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“Yet, absurdly and offensively, the Israeli Government perpetrating this criminal occupation claims to be the only so-called democracy in the Middle East and to have the "most moral army" in the world, even as that Government is composed of members openly advocating and inciting the killing and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and engages in such ruthless military attacks against a defenceless civilian population. I come before the Security Council to say: enough of the bloodshed of the Palestinian people, enough of their oppression under the Israeli occupation, enough of this injustice and enough of this violence and conflict, which is inflicting so much suffering on innocent people on both sides and undermining regional and international peace and stability.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“It is an occupation - including armed forces and terrorist settlers i that intentionally perpetrates the murder, burning and maiming of children; the killing and wounding of women, men and elderly persons; extrajudicial executions; the destruction of homes; the theft and colonization of another people's land; the forced displacement and dispossession of civilians, rendering them homeless and impoverished; the desecration of holy sites, especially in occupied East Jerusalem; and the abduction, imprisonment and detention of thousands of civilians, including children. It is an occupation that proves, again and again, its racist, aggressive, expansionist agenda and lack of respect for the sanctity of life and the rights of the Palestinian people, who history has condemned to the misfortune of suffering under this occupation.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“I speak on behalf of the suffering and grieving Palestinian people, who are enduring yet another barrage of death, destruction, trauma and terror, which is being perpetrated willfully and maliciously against them by the Israeli occupying forces, before the eyes of the world, as it persists with its nearly five-decade long belligerent military occupation. This illegal, inhumane Israeli occupation is unjustifiable in any context and contravenes all principles of international law, human decency and moral conscience.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“I come before the Security Council, on the instructions of the Palestinian leadership under President Mahmoud Abbas and with the support of the Arab Group, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to urgently appeal to the Security Council to uphold its Charter duties for the maintenance of international peace and security. We call upon the Council to act immediately to protect civilian lives, which are being destroyed and lost with each passing minute of the Israeli military aggression being waged against the Palestinian people in occupied Palestine, in particular in the Gaza Strip.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“We are grateful that you have done so, and we hope that the Council will find the political will to act to bring this aggression against our people to an immediate end. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his personal involvement yesterday and today, for his contact with leaders in all corners of the globe, for being with us today, and for his contribution to this discussion. I hope that his efforts among all Council members will produce the needed call for an immediate ceasefire and for an end to the carnage and attacks on the entire civilian population of Palestine in all parts of the occupied territory, especially the Gaza Strip.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“I want to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your country's accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We trust in your wisdom and leadership in successfully leading the Council this month. We also wish to convey our thanks to your predecessor, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, for a job well done last month. I also wish to thank all members of the Council, through you, for responding very swiftly to our call, the calls of the League ofArab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and, I believe, the call of the Secretary-General for convening this meeting very quickly.”
2014-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7214 (2014) · source
“The Palestinian people will never forgo their inalienable rights, and the Palestinian leadership will continue to take all necessary political, legal and peaceful measures for the fulfilment of those rights and the achievement of justice, freedom and peace for our people. We once again appeal for the international community's support in that noble endeavour.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Lip service to peace should never be accepted as a substitute for genuine steps for peace. We are all too aware that the status quo is unsustainable, as we heard from Robert Serry, and that peace negotiations can never succeed under such conditions. The State of Palestine is ready to uphold its obligations and commitments to make peace a reality. However, a real partner for peace is missing. Israel, the occupying Power, must change its behaviour on the ground and in the negotiations and truly commit to the path of peace. Here, the role of the international community, including the Security Council, is vital; it must act collectively to demand and ensure Israel's respect for its legal obligations and to foster the appropriate conditions for credible negotiations to achieve Palestinian-Israeli peace.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Regrettably, up until the present moment that has all been to no avail and our people continue to suffer gravely from the occupation, oppression and dispossession so unjustly inflicted on them. Yet we have not given up on peace. We call on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities at this crucial juncture to make it a reality. Israel, the occupying Power, must be required to comply with the law and must be held accountable should it persist with its blatant violations. The time is past due for Israel to be held to the same rules that all States are obliged to respect, without exception. That requires, inter alia, a clear rejection by the international community of Israel's cynical excuses and pretexts aimed at entrenching the occupation and evading peace under the cover of negotiations.