement freeze is; take the data and go over it. Only this year we approved 8,500 settlement housing units in the first half. What freeze are you talking about?”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“As we witness the continuing inflammatory rhetoric with regard to East Jerusalem and Al-Haram Al-Sharif, fuelling religious sensitivities, and escalating provocations, incitement and racism against the Palestinian people and leadership by the Israeli Government, fomenting even deeper hatred, violence and terror by the Israeli occupying forces and extremist settlers against our civilians, in grave breach of international law and against all standards of decency and morality, we cannot help but ask, when will enough be enough?”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“That is all being done blatantly by the same State, Israel, which has the audacity to present itself as a candidate for membership of the Council. As we hear arrogant Israeli statements deriding resolution 2334 (2016) and the non-stop, reckless advancement of settlement and annexation plans in occupied Palestine, especially in and around East Jerusalem and Al-Khalil, further entrenching the occupation, we cannot help but question the international community's role in fostering and allowing such impunity. Without question, the lack of accountability for such defiance and violations is at the core of that ongoing injustice.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Despite the clarity of the Council's demands, Israel persists with its torment and collective punishment of our people, its arrests and imprisonments, its colonization of our land - where settlement activities have been advancing at four times the rate of last year alone and the thefts of land and demolitions of Palestinian homes and properties have continued unabated, forcibly displacing thousands - and its obstruction of all peace efforts. It does all of this unapologetically, systematically and shamelessly. It is astounding that a State can openly and proudly declare its intention to continue violating General Assembly and Security Council resolutions and committing war crimes, and boast about such violations, thereby making a mockery of the Security Council, the rule of law and the international system as a whole.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Why has a political horizon not been established and why have negotiations on all final status issues not been revived? It is not because this conflict is insoluble or intractable, as some Israeli officials would like us to believe. The Security Council has repeatedly, clearly and authoritatively outlined the solution's fundamental parameters. The answer is clear. It is because of the contempt of Israel, the occupying Power, for international law and the Council's resolutions. The Council is therefore paralysed. We do what is required of us, while the Council does nothing to implement its resolutions. And we wonder when it will act to do its part in this equation.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Eighth, in spite of Israel's intransigence and illegal behaviour, we have continued to engage in good faith with all regional and international initiatives for peace, even in exceedingly difficult circumstances. Looking back just over the past year, we have welcomed and cooperated with efforts by the League of Arab States, France, Egypt, Russia, China and the United States. We will continue to do so based on our commitment to a just, lasting, comprehensive solution, and we have repeatedly affirmed our readiness to resume negotiations, based on the long-standing terms of reference, in order to achieve that solution. We must all ask why there has been no progress in implementing resolution 2334 (2016). What are the continuing negative trends on the ground that are destroying the possibility of a two-State solution?”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Sixth, we are committed to a non-violent approach and have abided by that commitment for years, as has been evident in our continued political and diplomatic engagement in the quest for a just solution, our documented efforts on the security front, our calls for an end to provocations, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric and our clear rejection of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Seventh, we recognized the State of Israel on a basis of the 1967 borders more than two decades ago, despite the Israeli Government's refusal to this day to recognize the State of Palestine, or even at a minimum to recognize the Palestinian people's right to self- determination and independence.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Fifth, since Israel has persisted with its flagrant violations, as documented to date in the Secretary- General's three reports on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), it is essential that States, organizations and the Council itself take such measures in order to ensure accountability and rescue the remaining small potential likelihood of achieving a two-State solution. An attitude of continued contempt on the part of the occupying Power must not be cost-free.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Fourth, therefore, we continue to appeal to all States to take practical measures to back up their calls for a complete and immediate end to Israel's settlement campaign and their commitment to a two- State solution, including on the issue of distinction, as called for in paragraph 5 of resolution 2334 (2016). Israel has been the occupying Power - but not in any way the sovereign Power - in the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, since 1967, and should be treated as such.