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“This has included the violent forced entry of homes, round-ups of civilians in the dead of night, and the detention of more than 100 women, including the elderly and infirm, who were forced into a camp for interrogation and DNA testing by the occupying forces. This incident underscores yet again the sheer lack of respect for human rights and due process of law by Israel, which continues to imprison thousands of Palestinian civilians, and its total reliance on force, intimidation, humiliation and collective punishment vis-a-vis the Palestinian people under its occupation. We are at a critical crossroads and believe that no further proof is needed to confirm that the situation will worsen drastically if action is not taken to stem the deterioration and revive the path to peace.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“Palestinian civilians peacefully protesting that rabid Israeli colonization of their land continue to be beaten, injured, killed, detained, jailed and vilified, along with the Israeli and international activists joining them in protests. These demonstrators deserve the same protection as all other civilians peacefully protesting abuse of their rights. In recent weeks, Israel has also escalated military raids in Palestinian towns and villages, and continues to arbitrarily detain and imprison Palestinian civilians. Most disturbingly, nearly the entire village of Awarta has been detained in connection with the killing of a settler family.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“Yet, Israel chooses to ignore that message, acting contrary to the law and sabotaging the two-State solution, in spite the international consensus and Israel's alleged commitment to it. Rather than rolling back and moving to ultimately end the occupation, Israel continues to illegally confiscate Palestinian land, expand settlements unit by unit, build the wall, demolish homes and strip Palestinians of their residency rights - practices that are most intense in and around occupied East Jerusalem - in an attempt to alter the territory's demographic composition and physical contiguity in its favour. The settlers, whose terrorism is increasing and who constitute the core of the illegal colonizing force, also continue to rampage against the indigenous Palestinian population.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“We reaffirm that this brutal act in no way reflects the values and sentiments of the Palestinian people, who are so deeply grateful for the support and solidarity they receive from all over the world for their just cause. As detailed in our letters, Israel has also persisted with its illegal settlement campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in a most flagrant manner. Despite the veto regrettably cast on 18 February (see S/PV.6484), we believe that the international community sent a clear message to the Israeli Government that it rejects this illegal practice and demands the complete cessation of all settlement activities, including in East Jerusalem.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate our call for accountability for all the crimes perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian civilian population, including in particular in connection with its destructive and deadly military aggression against the Gaza Strip during December 2008. We will continue our efforts to follow- up on the findings and recommendations of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict - the so-called Goldstone report (A/HRC/112/48) - to ensure that justice is served. Today, I must also reaffirm the strong condemnation by the Palestinian people and their leadership of the killing of Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni by extremists in Gaza. We convey our deepest condolences and sorrow to the victim's family on their tragic loss.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“We reiterate our call for the protection of the Palestinian civilian population, as well as for the immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade. The easing of restrictions is insufficient. An end to the blockade must mean the freedom of movement of persons and goods into and out of Gaza; the reconstruction of homes, infrastructure and the facilities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East; commercial flows for the rehabilitation of industry and the economy; and the restoration of the link between the West Bank and Gaza. All of this is essential for the revival of hope among our people. Resolution 1860 (2009) must be fully implemented. The Fourth Geneva Convention must be respected. And the occupying Power must be held accountable for its breaches.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“Israel's intransigence and the lack of political will to confront it have kept the political process frozen and allowed for the continuation of Israeli violations that have further destabilized the situation on the ground. While the international community decries the killing of civilians, invoking the responsibility to protect and acting to protect civilians in armed conflict, in the Gaza Strip we witness once again a resurgence of the cycle of violence and an escalation of Israeli military attacks, killing and wounding more Palestinian civilians. The deliberate isolation and deprivation of the civilians in Gaza also continues as a result of the Israeli blockade, which is a massive form of collective punishment that amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“The Council's resolutions remain valid, and we call for all necessary efforts for the implementation of those resolutions. The Council cannot surrender in the face of continued Israeli defiance. It must be unwavering in its calls for respect for the law and its own resolutions and act with conviction to compel Israel, the occupying Power, to cease its obstruction of peace and stability in our region. In a series of letters sent to the President of the Council in the period since the last open debate in January (see S/PV.6470), we have conveyed in detail the gravity of the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“This is in spite of the fact that their right to self-determination has been reaffirmed annually by the General Assembly and recognized by the International Court of Justice as a right erga omnes; in spite of the reaffirmations of their right to independence and statehood; and in spite of serious efforts by the Palestinian leadership and all concerned regional and international parties aimed at the realization of that right and a just peace settlement based on relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Road Map. We therefore return to the Security Council with an appeal that it uphold its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security vis-a-vis the question of Palestine.