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Mansour

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“That those gaps remain is due to Israel's refusal to comply with its legal obligations and its Road Map commitment to cease all settlement activities, including so-called natural growth, which, we are all aware, constitute a major obstacle to the peace process. We reiterate that such cessation is essential for the resumption of a credible process aimed at achieving a two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders. We believe that the proximity talks would serve to reaffirm the fundamental principles and agreed terms of reference of the peace process and to clarify respective obligations and the status of their fulfilment, including with regard to previous agreements and understandings reached and commitments undertaken in the context of the Annapolis process under international auspices.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“The alternative is to allow tensions to continue to rise, igniting another cycle of violence that will do further harm to the possibility for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and cause more suffering, insecurity and instability. For some, it seems strange that such a volatile situation persists in light of the international and regional efforts being exerted for a revival of the peace process. Those efforts have raised hopes in the region and throughout the globe and are being followed closely, with all hoping that the problems that have historically plagued and undermined the peace process can finally be overcome. The proximity talks were supported by the Palestinian leadership, the Arab countries and the international community as a means to bridge the gaps that remain between the two sides.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“We also express our appreciation to the United Nations for its unwavering calls for the full lifting of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Three months ago we came before the Council, in its last open debate on this subject (6298th meeting), compelled to draw attention to the extremely difficult situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, as a result of Israel's ongoing aggression, colonization and provocation against the Palestinian people and their land. While we had hoped to inform the Council of progress in the United States- mediated proximity talks and of improvement on the ground, today we regretfully report that the situation remains volatile, due to Israeli actions. It is a situation requiring immediate redress if we are not to lose the opportunity before us for attaining peace.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“Mr. Mansour: Madam President, I warmly congratulate you and your friendly country, Nigeria, on your presidency of the Security Council this month. We express our appreciation to Mexico for its very skilled guidance of the Council's agenda last month. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing. In that connection, I wish to express our appreciation to the United Nations, including the Secretary-General, Mr. Serry, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and all the agencies that have been working so hard on the ground during this period, including with regard to securing the delivery of humanitarian aid from the Gaza freedom flotilla and other ships to the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363 (2010) · source
“We reaffirm the central role of the United Nations in protecting children, particularly through UNICEF and, in the case of Palestinian children, through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, as well as through peacekeeping missions and the programmes of other United Nations agencies working with humanitarian and human rights organizations to protect and help children around the world.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We shall continue to exert the necessary efforts in this regard, with the assistance of relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations on the ground, as we strive to end the Israeli occupation and to prepare for the independence of our State, where our children will be able to enjoy their human rights in freedom, peace, dignity and security, free from fear and want. Until that goal is attained, we reiterate that the rights and needs of children living in armed conflict cannot be withheld until more amenable circumstances somehow materialize and must be safeguarded and addressed without delay. Based on our legal, moral and global obligations, collective efforts must be exerted to protect these children, provide them with assistance and rehabilitation, give them hope and ensure their well-being and ultimate survival.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The socio-economic conditions and overall well-being of children also continued to decline as a result of Israel's intentional obstruction of livelihoods and impoverishment of the majority of the population. As for the alleged Palestinian deficiencies referred to in the Secretary-General's report, we continue to strive through our ministries and national, judicial and social institutions to redress all problems and abnormalities arising from the oppressive, dysfunctional foreign occupation we are forced to endure.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“There are grave violations of children's rights to health and to education as a result of Israel's destruction of schools and health centres, the blockade's obstruction of necessary medical and school supplies, and blatant discrimination against Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem. At least nine children died in Gaza wile waiting for Israeli permits to travel outside the territory to receive life-saving medical treatment. Children also continued to be victims of settler attacks, being shot, beaten and threatened while walking to school, tending livestock or playing outside their homes. Their right to food has been grossly violated in blockaded Gaza, where thousands have been afflicted by hunger, malnutrition, anaemia, stunted growth and other diseases as a result.