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“They include a complete end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967; the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security based on the pre-1967 borders; and a just solution for Palestine refugees based on resolution 194 (III). Time and again, we have called on Israel to genuinely commit to the path of peace, only to face repeated frustration and disappointment. Despite the burdens of occupation and 66 years ofAl-Nakba, we have done our part to uphold international law and to act in good faith in the context of all initiatives and negotiations aimed at resolving this tragic conflict.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Especially among the Palestine refugee population, which constitutes the majority of Gaza's residents, that unlawful situation is deepening hardships, with massive socioeconomic and humanitarian consequences. We again call for an end to the Israeli blockade and for the sustained, regular opening of Gaza's border crossings in line with the relevant resolutions. Time and again, we have come before the Security Council and called for action to compel Israel, the occupying Power, to respect its legal obligations, including under the Council's own resolutions. At this critical time, the long-standing international consensus on the parameters of the solution, enshrined in United Nations resolutions, must be reaffirmed, not set aside.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Endangering their own lives, Palestinians held under administrative detention also continue to carry out hunger strikes to protest their imprisonment without charge or trial. We again draw attention to their plight and call on Israel to release the fourth group of Palestinian prisoners and to release all Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Added to all of this is the humanitarian crisis that persists in the Gaza Strip due to Israel's continuing illegal blockade and the gross collective punishment of that area's Palestinian civilian population, along with recurrent violent military attacks. United Nations agencies, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, continue to highlight the severity of this crisis, but to no avail.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Also over the past months, Israeli settler violence and terrorism has persisted, including attacks on Palestinian school children, farmers and other villagers; the murder of an elderly Palestinian man, Saleh Malihat, who was run over by a settler in a car; and attacks on olive trees and other Palestinian properties by gangs of settlers who continue to act with impunity and with ero accountability for their crimes. Throughout this period, Israel has also continued its non-stop arrest ofPalestinian civilians. More than 4,000 Palestinians have been detained since the negotiations began in July. Human rights violations permeate the entire Israeli prison system, inflicting grave suffering, deplorable conditions and humiliation on the more than 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli captivity, including the 187 children being held in Israeli prisons.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Here we must refer to the repeated Israeli allegation of throwing stones as a pretext for killing Palestinian youth and other civilian protesters. The murder of Palestinians by Israel, the occupying Power, for expressing their opposition to the brutal, 47-year military occupation and its illegal, inhumane policies and conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territory violates international humanitarian law and other international norms.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“This period also witnessed the continued use of lethal violence by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian civilian population, a population entitled to protection under international law and which the occupying Power is obliged to ensure the well- being of, but instead purposely violates their right to life, targeting Palestinians for death, injury and other forms of harm. More than 60 Palestinians were killed by the occupying forces in the nine-month period of negotiations, most of them in refugee camps. That has included children, among them Wajih Al-Ramahi, 15, Saji Darwish, 18, and Yousef Al-Shawamreh, 15. It has also included violence against women, among them the killing of Amneh Qudeih, age 57, in Gaza.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“In line with the collective demarche made to the President of the Security Council by Palestine, along with the Chairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab Group, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and Jordan and Egypt, the international community must demand that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention and the relevant United Nations resolutions on Jerusalem.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We reiterate the need to ensure freedom of religion and access to the city by all worshippers, and condemn the restrictions imposed by Israel that impeded the worship of Palestinian Christians and other pilgrims during Easter week, as well as the constant restrictions against Palestinian Muslims seeking to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. We underscore the centrality of East Jerusalem as an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied in 1967, and reaffirm that its unlawful annexation by Israel, which has never been recognized by the international community, remains null and void.