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“That includes the right to live in freedom, dignity and prosperity in an independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, along with a just solution for the Palestine refugees. Third, we continue to call for an end to all Israeli settlement activities in occupied Palestine, in line with resolution 2334 (2016) and all the relevant legal provisions. Our approach, which is consistent with the international consensus and appeals regarding the issue, is adamant that only an end to Israel's colonization of our land and reversal of its illegal actions can salvage a two-State solution based on the 1967 lines and advance the cause of peace and security.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“I would now like to make the following points. First, as President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed yet again when he addressed the General Assembly on 22 September (see A/72/PV.8), despite the great odds, we remain committed to a two-State solution, based on the pre-1967 borders, and to securing it based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. Second, we will continue to rely and insist on using peaceful, political, legal means to bring an end to Israel's occupation of our land and oppression of our people, and to finally realize the Palestinian people's rights and national aspirations.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Internally, regionally and internationally, we are upholding our obligations and implementing our responsibilities in line with international law, including humanitarian law and human rights law, in full respect for our adherence to the core international legal instruments, and in line with the relevant United Nations resolutions. We are doing this to the extent of our capacity and in spite of the enormous constraints, obstacles, hardships and setbacks imposed on us by Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands, including East Jerusalem, for more than 50 years, since 1967. That includes our active efforts to implement the Security Council's resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), a landmark that holds the keys to a peaceful, just solution. In word and deed, we are complying with its provisions and the Council's clear demands.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“We therefore welcome all statements in support of Palestinian reconciliation, as well as Egypt's role in that regard, including the Quartet envoys' press statement of 28 September and the statements and efforts of the United Nations Special Coordinator and the Secretary-General himself, as well as those of the United Nations system as a whole, along with other regional and international partners, in support of the current efforts, with a view to alleviating Gaza's dire humanitarian and socioeconomic conditions and empowering the Palestinian Government to carry out its duties there. Palestine is doing its part.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“It should also include meaningful steps to expedite the reconstruction and recovery urgently needed to reverse Gaza's de-development and restore humanity and hope to our people there, especially our young people, for whom hope and opportunity are in such short supply these days.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“We are fully aware of its centrality to the achievement of our national aspirations for independence and the realization of our people's inalienable rights and justice. We are therefore undertaking the necessary steps, with due responsibility, in response to the calls of our people, first and foremost, as well as the regional and global calls for unity. The international community's endorsement of those important developments and offers of cooperation are vital for ensuring their success. Of course, that should include efforts aimed at achieving the speedy lifting of the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade that has been imposed on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for more than a decade.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“Here in the Chamber, we reaffirm our abiding gratitude to Egypt, a member of the Security Council and a fraternal Arab country, for the efforts exerted to help bring about the agreement signed in Cairo on 12 October by the leaderships of Fatah and Hamas, to support its implementation to restore a unified, legitimate Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip, based on past agreements and the Palestine Liberation Organization's political platform, and to ensure the effective functioning of the Palestinian National Consensus Government in Gaza in all aspects, including Government institutions and at all crossings. The reunification of our people, land and political system is among our highest national priorities.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and on France's able guidance and leadership of the Council this month. I also thank Mr. Jaroslav Jenca, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing and updates to the Council. We meet at a moment of significant and rapidly evolving dynamics, as we are witnessing important steps being taken for healing the painful Palestinian political division and achieving genuine reconciliation and national unity in Palestine.”
2017-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8072 (2017) · source