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Children face homelessness and displacement as a result of the military aggression, the wanton destruction of homes in Gaza, the demolition of homes and eviction of Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem, as well as the continued confiscation of Palestinian land and property by Israel for its illegal colonization campaign. Children also endure forcible and violent interrogation, detention, arrest and physical and mental ill-treatment and torture by the occupying forces, including threats of rape and sexual assault against children between the ages of 12 and 15. At least 305 children remain in Israeli jails, 42 of them under the age of 15.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“While that important report provides a brief, sterile glimpse into the pervasive and intense suffering of Palestinian children during the reporting period, particularly in the aftermath of the Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip in December 2008, it nevertheless conveys a grim picture of what Palestinian children continue to endure under Israeli occupation. This includes death and injury, as at least 374 children were killed and over 2,000 injured, the majority during the Israeli military aggression against Gaza. Children were also repeatedly used as human shields by the occupying forces.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Their situation has deteriorated in all respects, in particular in the Gaza Strip, where children - who constitute over half of the population, the majority of them refugees - continue to be tormented by the occupation policies, particularly Israel's illegal and shameful blockade imposed in collective punishment of the entire population. The critical situation of children in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is reflected in the Secretary-General's recent report on children and armed conflict (S/2010/181).”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In this regard, we recall a telling reflection by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Coomaraswamy, to whom we express our appreciation for her tireless efforts to call attention to the plight of children in armed conflicts and to advocate for their protection and well-being. In a 2007 report after her visit to the occupied Palestinian territory, she noted that this ongoing conflict has created "a palpable sense of loss and a feeling of hopelessness that places the children of the West Bank and Gaza apart from all other situations". Tragically, the plight of Palestinian children has not improved since her last report on the situation there.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The lack of accountability for systematic human rights violations and war crimes against civilians in armed conflict has fostered a vicious culture of impunity that has only prolonged conflicts and compounded the vulnerability and suffering of innocent civilians. I can say without doubt that this has been the case in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where Israel, the occupying Power, has been permitted to act with impunity, in total disrespect of all norms of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, resulting in a heavy price being paid by Palestinian children. Generations of Palestinian children have been traumatized by decades of human rights violations by Israel, the occupying Power.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“What is missing is not intention, as evidenced in the international declarations and positions reaffirmed time and again. What is missing is the political will to directly address the crises being faced by children in situations of armed conflict and to thus render the debating of this global dilemma unnecessary. This would require, among other steps, real measures to ensure the accountability of those found to be persistently committing grave violations against children in armed conflict. There must be zero tolerance for the perpetration of crimes against children in all cases, without exception. Excuses should not be made or accepted for violations of the rights, safety and innocence of children.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Their rights to life, to health, to education, to food, to family, to development and to be nurtured and protected are grossly violated. Failure to provide them with the protection they are entitled to under international humanitarian and human rights law has deepened their suffering, with immense socio-economic, humanitarian, political and security consequences for their societies and nations. Urgent action is required to uphold our commitment to protecting children from the horrors of armed conflict, among them children living under foreign occupation. We must ensure respect for their rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other relevant legal instruments, including the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The fact that the Secretary-General has had to appoint a Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and that the Security Council must continue, along with the General Assembly, Human Rights Council and other United Nations organs and agencies, to address this very serious matter year after year is a sad testament to the failure of the international community to live up to its commitments and legal obligations to protect children from the scourge of armed conflicts. Children in situations of armed conflict continue to be the victims of appalling human rights violations, exploitation and grave crimes. Millions of children are forced to live in fear, hunger, poverty, isolation and despair among their devastated families and communities.