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“The result has been continued conflict, loss of life and turmoil - to the detriment of Palestinians and Israelis, regional and global peace and security, the rule of law, particularly humanitarian and human rights law and the collective and individual obligations derived therefrom, and the credibility of the international system. The Palestinian people thus remain under occupation, prisoners in their own homeland, besieged and blockaded in the Gaza Strip and confined and abused between settlements, walls and a matrix of hundreds of military checkpoints and Israeli-only roads in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, subject to the mercy of the occupying Power and its destructive acts of aggression, colonization and repression. This is the present-day reality of the Palestinian people.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“It is an injustice being systematically perpetrated in full view of the international community, under distorted and illogical pretexts intended to justify the unjustifiable, namely, the subjugation of an entire nation of people. Regrettably, the appeals to the Security Council to resolve this prolonged conflict, which is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, by applying to Israel the same legal and moral yardstick applied to all other issues on the global agenda remain unheeded. Consequently, the occupying Power has continued to breach the law, belittling and violating the resolutions of international legitimacy adopted by the Council and other United Nations organs, and to defy the international community with total impunity.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“In the twenty-first century - in spite of the calls by all peace-loving nations and champions of human rights for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and other Arab lands; the realization of an independent State of Palestine, living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the 1967 borders; and a just solution to the plight of Palestine refugees - finding the political will to confront this injustice remains elusive. Israel's military occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, continues in defiance of all legal, moral and political norms and principles.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“The dramatic developments taking place in the Middle East are altering the geopolitical landscape and bringing to the fore the universal aspirations of all peoples for freedom, social and economic justice, democracy and respect for human rights. Those are goals for which the Palestinian people have struggled for decades in their quest to realize their legitimate national aspirations, foremost among them the aspiration to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination in their homeland of Palestine. Tragically, the Palestinian wish to live as an independent, free and dignified people in peace and security with all their neighbours - developing, prospering and responsibly contributing as full members of the region and the community of nations - continues to be denied and obstructed.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“Mr. President, I express warm congratulations to your country, Colombia, on its presidency and skilled guidance of the Security Council this month. We also express appreciation to the People's Republic of China for its wise stewardship of the Council last month. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lynne Pascoe for his briefing, and renew our appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his efforts to uphold the Charter and the principles of United Nations resolutions aimed at realizing a peaceful, just solution to the question of Palestine. We come before the Security Council at a most historic time in our region, and for our world.”
2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520 (2011) · source
“This includes, foremost, bringing a complete end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land that began in 1967 and the achievement of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in their independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, where they can live as a dignified and proud people, enjoying peace, freedom, democracy, security and prosperity in their homeland.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“We do this with full conviction and commitment, and with deepest gratitude and appreciation to all the member States of the international community whose support and solidarity in this long search for peace have been so vital and unwavering. The Palestinian people and their leadership will not forgo their legitimate national aspirations and will not cease their honourable efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution of this conflict in all its aspects.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“The Council must undertake this role seriously and consciously in the Middle East in its ongoing attempts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, the core of which remains the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The situation on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is intolerable and the status quo is untenable. We must continue to uphold our duties towards our people and our just cause, and will thus continue to consider all of our options at the United Nations in order to address all of the critical issues we face and to promote the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“Otherwise, we will face a situation in which Israel's illegal, reckless and expansionist campaign will put in final jeopardy the prospects for achieving our collective goal, the goal that will bring peace and security to our region: the two-State solution for the peace of an independent and viable State of Palestine living side by side with Israel on the basis of the 1967 borders. Despite the negative outcome today - and of course, we appreciate the positive votes of the 14 countries that voted in favour - we are calling and will continue to call on the Security Council to uphold its duties and responsibilities vis-a-vis the question of Palestine, because we believe in international law and in the central role of the Council in maintaining international peace and security.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“Israel, the occupying Power, should not question the determination of the international community to bring an end to those violations, including its illegal settlement campaign, including in occupied East Jerusalem. The proper message that should have been sent by the Security Council to Israel, the occupying Power, is that its contempt of international law and the international community will no longer be tolerated. We fear, however, that the message sent today may be one that only encourages further Israeli intransigence and impunity. That must be remedied.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“Unfortunately, however, the Security Council has failed to uphold its responsibilities to respond to the crisis in the long search for peace and security in the Middle East and to legislate the existing global consensus in demanding that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. We reiterate that it is high time to send a clear and firm message to Israel that it must comply with its international legal obligations, including in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, and cease all of its violations and its obstruction of the peace process.