“We say that even at a time of great pain and turmoil for our people and our land, for we firmly believe that the path of peace and international legitimacy will rectify this grave injustice and ensure that one day the Palestinian people will live in dignity, freedom and sovereignty in their independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, side by side with Israel and all of its other neighbours, in peace and security within recognized borders. We appeal to the Council and all those present to uphold its role and responsibilities under the Charter in this urgent hour. We need the Council, and we need it to act.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We reject that equation and continue to believe that peace is possible, not by negating our rights but rather by ending the Israeli occupation of our land, securing Palestinian rights - including the right to self-determination and freedom - and ensuring a just settlement for Palestinian refugees, in conformity with international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles and the Arab Peace Initiative. The Palestinian leadership will continue to engage positively with every peace effort.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“How many Palestinian generations will have to endure the suffering caused by their persistent dispossession and exile and by the colonial and military Israeli occupation in all its manifestations? How many more years and decades do we have to wait? Here, before the Council, I have to say that if affirming and defending the Palestinian people's rights is equated with being anti-Israel, the logical conclusion is that only a negation of Palestinian rights can be considered pro-Israel. That is not just offensive and unacceptable; it constitutes an existential matter for the Palestinian people. Moreover, it implies that a just peace - one that recognizes the legitimate national aspirations and rights of the Palestinian people - is not possible and that somehow our collective pursuit of peace is anti-Israel.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“This man-made catastrophe is deepening by the hour and requires urgent remedy through humanitarian, humane and political solutions. Gaza is unlivable for humans. That does not mean a decade from now, or even a few years or months. It is unlivable now, as we speak. While Palestinian unity is vital and a priority that we are working very hard to accomplish, only an end to the Israeli blockade can bring life back to Gaza. We therefore appeal once again for immediate action to save its Palestinian civilian population from this inhumanity and avert another explosive crisis. Seventy years after the United Nations was first seized of the question of Palestine, the denial of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination still continues.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Despair, anger and tensions throughout Palestine are running extremely high, especially among our young people, who have not known a single day of freedom or dignity under this abhorrent occupation. An hour from Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied West Bank, 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain under Israel's illegal blockade in an act of massive collective punishment. For a decade, an entire population has been imprisoned f denied freedom of movement and access to livelihoods, basic supplies and even vital medicines; deprived of clean water and energy and forced to live in the ruins of war, even as reconstruction continues to be obstructed and at least 40,000 people remain displaced. That is the reality of their lives.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“In the absence of serious steps to implement resolution 2334 (2016), and in the absence of any consequences for Israel's flagrant disrespect of the resolution, the occupying Power has not only persisted with its violations - committing thousands since the resolution's adoption - but has also been encouraged and emboldened to accelerate its reckless colonization and annexation campaign. The occupying Power's actions continue to endanger Palestinian civilians' lives and risk further destabilizing the situation on the ground, with potentially dramatic consequences for Palestinians and Israelis, for the region and the prospects for peace and security. We should not underestimate the risks.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“And all of it is happening against the backdrop of the Council's adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) - a resolution that was unequivocal as to the occupied status of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, since 1967 and the illegality of all measures aimed at altering the demography, character and status of that territory. Resolution 2334 (2016) determined a clear path away from conflict and towards peace. We must not allow the occupying Power to continue dragging us in the opposite direction.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We also deplore Israel's ongoing military raids and arrest of Palestinian civilians, including children, adding to the thousands of Palestinians unlawfully imprisoned and abused by the occupation. We must remind the members in the Chamber that the Palestinian people are an unarmed, defenceless people. We must also remind members that Israel is the occupying Power and is not the sovereign in any part of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and cannot be permitted in any way to act as sovereign, whether in practice, policy or rhetoric. This occupation, entrenched and sustained by Israel's illegal policies and practices over the decades, is the context and harsh reality in which all of these disturbing developments are taking place.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We deplore the killing and injury of all innocent civilians. I repeat, we deplore the killing and injury of all innocent civilians, including innocent Palestinian civilians. Israel, the occupying Power, must be held accountable for its violations and negligence, including with regard to the terror inflicted by its settlers on the Palestinian civilians under its occupation; it cannot continue to be absolved of its legal obligations. We mourn the loss of five of our youth, who were brutally killed last week by the occupying forces, and pray for the recovery of the more than 1,000 peaceful demonstrators who were injured. In that connection, we commend the European Union, the Secretary-General and others who have asked for investigations into such crimes.