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the lofty position of President of the Security Council for this month. We are totally confident that, under your leadership, the Security Council will be able to accomplish all the objectives on its agenda for this month. I also want to express our gratitude for the outstanding leadership of the Ambassador of Lebanon and his team last month. The situation of children in armed conflicts, including foreign occupation, from which the children of Palestine continue to suffer, remains a matter of grave concern. We grieve for the millions of innocent children around the world whose lives have been taken violently and prematurely by armed conflict and for the millions of other children who continue to suffer the traumas of armed conflict.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“This situation has lasted for too long; it is time for the occupation to end so that the Palestinian people may exercise their inalienable rights and establish an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“It is time for it to put an end to the unjust blockade imposed on 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to bring resolution 1860 (2009) to bear. It is time for it to end Israel's lack of respect for its resolutions and for the will of the international community, and to take the necessary measures to deal with the settlement activities and other illegal acts that are being carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories, including occupied East Jerusalem. It is the responsibility of the Security Council, by virtue of the United Nations Charter, to take the necessary measures to maintain international peace and security and to put an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the territories occupied since 1967.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“What led to today's crime are the continuing Israeli blockade of Gaza, the starvation of its people and the deprivation of their right to live in freedom and safety and to have the food and shelter necessary for their survival. That is what motivated these hundreds of people from all over the world to side with us. One after the other, these flotillas will keep coming until this unethical blockade and the suffering of our people are ended. This attack on unarmed civilians on foreign ships in international waters is more proof that Israel acts as if it were outside the law. The international community must therefore take urgent and appropriate steps in this regard. It is time for the Security Council to come to address the non-implementation of its many resolutions on Palestine and the situation in the Middle East.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“It must bring an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and to the outrageous blockade of Gaza, implement justice and international law and hold Israel accountable for the war crime it committed today against the flotilla, as well as all its other war crimes against the Palestinian people. We call for an independent, impartial international investigation into this crime, in order to punish the perpetrators and to release and protect all those detained, immediately and unconditionally. It is high time for the Security Council to take decisive measures against this serious escalation and other acts by Israel, a country that always acts as if it is outside the law and never held to account or deterred.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“This Israeli crime and all the threats that preceded it are not new to that occupying Power; nor are its blatant acts of aggression and violations directed at Palestinian civilians and those who support them. The Palestinian Authority has strongly condemned these acts of Israeli piracy and views this flagrant aggression and this impunity as a direct consequence of the international community's silence and its inability to put an end to Israel's flagrant acts of aggression and its violations of international law, international humanitarian law and human rights law. The international community must condemn this crime, which runs counter to international humanitarian and human rights norms.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“Regardless of their nationality, we consider them to be martyrs of Palestine, and we extend our condolences to their families and loved ones. At the outset, I would like to express Palestine's deep gratitude for the Council's quick response in holding a special meeting of the Security Council at the request of Palestine, Lebanon and Turkey, in order to investigate Israel's blatant aggression against the ships heading for Gaza, which caused the martyrdom of a number of victims as well as to injuries and the detention of those on board. These people were activists for peace and freedom; their only slogan was for peace. They were carrying only food, medical equipment and other supplies for our civilians. Israel has carried out its threats to suppress acts of solidarity with blockaded Gaza.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“Mr. Mansour (Palestine) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, who is with us at this important meeting. I had the honour to be with him a few days ago in Istanbul at the United Nations international meeting on Palestine. I should like also to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing and to welcome Her Excellency Deputy Secretary- General Migiro, who is with us today. On this sad day, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas condemned the crime committed in international waters and called it a massacre. For that reason the Palestinian Authority has declared a three-day state of mourning to mark the death of the civilian martyrs who fell victim to this crime.”