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“Our overarching goals remain to bring an end to the Israeli colonization and occupation of our land and its destruction of the two-State solution, and to create the appropriate environment and dynamics for the conduct and ultimate success of genuine peace negotiations for the achievement of the two-State solution for peace in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Road Map.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“Their strong and principled support was invaluable and illustrated to us once again the importance, weight and necessity of a collective effort and position in our work in the international arena as we strive to uphold international law and make peace and justice a reality. When we decided to come to the Security Council to address the critical and dangerous issue of Israel's ongoing illegal settlement campaign throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, we did so with a sensible draft resolution reflecting agreed language and principles. That represented a responsible and serious attempt on our part, along with the entire international community, to address the issue of illegal Israeli settlement activities in order to remove that obstacle from the path of the peace process.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“We must also express our appreciation and gratitude to the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and to the Chairs, Egypt and Tajikistan, for their sincere efforts and their valuable support and solidarity with Palestine. In that regard, we also convey our thanks to the members of the NAM. caucus of the Security Council for their consideration and support on this most important issue. Of course, Palestine also wishes to extend its deep gratitude to all of the countries that co-sponsored the draft resolution, from all corners of the world - from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“At this time, I also wish to express Palestine's deep appreciation and gratitude to Lebanon, the Arab representative on the Security Council, for its principled efforts and unwavering support throughout this important exercise. We also wish to thank the Arab Group for their serious consideration of this matter, their constant coordination and their strong support. We express appreciation for the able leadership of the Chairs of the Arab Group since we began this exercise in December 2010. In that context, we also extend our appreciation to the important and sincere efforts of the Arab League Follow-up Committee and its Chair, Qatar, at all levels in the region, in Cairo and here in New York.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“I wish to thank you, Madame President, for convening this important meeting. I wish to express our deep appreciation for your principled, sincere efforts in this process in your national capacity and in your capacity as the President of the Security Council this month. I also wish to thank Bosnia and Herzegovina for its skilled stewardship of the Security Council in January, particularly during the Council's open debate on 19 January (see S/PV.6470 and Resumption 1) and throughout the series of consultations undertaken on the draft resolution on Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, on which the Council has just taken action.”
2011-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6484 (2011) · source
“We call on all members of the international community, including the Security Council, to uphold their responsibility to help us end this long and tragic conflict and to finally usher in an era of peace, security and coexistence for the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and the Middle East region as a whole.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“This effort is of course in line with the relevant United Nations resolutions and the international consensus on the two-State solution for peace. We are heartened by the political, humanitarian and development support and solidarity extended to Palestine from all corners of the globe. Thus, despite our deep disappointment and frustration in the recent period, we have not lost hope and will continue to strive to realize our legitimate national rights, refusing to allow the occupying Power to unilaterally determine our fate and destiny as a people.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The State-building plan launched by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in August 2009 is being pursued with determination and is moving towards the final implementation stage of the second phase - the "Homestretch to Freedom" - which we hope to complete by August 2011, when we believe our national efforts for independence will converge with the international efforts in this regard. We are grateful for the strong international support for this initiative. We are also deeply grateful for the principled position that has now been taken by 107 Member States - nine of them seated at this table, not including Palestine - of extending recognition to the State of Palestine on the basis of the pre-l967 borders.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“Israel must be compelled to cease all settlement activities in the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem; to abide by its legal obligations, including under the Fourth Geneva Convention; and to truly commit to the path of peace. Moreover, we firmly believe that the time has come for the Council to reassert its rightful role vis-a-vis the efforts to attain a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinian people and their leadership remain committed to peace. They continue to work hard to rebuild and develop their national institutions and to heal and strengthen their society as they strive to realize their right to self-determination in an independent State.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“We must not allow the efforts exerted internationally and regionally, including by the United States, the other Quartet members - the European Union, the Russian Federation and the United Nations - the League of Arab States and all other concerned members of the international community, as well as by the Palestinian side, under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, to be in vain or to continue to be arrogantly ignored and undermined by the occupying Power. We therefore reiterate our call on the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and reaffirm its strong position in rejection of Israel's illegal settlement activities. We know there is unanimity among Council members on this matter and we urge them to take action aimed at removing this major obstacle to peace and security in our region.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“A cessation of Israeli settlement activities is essential to improving the situation on the ground, building confidence between the two sides and promoting an environment conducive to the resumption of direct peace negotiations that are fair, credible and meaningful and that can be accelerated towards achieving a successful outcome. That outcome is the realization of the two-State solution with the achievement of the independence of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security, and a just, agreed solution for the Palestine refugee question based on General Assembly resolution 194 (III). The potential for resuming such a credible peace process is rapidly disappearing.