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We call for the full respect and implementation of all relevant Security Council resolutions. The Council has not only the power to enact the law, but a duty to uphold it. Its credibility and authority in this case and all cases depend on it. The question of Palestine cannot remain the exception to every rule. The de-escalation of this perilous situation is contingent on respect for the law, including as enshrined in the relevant resolutions and that, in turn, is what will preserve the sanctity of the holy sites and preserve fleeting prospects for peace. The protection of human life is equally urgent. The protection of civilian Palestinians in the occupied territory, including in East Jerusalem is very urgent and important. International humanitarian law and human rights law must be respected, without exception.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“That requires the lifting of all measures in violation of the historic status quo, including any hindrances or obstructions violating the access by Palestinians to that holy site and their freedom of worship. We recall the Council's press statement (SC/12052) of 17 September 2015, in which it was underscored that "Muslim worshippers at the Haram al-Sharif must be allowed to worship in peace, free from violence, threats and provocations". We also recall the numerous relevant Security Council resolutions on Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967 to the present day, the most recent being resolution 2334 (2016), which explicitly underlined the non-recognition of any changes to 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, explicit calls must be made for an end to Israeli incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, including by Government officials, regarding the city and the holy sites, such as remarks by Israel's Public Security Minister who brazenly declared that: "Israel holds sovereignty over the Mount, no matter what other countries' positions are, and if we decide that a certain move has a certain advantage, then it is carried out". Such declarations are aimed at illegally asserting Israeli control over Al-Haram Al-Sharif in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem, which remains an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. De-escalation is urgent. We appeal for the continuation of all efforts to restore the historic status quo at Al-Haram mosque compound and achieve calm.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We recognize the efforts undertaken thus far by concerned parties in the region and across the international community to de-escalate the situation in Jerusalem and affirm the Palestinian leadership's readiness to cooperate with such efforts. In that context, we recognize the important role and supervision of the Islamic Waqf at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, the first kibla and the third holiest site in Islam, and recall the special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as custodian of the Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city. Yet, Israel continues to ignore the international community. A clear unified message must be conveyed to Israel to cease and reverse all such illegal actions and policies.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Israel openly and shamelessly pursues discriminatory plans and policies based on religious and national affiliation. The Palestinian people are resisting the recent provocative measures, including the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the banning of the Friday prayers and restrictions and access to the holy sites by praying in the streets. They are peacefully - and I emphasize peacefully - expressing their rejection of the illegal measures against their rights and their holy sites. Yet, peaceful demonstrations and steadfastness in preserving the character and identity of the city are being met with violent repression. Such aggression, provocations and violations must be immediately halted in order to avert the complete destabilization and collapse of the situation.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We are clearly at the tipping point. We must therefore again warn against the dangers of such provocations and incitement and the fueling of yet another cycle of violence, which will surely have far-reaching consequences in this already volatile climate. We condemn the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel and all other related provocative and inflammatory measures and we do not accept, under any circumstances or pretexts, the closure of that holy site to worshippers. At this time, occupied East Jerusalem is a city besieged from within and without by military checkpoints, occupation forces, settlements and armed and violent settlers. The Palestinian people in the city face negation, subjugation, discrimination, armed demolitions and violence, with the aim of forcibly transferring them out of their city.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We come before the Council today amid escalating tensions and instability in our homeland and a profound sense of worry. The fragile situation in occupied East Jerusalem has been inflamed yet again as Israel, the occupying Power, presses forth with its reckless and destructive agenda against our people and holy sites, especially Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which houses the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, in absolute contempt for international law and the will of the international community. The situation that we have repeatedly warned against - the stoking of a religious conflict - is rapidly unfolding as Israel persists with its illegal actions in occupied East Jerusalem, including its aggressive behaviour and provocative violations of the historic status quo at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, aggravating religious sensitivities to the point of eruption.