2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source
“We cannot allow Israel to continue to act above the law, defy the calls to end its violations from all corners of the globe, including by its closest allies, and make a mockery of the urgency of achieving peace and security for our region and the international community as a whole. Israel has put us in this situation too many times before and we have witnessed the disastrous consequences. For this reason, the international community must no longer judge Israel on what it says, but rather by the actions it takes, and hold it fully responsible, should it sabotage the opportunity before us to secure peace once and for all.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Moreover, it is essential for the Council, at the appropriate time, to adopt a resolution framing the parameters of the solution to this conflict - a solution that does not need to be reinvented but rather originates from clear, established principles based on international law, United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of Land for Peace, the Arab Peace Initiative, the road map to Mideast peace, and most recently the conclusions of the Council of the European Union on the Middle East Peace Process of 8 December 2009 and the firm position underscored by the Quartet in Moscow on 19 March 2010, including, inter alia, the goal of achieving a peaceful settlement within 24 months. The international consensus in this regard is clear and must be pursued without delay.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“The Security Council, in particular, must assume its role - a role seriously marginalized in this conflict - and must take practical measures to compel Israel to cease all of its illegal settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and finally commit to the pursuit of peace.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“It is time for the international community to act decisively, guided by the rules and principles of international law and justice, in order to finally bring an end to the Israeli occupation and enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and freedom in their independent State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and to achieve a just resolution of the plight of the Palestine refugees in accordance with international law and United Nations resolutions, with the full knowledge that both elements are requisite for the realization of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Persisting with its repeated ruses, empty pretexts and arrogant declarations, Israel refuses to acknowledge that it cannot reconcile its expansionist agenda and its oppression of another people with the most basic tenets of international law that govern our international system. And it cannot reconcile its criminal behaviour with a changing international climate that is now demanding in very clear terms a cessation of the human rights abuses and grave breaches that have severely compounded this conflict, thwarted all efforts to resolve it, and undermined regional and global peace and security.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Although we have repeatedly affirmed our position, we reiterate today that we can not proceed with negotiations, including proximity talks, as long as Israel continues to violate international law, United Nations resolutions and Quartet positions regarding the settlements. Israeli settlement activities, including so-called natural growth, and all other illegal attempts to alter the character, status and demography of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, must cease immediately to allow for the resumption of a credible, meaningful peace process. What we have witnessed in these last months is a reaffirmation of Israel's impunity.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“The Arab countries have also consistently done so, based on the understanding of the need for a comprehensive resolution of this conflict and for regional and international peace and stability, as reflected by the Arab ministerial follow-up committee's agreement to give an opportunity to proximity talks and the lack of objections at the Arab Summit in Libya, despite great reluctance owing to Israel's ongoing defiance. Yet Israel made it impossible for the Palestinian side to enter such talks as it continued to dig in its heels and declare its illegal settlement intentions, especially in East Jerusalem. We understand that the United States Administration has requested clarification from the Israeli Government in this regard, but as of now it appears that such clarification has yet to be received.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“The magnitude of the humanitarian and psychological suffering and despair and the undoing of development deliberately inflicted by this criminal Israeli collective punishment of the Palestinian people in Gaza cannot be overemphasized. Here, we wish to thank the Secretary- General for his recent visit to Gaza and his firm calls, along with the calls of many other world leaders, on Israel to end the blockade, to allow for Gaza's reconstruction and to allow the healing of the population. Upholding the rule of law, including respect for Security Council resolution 1860 (2009), and our collective conscience demand immediate redress of this unjust, inhumane situation. On the other hand, and despite such flagrant violations, the Palestinian leadership has continuously, responsibly affirmed its commitment to peace in word and deed.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“And, most recently, new Israeli military orders have been revealed by which the occupying Power seeks to further advance its ethnic cleansing campaign, threatening the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, and particularly from East Jerusalem, in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, human rights law and relevant Security Council resolutions. At the same time, Israel continues its illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. On 12 March, Palestinians solemnly marked the thousandth day of the blockade, under which more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians- some 70 per cent of whom are refugees and over 50 per cent of whom are children - have endured the merciless effects of a hermetically sealed border and total isolation from the rest of the Palestinian territory and the outside world.