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“Israel must be compelled to cease completely its settlement campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and begin its reversal, which would represent a serious reflection of the Israeli intent to roll back the occupation and to move towards ultimately ending it. There is no justification whatsoever for allowing or accepting continued settlement activities while we are trying to negotiate an end to the occupation. We reiterate that settlements and peace negotiations aimed at ending the occupation that began in 1967 are diametrically opposed and cannot coexist.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“In regard to the draft resolution presented to the Security Council by Lebanon on behalf of its sponsors, which number 122 thus far - and we hope that many others will follow suit - I wish to thank our brothers in Lebanon and all of the 122 countries that have sponsored the draft resolution for their efforts and support. The draft resolution, sponsored by a majority of Member States, represents a constructive, collective effort to address this burning issue and to positively chart the way forward, in line with international law, United Nations resolutions and the international position in that regard. After years of silence on illegal Israeli settlement activities, the Security Council, mandated to address issues endangering international peace and security, is duty-bound to redress the matter at this critical juncture.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“It is time to find the political courage to implement the Council's resolutions towards the achievement of a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole. We cannot continue to allow one State - Israel, the occupying Power - to continue obstructing the realization of peace and security in the Middle East. It cannot be allowed to continue to oppress and colonize the Palestinian people, denying them their inalienable rights, including their right to self-determination and independence in their homeland, and to defy the international community without consequence.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“Action by the international community to reverse the deterioration of the situation and salvage the prospects for peace is thus of the utmost urgency. In that regard, international consensus on the two-State solution is far greater today than it was in 1947, at which time there was in fact no consensus on partitioning Mandate Palestine. Yet, the political will was found to take that decision, propelling us on a course of conflict and tragedy that remain unresolved to this day. It is high time that the international community bolster its resolve to act on the consensus of the two- State solution, in fulfilment of its responsibility towards the question of Palestine. In the immediate period, this requires acting on the consensus in rejection of Israel's settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The impact of the settlements on those issues is vastly detrimental and complicates their resolution by prejudicing the outcome of negotiations, as those issues are being illegally predetermined by the occupying Power in its attempt to impose a fait accompli. At this moment, it is clear that the settlements are an existential threat to the two-State solution, based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Road Map. With every stone that is laid, the Palestinian territory is further fragmented, the viability of the Palestinian State is further impaired, and the potential for achieving the two-State solution further dwindles, giving increasing rise and lending credence to other alternatives.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The settlements are not, of course, the only final status issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which involves the core issues of Palestinian refugees, Jerusalem, settlements, borders, security, water and Palestinian prisoners - all of which must be justly resolved in order to secure a lasting peace. However, it is an established fact that the settlements represent the major obstacle to peace because of the physical destruction being caused to the two-State solution and because the settlements are linked to and seriously affect almost all other final status issues, in particular Jerusalem, borders, security and water.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The inability of the international community to uphold its legal responsibilities under United Nations resolutions and the 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, and the failure of the high contracting parties to uphold the obligation, under article 1 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances, have allowed Israel to persist with its settlement activities with impunity for years, including under the cover of the peace process. The result is now 180 settlements, 100 so-called outposts and over half a million Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, including numerous Israeli Government officials, which has deepened the occupation and further compounded this problem.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“They constitute the basis of the international consensus rejecting Israel's unlawful settlement campaign and deeming it the major obstacle to the achievement of a just and lasting peace on the basis of the two-State solution. Even back then, there was global recognition that the settlements were contrary not only to the law, but also to the aim of ending the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. While the legal positions, principles and concerns remain exactly the same today, the situation on the ground is far worse, owing to Israel's continuous breaches and the failure of the Security Council to implement its resolutions.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“In that same resolution, the Council clearly called once again upon Israel, the occupying Power, "to abide scrupulously by the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War, to rescind its previous measures and to desist from taking any action which would result in changing the legal status and geographical nature and materially affecting the demographic composition of the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, and, in particular, not to transfer parts of its own civilian population into the occupied Arab territories" (ibid. para. 3). That resolution, and subsequent ones adopted by the Council, reflected the political will of the international community at that time, in line with international humanitarian law. Those resolutions remain valid today.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“As early as March 1979, the Security Council, in its resolution 446 (1979), had the foresight to declare its determination: "that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East" (resolution 446 (1979), para. 1).”