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We condemn all of those illegal measures and the acts of provocation and incitement routinely committed by Israeli extremists, including settlers, Government officials and religious zealots, particularly at Haram Al-Sharif, which aim at unlawfully and forcibly asserting Israeli control, altering the demography, character and identity of that sensitive area and undermining the status of East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine. Moreover, in that regard, we firmly reject any attempts by the occupying Power to temporally or spatially divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Such actions threaten to gravely destabilize the situation, with far-reaching consequences, and must he halted.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Hanan Ashrawi, member of the PLO Executive Committee, we must clarify: "Building is not just building; it's not something that is so benign. Building is the willful destruction of the two-State solution. It's a constant act of aggression. It's a war crime." In occupied East Jerusalem, such illegal measures have been taken to extremes, seriously aggravating the situation and inflaming religious sentiment.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“In that regard, despite the clear global consensus on the matter, in recent months Israeli officials brazenly announced plans to build thousands more settlement units in the very same Palestinian territory from which Israel must withdraw if the illegitimate military occupation is ever to truly end. Israel's own Central Bureau of Statistics revealed a 123 per cent rise in settlement building this year relative to 2013. In just the nine months since negotiations resumed, Israel declared plans to construct more than 13,000 settlement units, in addition to the construction under way on thousands of other units, thereby underscoring its expansionist aims, making a mockery of its alleged commitment to the two-State solution and tarnishing the credibility of the peace process. In that regard, as stated by Ms.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“All of those priorities and goals are being pursued by the Palestinian leadership consistent with the relevant provisions of international law and consistent with the clear commitment made to pursue political, legal, peaceful and non-violent means to realize the inalienable rights of our people and a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Despite that proven Palestinian commitment to peace, Israel has maintained its rejectionist stance and persisted with its grave breaches, constantly reaffirming its role as occupier and oppressor, not as peacemaker. Once again, Israel has thwarted peace efforts and, ifleft unchecked, it will continue to sabotage negotiations, upend the situation on the ground and bring a definitive end to the two-State solution.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The Central Council comprehensively addressed all issues of national priority, including, inter alia, continuing the efforts to advance the State of Palestine's status in the international arena; the vital role of the international community, including the Security Council and the General Assembly, in holding Israel accountable for its violations and in upholding United Nations resolutions for the achievement of peace; the imperative that any resumption of negotiations be based on clear terms of reference, including respect for the pre-1967 borders, the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, a halt to all Israeli settlement activities, including in East Jerusalem, and respect for the rights of the Palestine refugees in accordance with resolution 194 (III); the imperative of ensuring the release of the fourth group of Palestinian prisoners, according to previous agreements, and the release of the thousands of other Palestinians in Israeli jails; the need to ensure protection of our holy sites; and the imperative of alleviating the suffering of our people in the Gaza Strip and bringing an end to Israel's unlawful blockade.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Moreover, we reaffirm that reconciliation and negotiations are not mutually exclusive, but necessary steps aimed at achieving ajust peace based on international law. Following the strides made towards reconciliation, a meeting of the PLO Central Council was convened on 26 and 27 April in Ramallah under the leadership of President Abbas, with serious discussions on the way forward. Ihadthe privilege of attending thatmeeting.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Moreover, we are grateful for the support expressed in that regard by the United Nations, the majority of Quartet members and friendly States and organizations from around the world. We reject the occupying Power's vulgar interference in this intetnal Palestinian issue, cynically done both during the time of division and now as we move towards unity. We reject its baseless excuses to suspend negotiations and take punitive measures as a result, and call on the international community to hold Israel responsible for obstruction of the peace process. In that regard, we have made clear the fact that the new Palestinian Government will adhere to the PLO political programme and to commitments and agreements made.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We thank the Secretary- General, Switzerland and the Netherlands, in their respective capacities as depositariaes, for their serious, efficient administration of that matter. That important step was followed by the advancement of long-overdue Palestinian reconciliation with the agreement of 23 April. That matter is widely recognized as critical for the unity of our people and political system and for the fulfillment of our national aspirations. Moreover, reconciliation and elections are central to the advancement of the democratic, pluralistic and inclusive society we desire to foster. We are grateful for the support of our Arab brethren, including Egypt's sponsorship of the Palestinian national dialogue, as well as the efforts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The evolution of the situation has prompted the Palestinian leadership to undertake actions deemed necessary to assert and protect the rights of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian people under international law. All actions have been politically legitimate, non-violent and aimed at realizing the inalienable human rights of our people. In that regard, on 1 April, President Mahmoud Abbas signed 15 instruments of accession to multilateral treaties, affirming the State of Palestine's acceptance of the principles therein, its readiness to uphold legal obligations and its commitment to promoting the right of the Palestinian people in accordance with the law. Among those are the core treaties of international humanitarian law and the core human rights treaties.