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“As reflected in the statements made by Council members that day, the international consensus is firm and clear that the two-State solution, on the basis of the pre-l967 borders, remains the central pillar of a just, comprehensive and peaceful solution based on the relevant resolutions, the Madrid principles and the Arab Peace Initiative. Also clear are the responsibilities of the Council under the Charter of the United Nations to act to advance a solution to the conflict, which continues to impact international peace and security. And yet, we continue to face the tragic consequences of the illegal occupation and the rapid deterioration on all fronts, and the absence of a credible political horizon to end the occupation, end this injustice and realize the Palestinian people's rights, including to self-determination.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Mr. President, I congratulate you on your assumption of the Security Council presidency this month, confident of China's skilled leadership and guidance of the Council's important work. I also wish to thank the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing to the Council this morning. Before proceeding, we also renew our deep appreciation to Bolivia for its wise leadership of the Security Council in June, including its convening on 20 June of the meeting of the Council (see S/PV.7977) to sombrely mark and reflect on the fiftieth year of Israel's occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands since 1967.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We appeal to the international community, with the Security Council at the forefront, to heed our appeals and to act urgently on their obligations in order to restore hope in the possibility of peace and to actually make it a reality.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“This is shown starkly by the prisoners' hunger strike; the immense despair in Gaza; the high tensions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as Israel's settlement and wall construction, demolition of Palestinian homes, violent military raids and arrest campaigns, and Israeli settler terror and provocations against our civilians continue unabated; and the painful tragedies being endured by our refugees throughout the region. It is an explosive situation requiring immediate action to uphold the law, reverse the deterioration on the ground, and avert further crises. We thus call again for responsible, collective efforts to advance a genuine peace process to achieve, without delay, the end of the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and the just, lasting and comprehensive peace we have long sought.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“We hope that ongoing reconciliation efforts will come to fruition, recognizing the imperative of unity for the achievement of our legitimate national aspirations. Failure to justly resolve the Palestine question, the crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict, has brought us to several regrettable milestones in this year: the fiftieth year of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and other Arab territories since June 1967; 100 years since the Balfour Declaration; 70 years since the General Assembly's decision to mandate the partition of Palestine by its resolution 181 (II), which led to the Al-Nakba of the Palestinian people, which continues to this day; and 10 years of Israel's inhumane blockade of Gaza. The status quo is far beyond unsustainable.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“He is ready to engage in political dialogue with the United States and all other concerned partners, including the Quartet, to launch a credible political horizon, on a clear basis and in a set time frame, that will lead to a solution that ends the Israeli occupation and achieves the independence of the State of Palestine, with its capital in East Jerusalem, based on the two-State solution on the 1967 lines, whereby the Palestinian and Israeli peoples can live side by side in peace and security. At the same time, internally, we continue to pursue the development and strengthening of our national institutions and to also seek to heal the divisions in the Palestinian political system.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Several Arab leaders have met with the President since the Arab Summit, reaffirming their commitment to peace, in line with the Arab Peace Initiative, which marked its fifteenth anniversary last month. That Initiative was remarkably renewed again, and still awaits reciprocation by Israel. President Abbas will also soon travel to Washington, DC. My understanding is that he will be meeting with President Trump on 3 May.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“We caution that hope is fading and despair rising in Gaza, and reiterate our call for an end to the blockade and for respect by Israel of its obligations as an occupying Power under international humanitarian law. Our calls for respect of international law go hand in hand with our readiness to engage in negotiations to achieve peace. The Palestinian leadership has clearly committed itself to negotiations and has acted in good faith in over two decades of peace processes. We are insistent, however, on international law as the foundation and guarantor of peace. Resolution 2334 (2016) fully recognized this and the Palestinian leadership is committed to the respect ofthat resolution. We are engaging with all efforts to advance a just solution. This includes engagement with the new United States Administration of President Trump.