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“The occupying forces have repeatedly responded with force to those protests and have carried out arrests of Palestinian peace activists, adding to the thousands of Palestinians already being illegally held in Israeli prisons, as well as arrests of international activists there, clearly aimed at crushing any attempts at peaceful, non-violent protest and at denying Palestinians their human and political rights to freedom of expression and to protest the occupation policies. Moreover, recent Israeli raids in the West Bank constitute another ill-willed attempt to undermine the Palestinian Authority and its serious security efforts in the cities, towns and villages under its control, efforts that have been recognized by the international community.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Such flouting of the law and the international demands for a settlement freeze can only lead to the conclusion that the current Israeli Government has no interest in defusing rising tensions and is in fact set on derailing peace efforts. In addition, Israel recently declared the villages of Bil'in and Ni'lin in the West Bank, which have been the sites of weekly non-violent demonstrations against the Wall and the settlements and have been closed military zones for six months.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“In this regard, after a long freeze in the peace process and despite severe reservations owing to Israel's continued illegal policies, particularly its settlement activities, the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization agreed to proximity talks mediated by the United States. However, within days of this announcement, the Israeli Government announced its approval of the construction of yet another 1,600 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, which was preceded by the approval of another 112 settlement units in Bethlehem and followed, despite broad condemnation, by the revelation of plans for another 20 illegal settlement units near the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Rather than reciprocate the efforts and gestures made for peace - from the explicit commitment to peace and the two-State solution based on the pre-l967 borders made by the Palestinian leadership, beginning with the Palestinian Declaration of Independence over 20 years ago; to the Madrid, Oslo, Taba, Sharm el-Sheikh and Annapolis commitments; the Arab Peace Initiative over eight years ago; the road map to Mideast peace and the Quartet Statement; the diplomatic efforts of the United States of America and all other concerned nations - Israel continues to pay only lip-service to the pursuit of peace, while its actions are actually destroying any chance for the realization of peace.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“In word and deed, it is apparent that Israel is bent on breaching the Fourth Geneva Convention and creating facts on the ground that illegally and artificially alter in its favour the demographic composition, character and status of the occupied Palestinian territory, especially in and around East Jerusalem - facts on the ground that impair all aspects of Palestinian life, imposing constant humiliation and hardship on the civilian population, whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. All of the occupying Power's illegal policies call into question its credibility as a peace partner, its commitment to the two-State solution and its standing as a member of this Organization, to which it owes its very existence.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“Those collective efforts are constantly being undercut by the occupying Power's illegal actions, wilfully perpetrated and totally contradictory to a peaceful settlement on the basis of the two-State solution. The pattern is clear. It is one in which Israel continues to act with flagrant impunity, sabotaging peace initiatives and causing further suffering to the Palestinian people under its occupation.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“This is just a synopsis of the extremely distressful situation faced by the Palestinian people and their leadership at the present time - a situation marked by the blatant intensification of illegal Israeli settlement activities and human rights violations against the Palestinian civilian population. All of this coincides - and, it appears, not incidentally - with the intensification of international efforts led by the United States of America, with the active engagement of the other Quartet members - the European Union, Russian Federation and United Nations - and by the League of Arab States, aimed at resolving the Israeli- Palestinian conflict via the two-State solution for peace.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“In just the short period since that previous debate, we have conveyed 12 letters to the Council, drawing attention to the series of illegal actions that continue to be perpetrated by the occupying Power and the consequent negative impact on the ground, including the following: the continuing Israeli colonization of occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in and around East Jerusalem, including plans for the construction of thousands of new settlement units; continuing confiscation of Palestinian property, demolition of homes and transfer of settlers, including in the Shu'fat, Al Bustan, Al Abbasiya and Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem, and continuing settler acts of terror against Palestinian civilians and their property; the targeting of Palestinian, international peace activists and non-violent demonstrators, including by use of excessive, indiscriminate force; the provocative Israeli declaration laying national claim to historic religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territory in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem; the storming of the Haram al-Sharif compound by the Israeli occupying forces, the targeting of Palestinian Muslim worshippers and the restriction of access to holy sites in the Old City; repeated inflammatory statements and incitement by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, particularly regarding East Jerusalem; violent military raids by the occupying forces and the killing of civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the consequent heightened tensions and widespread unrest; the ongoing traumatic impact of the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza on the humanitarian situation, social and economic conditions and the dignity of the Palestinian people; the arrest and detention of Palestinian officials and Christian community leaders engaged in non-violent protest against restrictions on worshippers during the Easter holiday and against other oppressive Israeli practices; the closure of the West Bank and continued obstruction of the freedom of movement; the desecration of the Ma'man Allah cemetery in Jerusalem; and the recent Israeli orders threatening the deportation of thousands and, I must add, tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“International and regional efforts to revive the peace process and the continued extension of the Palestinian leadership's hand in peace have only been responded to by Israel with intransigence and defiance. To this moment, Israel persists with its illegal policies, undermining those peace efforts, stoking tensions on the ground and inflaming religious sensitivities in the region and beyond.