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Moreover, despite the Security Council's paralysis, we have never ceased appealing for collective action to uphold the law, while underscoring the urgency of confronting Israel's widespread violations and threats to the physical viability of the two-State solution. Despite all the difficulties, the Palestinian leadership has remained committed to negotiations and acted in consummate good faith. Regrettably, all of that has been to no avail. The convergence of Israel's bad faith in the negotiations, including reneging on the prisoner release agreement and its unlawful actions on the ground, particularly its intensification of settlement activities and incessant aggression in occupied East Jerusalem, seriously undermined the peace process - now totally suspended - due to Israel's unilateral decision to halt negotiations.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We appealed to the Council and the international community to uphold their responsibilities, stressing the criticality of the hour to salvage the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders and the long-standing parameters enshrined in the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. We have always recognized the necessity of international support and engagement by all parties concerned, including the active mediation role of the United States, the role ofthe League of Arab States and the efforts of the Quartet members and the international community as a whole.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“At the outset, Madam President, I congratulate Nigeria on its presidency ofthe Security Council under your wise and able leadership. We also express appreciation for Luxembourg's skilled leadership of the Council in March. I also thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing to the Council this morning. Since the Security Council's last debate on this issue (see S/PV.7096), there have been many developments on the ground and in the political process. In official letters, we have alerted the Council to the rising tensions and the deterioration of the situation due to Israel's persistent violations and intransigence in negotiations.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“In this regard, we welcome initiatives by the European Union and other States to deny any funding to Israeli entities in the occupied Arab territories, and those States, such as South Africa, that have begun labelling Israeli settlement products as such. We encourage others to follow, with the hope of salvaging the prospects for ajust and peaceful two-State solution strengthened by the rule of law. The Palestinian people continue to wait for the international community to fulfil its pledges and continue to be not the exception to the rule, but an example of the achievement of freedom, peace and justice through the rule of law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“22) Time is of the essence for the international community to act to prevent Israel's settlement annexation enterprise from destroying the viability of and the prospects for a negotiated two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders and the long- standing international consensus. We urge all States to take concerted, collective action to disassociate their economies and institutions from Israel's illegal practices, specifically settlements, and to insist on respect for the rule of law, as enshrined in the Charter, international covenants and conventions and United Nations resolutions, so as tojustly resolve this decades- long conflict.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“The Declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of law states: "We commit to ensuring that impunity is not tolerated for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity or for Violations of international humanitarian law and gross violations of human rights law, and that such violations are properly investigated and appropriately sanctioned, including by bringing the perpetrators of any crimes to justice, through national mechanisms or, where appropriate, regional or international mechanisms, in accordance with international law, and for this purpose we encourage States to strengthen national judicial systems and institutions." (General Assembly resolution 67/], para.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“The Security Council has failed to implement its own resolutions; it has failed for over 46 years to prevent the insidious and active colonization of Palestinian land and the constant attempts to change the status of Jerusalem, a city of international importance; and it has failed to be faithful to the purposes and principles of the Charter. Through the Council's failure to uphold the law, it has created an environment of impunity, allowing a State to continue acting above the law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“If we are to succeed in our endeavour of building and institutionalizing a culture of law, we must ensure that the Israeli occupation ends and that the conflict is resolved on the basis of law. In the case of the State of Palestine, the law has, at best, been sidelined and, at worst, transgressed in the most egregious manner. The rights of the Palestine refugees have been ignored. The human rights of the Palestinian people have been systematically violated. The humanitarian rights of the Palestinian people as protected persons continue to be trampled. Their rights under the Charter are perpetually denied, particularly the right to