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“We come before the Security Council once again to appeal to it to uphold its duties under the Charter to address these ongoing Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and to help us to overcome the current impasse in the search for peace. We believe that Israel's intensification of settlement activities, despite the global calls and demands for cessation, requires an equally intense response from the international community. A strong message needs to be sent that we are entering a new era and that Israeli defiance of the law and the will of the international community will not be tolerated at the expense of the realization of peace and security, to which our peoples are entitled and for which they continue to suffer and strive.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“Rather than progressing towards actually bringing an end to the occupation that began in 1967, Israel's settlement campaign has entrenched the occupation and continues to hamper all peace efforts, to the grave detriment of the Palestinian people, the region and the international community, which continues to face the instability and crises caused by the ongoing conflict, which remains at the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole. As has been repeatedly stated and widely acknowledged, we are at a crossroads. After nearly two decades of the peace process, we are rapidly facing the demise of the two-State solution if nothing is done to stop the unlawful and destructive colonization campaign and to compel Israel to finally abandon its expansionist agenda and abide by its legal obligations and international commitments.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“Once again, in the tortured history of the peace process, we face an impasse and the further erosion of trust and confidence between the parties. Israel continues to demonstrate to the Palestinian people in word and deed that it is not a credible peace partner and remains unwilling to abide by the principles underpinning the process and fundamental to reaching any peace treaty. It is widely recognized that Israel's settlement campaign now poses the most serious threat to the prospect of achieving the two-State solution for peace on the basis of the pre-1967 borders. As such, it constitutes a direct threat to the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East region - a goal long on the Council's agenda.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“As indicated in recent letters to the President of the Council, occupied East Jerusalem in particular remains the target of an extremely aggressive campaign to illegally alter its demographic composition, status and distinctly Palestinian Arab character and identity, and to isolate it from the rest of the Palestinian territory. Such illegal actions in East Jerusalem, in addition to provocative statements by Israeli officials, including the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, continue to be inflammatory, threatening further destabilization and stoking religious sensitivities. The cumulative impact of this illegal Israeli policy on the contiguity, integrity, unity and viability of the Palestinian territory has been destructive and had an equally destructive impact on the drive for peace.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The confiscation of Palestinian land, the construction of settlements and so-called outposts, the transfer of more settlers, home demolitions and evictions, the construction of the wall, the imposition of hundreds of checkpoints and other colonization measures have not ceased for a single moment. This has included the approval of thousands of new settlement units, in addition to the construction of thousands of units already under way; the continued construction of the so-called Jerusalem light rail; the demolition of the historic Shepherd's Hotel; and ongoing settler violence against Palestinian civilians and properties - a phenomenon fostered by the military, financial and physical support, and incentives provided by the Israeli Government, including the failure to hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“We deplore the escalation of violence, particularly the recent Israeli military attacks in Gaza and the perpetration of yet another extrajudicial killing of a Palestinian in the recent period, raising tensions and instability. As all are aware, Israel, the occupying Power, also continues to carry out illegal settlement activities throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in violation of international law, United Nations resolutions and the Quartet Road Map obligation to freeze all settlement activities, including so-called natural growth. Israeli settlement construction and expansion have feverishly intensified since the expiration of the so-called partial moratorium, in flagrant contempt of the united calls for a full cessation of all such illegal policies and measures.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“The debilitating effects of that military aggression and the blockade continue to impair the socio-economic and humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian civilian population and to sow the seeds of despair and hopelessness, with grave consequences for Palestinian society now and in the future. We continue to call for the immediate and full lifting of the Israeli blockade and the sustained opening of Gaza's border crossings for the movement of persons and goods. This is vital to allowing the long- overdue reconstruction process to truly get under way, and to economic and social recovery through the restoration of livelihoods, dignity and hope.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“While a new year should begin with hope and optimism, the Palestinian people regrettably begin yet another year facing serious challenges and hardship under Israel's now nearly 44-year military occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. It is unimaginable that two years have passed since the December 2008-January 2009 Israeli military aggression in the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian people are still being prevented from reconstructing and rehabilitating their communities and lives. There has been no accountability for the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupying forces and no justice reached for the victims. Resolution 1860 (2009) remains unimplemented, and the Israeli blockade of Gaza continues.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source
“I also convey Palestine's appreciation to the Council members whose terms ended in December 2010, the friendly countries of Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda, who served with skill and dedication in the pursuit of peace and security, including with regard to the efforts to address the question of Palestine. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing and, through him, express our appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his leadership on this important issue and his commitment to upholding the principled positions enshrined in the relevant United Nations resolutions.”
2011-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6470 (2011) · source