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“I warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, and your friendly country Japan on your presidency of the Security Council. We also express appreciation to the friendly country of Gabon for its skilled guidance of the Council's extensive agenda in March. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing today. I would like to extend the condolences of my delegation to the people and Government of China for the victims of the earthquake that occurred today. Since the Council's last open debate in January, the situation on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, has regrettably deteriorated owing to continuing Israeli acts of aggression, colonization, provocation and incitement against the Palestinian people and their land.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298 (2010) · source
“It is high time that the international community confront that challenge, shoring up the necessary political will to uphold international law, the Charter and United Nations resolutions, and to demand and compel Israel's compliance with them, as is demanded of all Member States. We reiterate the need for collective practical measures, and it is imperative that the Security Council effectively shoulder its responsibilities in that regard. That will dramatically alter the situation on the ground, creating the proper conditions to propel us to a new phase that will bring an end to this prolonged and tragic conflict and usher in an era of peace, security and coexistence.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Thus, while we welcome and recognize the importance of statements from around the international community denouncing Israeli settlement activities and other illegal measures, ongoing developments provide ample proof that statements alone will not stop Israel's settlement drive. Serious practical measures are necessary to compel Israel once and for all to cease its colonization of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, to abide by its legal obligations, including under the Fourth Geneva Convention, and to truly commit to the pursuit of peace. In that regard, the matters of Jerusalem and the settlements are of direct relevance to this Security Council, which is charged with the maintenance of peace and security, for they are issues that directly bear on whether or not we can have peace in our region.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's plan, "Palestine: Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State", is being pursued with determination and with wide support from the international community, for which we are grateful. We continue to insist only that the peace we are struggling for be based on international law and that it be a just peace. Illegal Israeli actions, which are totally contradictory to the achievement of such a peace and which only fuel the conflict, must no longer be excused or tolerated. Salvaging and promoting a lasting peace on the basis of the two-State solution is dependent on that.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We stress, however, that we must strive harder to reach our shared objective sooner rather than later, in the certainty that the peace and security benefits to our region and beyond will be enormous. Remarkably, despite the bitter, brutal realities of the continuing Israeli occupation, including the appalling punitive measures being imposed on Gaza, the Palestinian people and their leadership remain committed to the goal of peace. They are working hard to repair and build their national institutions and to heal and develop their society, as they strive for fulfilment of their legitimate national aspirations for self-determination and freedom in their homeland.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We all know what the solution is and should have the courage to intensify our efforts, based on the just and well- known parameters: Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the Madrid terms of reference - including the principle of land for peace - the Arab Peace Initiative and the Road Map. In this regard, we welcome and appreciate efforts being made in the region and the international community as a whole to revive the peace process and advance such a solution. These include the European Union's adoption, under Sweden's presidency, of its Council conclusions on the Middle East peace process on 8 December 2009, and the diplomatic efforts being exerted by the United States Administration, particularly President Obama's Special Envoy, Senator Mitchell.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“They are fundamental to the achievement of the peaceful settlement that will bring an end to the occupation that began in 1967; to the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace and security; and to a just solution for the Palestinian refugee question in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III). We also reiterate that negotiations must resume from the point at which they broke off. Prolonging the suffering and loss of our peoples by starting from zero in negotiations is neither acceptable nor ethical.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“The reality is that Israel is actually imposing condition upon condition while it continues unlawfully to create facts on the ground in order to alter the situation in its favour and unilaterally prejudge the outcome of negotiations on the final status issues - be they Jerusalem, settlements, refugees, borders, water or security. Regrettably, over all these years the peace process has been exploited by Israel to further its colonial enterprise. Our demands, on the other hand, are totally consistent with international law, United Nations resolutions and the Road Map obligation to freeze all settlement activities, including so-called natural growth.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source