self-determination. It is accurate to say that this is an unprecedented case of lack of rule of law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“That is evident in that Israel, the occupying Power, continues to colonize Palestinian land, carry on with illegal practices and commit war crimes, setting back our development, curtailing our rights and sabotaging the possibility of peace and the credibility of the international legal system. In the case ofthe question of Palestine, the shelving of international law has led only to a chronic failure to achieve peace and the compounding of the conflict and the human suffering it is inflicting. Today's debate concerns a broader theme, and we welcome that; yet it is imperative to be realists, as there is a simple reality: without justice you cannot have peace, and without law you cannot have justice. Further, without compliance with the law, chaos will prevail, and the outcomes will be difficult to fully predict.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“While we continue to make progress in promoting and strengthening the rule of law nationally, the rule of law internationally continues, regrettably, to founder. This is what the international community, specifically this Council, must address, based on the conviction that the rule of law at the international level is the key to the maintenance of international peace and security, its Charter mandate. We hold that the rule of law is also the key to ending Israel's nearly 47-year military occupation. The challenge for the State of Palestine is that the Council too often protects the powerful and deflects the weak.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“We thank His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania for presiding over the earlier segment of this meeting, and we also thank His Excellency the Secretary-General for his briefing. Promoting and strengthening the rule of law at the national and international levels is of utmost importance to the State of Palestine. In recent years, our country has progressively built and continues to build its State institutions, specifically regarding the rule of law and governance at the national level. Currently, this effort is supported through the 2014-2016 Development Assistance Framework concluded between the State of Palestine and the United Nations; governance, rule of law, justice and human rights are one of the six pillars of the agreement.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“President, and the Secretary- General and the members of the Council, including the Ministers of Luxembourg and the Republic of Korea, for participating in the meeting and for their attention to these important matters.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“This crisis reconfirms the extreme vulnerability of the Palestinian refugees and the need for ajust solution to their plight in the context of any peace agreement and of regional peace. We commend the efforts of UNRWA and other humanitarian organizations that are providing emergency aid to the Palestinian refugees in Syria and to those who have fled to Lebanon, Jordan and other countries. As the Geneva Conference approaches, we appeal for the exertion of maximum efforts to ensure the protection of all civilians in Syria, including the Palestinian refugees, and to find a political solution to end this horrific conflict. I thank you, Mr.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“The message to Israel must be clear: illegal actions entail consequences, and Israel will be held responsible should its actions lead to the collapse ofpeace efforts and the two-State solution. Once again, before concluding, I must convey our grave concerns about the tragic situation of Palestinian refugees in Syria. As the conflict rages, our refugees, like other civilians in the country, continue to suffer death, injury, destruction and displacement, even including the starvation to death of children, women and men. The plight of thousands of Palestinian refugees trapped in the Yarmouk camp is shocking and inhumane. It is a humanitarian catastrophe. We urgently appeal for humanitarian access to the camp and to all civilians suffering in the conflict, in line with international law.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“The Palestinian leadership is acutely aware of this moment's significance and, despite the Israeli obstructions, is negotiating in good faith. If the opportunity for peace before us is lost, it will not be for a lack of effort by Palestine or by the international community, including the Arab States, whose historic Peace Initiative stands and is backed by intensive efforts, including the support of the 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Should Israel choose to persist with colonization, annexation and oppression rather than choosing the path of peace, the response by the international community, including the Council, must be firm and based on the law and the global consensus on the conflict.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“That is imperative for creating trust and an appropriate environment for negotiating an end to the conflict, whereby the independent, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine and the State of Israel can coexist in peace and security and just solutions can be reached on all outstanding core issues. A lasting solution must be founded on respect for international law and human rights. Peace and security cannot take root in the absence of those elements, as justice and rights are essential for peace to prevail anywhere. Therefore, in reaffirming Palestine's commitment to a peace based on two States, we reaffirm also our commitment to redressing the injustice borne by our people and fulfilling their national aspirations and rights, including the right to return and the right to self-determination.