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Moreover, we stress that the release of our prisoners and detainees is indispensable for peace, one of the most important indicators of the readiness to end the oppression and occupation and to create peace and coexistence. Today, we must also remind the Council of the appalling situation of captivity of2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, under Israel's illegal blockade, in an act ofmassive collective punishment and a crime against humanity. For nearly 10 years, an entire population has been imprisoned, denied freedom of movement, access to livelihoods, access to basic supplies, even vital medicines, deprived of clean water and energy, and forced to live in the ruins ofwar, as even reconstruction continues to be obstructed and at least 40,000 people remain displaced from the destruction caused by the 2014 Israeli aggression.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“This hunger strike, led by Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian parliamentarian and political leader who has been jailed for 15 years now, aims to call attention to the plight of the over 6,500 Palestinians imprisoned or arbitrarily detained, including men, women, youth, Children and elected officials, and to secure the legitimate rights being denied to them by Israel, in grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention. We call for international solidarity with our prisoners - whom we salute from the Chamber - in this peaceful effort to compel Israeli compliance with the law and respect for their human rights and to avert the dangerous consequences of deterioration of this situation. We believe that the International Committee of the Red Cross can play a positive, facilitating role, and urge all necessary efforts in this regard.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“How can this situation be acceptable to anyone, least of all Council members? Security Council resolutions must be implemented without exception. As in any other case, Israel must comply with Council demands and its legal obligations, or be held accountable. It cannot continue to be absolved of responsibility for its crimes and violations, its perpetuation of the conflict, and its obstruction of peace. I must turn now to the human dimension of this conflict and the endless suffering being caused to the Palestinian people, young and old, by this illegal and brutal occupation at the hands of the Israeli occupying forces and extremist Israeli settlers. As we meet today, more than 1,000 Palestinians are on hunger strike in non-violent protest of their captivity, inhumane treatment and torture by Israel.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Here, we also recall the clear affirmations by the Council 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" (resolution 2334 (2016), para. 3); and reiterate as well the call upon all States "to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967" (ibid., para. 5). Actions consistent with these provisions are more urgent than ever. Each day, as more violations entrench the occupation, hope and potential for a solution are considerably diminished. At the same time, Israel's contempt diminishes the Council's own stature and credibility, seriously compromising its ability - that is, of the Council - to act with authority in other crises around the world.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“We await the next report in June, which will coincide with the marking of 50 years of the occupation. We condemn Israel's disrespect of Security Council decisions, as evidenced in its flagrant violations of resolution 2334 (2016). Thousands of violations have been deliberately carried out, including the advancement of at least 6,000 more settlement units in the months since the resolution's adoption - even the establishment of a new settlement - along with other violations in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Settlement activities are eroding the two-State solution, based on the 1967 lines, and must stop immediately in all manifestations, as demanded by the Council. The colonization, fragmentation, and annexation of our land will never bring peace.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“Yet, we reiterate the expectation for written reports to ensure proper documentation of the implementation of the resolution's provisions and of the developments promoting or obstructing its objectives. In addition, while the report rightly reiterated the call for the complete cessation of illegal Israeli settlement activities, it echoed the call for a cessation of violence and incitement, reaffirmed the global consensus on the two-State solution, noted ongoing international efforts to promote it, and reflected on the worrying reality on the ground. We believe that further analysis, based on international law and the context of the occupation, and recommendations to rectify the negative trends are required in future reports to assist the Council in upholding its duties.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“We reiterate that resolution 2334 (2016) is not anti-Israel; it is anti-settlements, anti-violence and anti-violation of international law, and is therefore actually and clearly pro-peace and pro- two-State solution - Palestine and Israel - and was globally welcomed as such. The resolution provides the most viable path to preserving the two-State solution on the 1967 lines and creating the conditions necessary to end the occupation, justly resolve the conflict in all aspects and make Palestinian-Israeli peace and security a reality. Once again, we call for full respect of resolution 2334 (2016). In that connection, we welcome the Secretary-General's report pursuant to the resolution, as orally delivered on 24 March 2017.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source