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“But making peace also requires respect for international law and requires a change in mentality, behavior and discourse, consistent with the goals ofthe peace process and essential for preparing the public for new realities. The negotiations cannot be an objective in themselves or be used as cover to perpetuate the status quo. There must be an immediate halt to Israel's settlement activities and its attempts to assert control over more territory, whether in Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley or elsewhere, as well as a halt to the arrest of Palestinian civilians, the demolition of homes and the forced displacement of Palestinian families, and all policies of collective punishment against our people, including in Gaza.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“And the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip continues to deepen the isolation, poverty and humanitarian hardships of our people, particularly our vulnerable refugees, whose subsistence has been almost totally reliant on the support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). None of that engenders confidence in, or popular backing for, the negotiations. On the contrary, the continuation of Israel's illegal actions and provocative declarations further destabilize the situation and poison the atmosphere, obstructing progress and preventing peace from taking root on the ground and in the hearts and minds of our peoples. Of course, making peace requires negotiations.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“Israel is almost daily continuing military raids in Palestinian areas, perpetuating the violent, destructive face of the occupation. Palestinian civilians continue to be killed and injured by the occupying forces. Settler terrorism is rampant. Provocations against Christian and Muslim holy sites, including at Al-Haram Al-Sharif and Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, persist, inflaming religious sentiments and high tensions. Moreover, despite the welcomed release of long- term Palestinian prisoners, during 2013 alone at least 4,553 Palestinians, including children, were arrested or detained, adding to the ranks of the more than 5,000 Palestinians currently in Israeli jails. Also, Israel demolished at least 200 Palestinian homes in the past year, forcibly displacing hundreds of people.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“Mistrust, cynicism and despair are rising among the Palestinian people, as they continue to witness and endure illegal Israeli practices, which, far from bringing an end to the occupation, are further entrenching it, deforming the two-State solution, impeding socioeconomic development, inflicting vast human suffering and diminishing the hopes that the current peace process will lead to the realization of their freedom and rights. Since the resumption of negotiations, Israel has announced plans to construct more than 7,600 settlement units, along with the construction under way on thousands more units throughout the occupied State of Palestine, including in and around East Jerusalem. Israel is also continuing the construction of its wall, destroying the contiguity of our land with such illegal colonization measures.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“And, in the immediate present, that is what will foster an environment conducive to credible negotiations, real progress and the ultimate achievement of our collective goals. On our part, the Palestinian Government and people are committed to peace and justice and are exhausting all efforts, conducting ourselves on the basis of international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions, including those of the Council, the well- known parameters of the peace process and the agreements reached from 1993 onwards. We have responsibly participated in all stages, rounds and initiatives of the peace process for more than 20 years, including the current negotiations. And we are doing so on the basis of historic compromise and great sacrifice. Yet the challenges we face on the ground are formidable.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“The Security Council has a duty to ensure respect for its resolutions, which form the backbone of a fair and sustainable solution. The welcomed international pledges to support and ensure the implementation of a future peace agreement are surely based on the premise that this will be a lasting peace, not one that does not survive as more than ink on paper. That requires respect for the principles of a just solution of all core issues - refugees, Jerusalem, borders, settlements, security, water and prisoners. It is vital that the international community stand by those principles and persuade Israel, the occupying Power, to respect them. That is what will facilitate a permanent agreement and guarantee its viability.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“For decades, time, energy and resources have been heavily invested towards the realization of a two-State solution based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map. Now is the time to follow-through on that investment with political will and courage. The long-standing consensus on the parameters of the solution must be reaffirmed, not set aside - completely ending the Israeli occupation that began in 1967; achieving the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security based on the pre-l967 borders; and ensuring a just solution to the Palestine refugee problem based on the relevant resolutions, including General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source
“It is a conflict that has implications with every leader I have met anywhere in the world as Secretary of State or a Senator. "And President Obama is determined that the United States of America and his Administration will do everything in our power to exhaust the possibilities of finding that peace." We recognize and commend that serious engagement by the international community, and we urge that this support be translated into intensified efforts for the achievement ofajust, lasting and comprehensive peace during this year. As negotiations are ongoing between Palestine and Israel, the international community and the Council have clear responsibilities and cannot remain on the sidelines.”
2014-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7096 (2014) · source