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first: 2006-03-30
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“In addition, the number of Palestinians injured has climbed to 300. According to the same OCHA report, Israeli occupying forces have fired over 1,000 artillery shells and have carried out 168 aerial bombardments against the Gaza Strip and its defenceless population during the same span of time. There are far too many examples of the brutality being unleashed against the Palestinian people by the occupying forces. I therefore wish only to recall but one horrific incident in that regard to illustrate the current plight of the Palestinian people during these ongoing military assaults. On 12 July 2006, during the pre-dawn hours in the Gaza Strip, an F-16 warplane dropped a 550-pound bomb on a home in the heavily populated Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Over the past three weeks, Israel, the occupying Power, has relentlessly carried out a series of lethal military assaults using all sorts of heavy weaponry to forge ahead with its maniacal, excessive and indiscriminate use of force, extrajudicial executions and State terror against the Palestinian civilian population, held captive under its brutal occupation. In the span of just three weeks, the Palestinian death toll has tragically risen to over 100 people, including many women and children. As the Secretary-General rightly stated in his briefing to the Council yesterday, the majority of those killed have been civilians. In fact, according to the most recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), published on 18 July 2006, 16 of the more than 100 persons killed were children.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“The result has been the continuation of Israel's military onslaught, as well as its expansion, leading to even greater destruction and more human losses among the besieged and devastated Palestinian civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip, as well as in Lebanon. As the international community stands idly by, with the Security Council nearly paralysed, Israel, the occupying Power, continues to kill, wound and maim defenceless Palestinian civilians, including women and children, in grave breach of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law. In that regard, there is no question that war crimes and State terror are being committed by the occupying Power on a daily basis in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“It has been a little over a week since we last met in the Council to adopt a reasonable and balanced draft resolution intended to bring a halt to Israel's military aggression against the Palestinian civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, calm the situation on the ground and ensure respect for international law by all parties. It is important to note that the elements contained in the draft resolution supported by the great majority of Council members were relevant then and remain relevant today. Regrettably, the inaction of the Security Council in that regard has only further bolstered Israel's perception that it is immune from the law and that it will not be held accountable for its illegal actions.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493 (2006) · source
“Too many human lives, the future of an entire people and the prospects for peace and stability in the region are at stake.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“The repeated failure of the Council to act can only prolong the conflict, rather than end the vicious cycle of violence, resulting only in more bloodshed, suffering and loss for the Palestinian people at the hands of their occupier and in greater instability throughout the region, and taking us further from the realization of the just and lasting peace that we all desperately seek. In conclusion, it is therefore our strong hope that, ultimately and very soon, this Council will find the determination to implement its resolutions, uphold the rule of law and take the necessary course of action to address this growing crisis and to pave the way for a final, peaceful resolution of this long and tragic conflict, for the sake of both the Palestinian and the Israeli peoples and for the sake of the region as a whole. It is not too late to act.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“It is that conviction, based on the principles enshrined in the Charter and on our belief in the rule of international law, which has brought us back to the Security Council time and time again, and not any other reason, despite the claims made by some in that regard. What other recourse does a people have when it has been oppressed, subjugated, weakened and denied its most basic human rights under a belligerent foreign military occupation for more than 30 years? The question of Palestine cannot, among the many conflicts, crises and tragedies being faced by the international community, be excluded from the Security Council's mandate and responsibilities.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“The overall situation that is now prevailing clearly requires the immediate attention of and concerted action by the international community before it deteriorates even further and plunges the entire region into an uncontrollable cycle of violence and conflict. This is a matter of international peace and security, and it calls for serious measures by the international community, including foremost this Council. We continue to believe that the Council should uphold its duties in the maintenance of peace and security and in the protection of civilians in armed conflict with regard to the situation of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and we believe that, in the face of this ongoing tragedy, it ultimately will.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“That is State terrorism against a captive civilian population, and all of those acts clearly constitute war crimes. All such acts must be condemned. Action must be taken to compel the occupying Power to cease such grave breaches and to abide by its obligations under international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the perpetrators of those crimes must be held accountable and brought to justice. There is no doubt that the situation is seriously worsening with each passing day, compounding the suffering and hardship being endured by the Palestinian civilian population, and that tensions and frictions continue dramatically to rise, resulting in the further destabilization of the situation, not only in the area, but beyond in the region.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“The Israeli occupying forces continue wantonly to destroy Palestinian homes and property, agricultural land, vital infrastructure and institutions, including, just today, the bombing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Gaza City. Far worse, innocent Palestinian civilians continue to be brutally killed daily by the Israeli occupying forces in a barrage of air strikes and artillery bombardment launched against the defenceless civilian population. Yesterday alone, at least 23 Palestinians were killed by the occupying forces, among them nine members of the Salmiya family - a mother, a father and their seven children - cold-bloodedly murdered in their own home when the Israeli occupying forces deliberately dropped a quarter-ton bomb on their home.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“The failure to adopt today's draft resolution will not help to calm the situation or contribute to resolving the current crisis, and it seriously harms the credibility of the Council at this crucial time, sending the wrong message to the occupying Power and further fueling the disastrous culture of impunity that has allowed Israel to continue breaching international law for all these years, and through to today, without being held accountable for its actions. Indeed, even as we meet in this Chamber, Israel, the occupying Power, continues deliberately and wantonly to cause more human carnage and physical destruction, turning the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip into a devastated humanitarian wasteland of death, rubble and misery.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“The downward spiral of developments and the dramatic deterioration of the situation on the ground in recent weeks, including the decline of the already dire humanitarian situation as result of Israel's lethal military aggression and continuing escalation of violence against the Palestinian people and their leadership, gave urgency to this matter and to our efforts to have the Council be seriously engaged in guiding this crisis towards its resolution. We are highly disappointed and frustrated at the Council's continued inability to act while innocent Palestinian civilians continue to be brutally killed by the Israeli occupying forces.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“We thank the members of the Council that voted in favour of the draft resolution, upholding their responsibilities as members of the Council and, at the same time, upholding international law, including international humanitarian law, which is being grossly violated and gravely breached by Israel, the occupying Power, as it carries out its relentless military assaults against the defenceless Palestinian civilian population under its occupation, particularly in the Gaza Strip.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“We express our thanks in that regard as well to Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as Chair of the Arab Group for the month of July, and convey our appreciation to all those who have supported our just efforts throughout this process, aimed at having the Security Council, in accordance with its authority and responsibilities, take action to address the crisis situation that continues to prevail in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. We believe that all possible efforts were exerted to arrive at a balanced and reasonable draft resolution addressing the major issues facing us at this time.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for your adept leadership and guidance of the Council during this critical period, as well as throughout the many consultations prior to the vote on the draft resolution today. At the same time, I wish to express our deep appreciation to the delegation of Qatar for all its efforts, as a member of both the Council and the Arab Group, in steering our long and often difficult negotiations on the draft resolution.”
2006-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5488 (2006) · source
“We affirm our belief in the authority and the ability of the Security Council and in the primacy and legitimacy of international law, and once more convey to the members of the Council our strong hope - the hope of the Palestinian people and their leadership - that the Council will uphold its duties and responsibilities and will thus spare us all from the tragedy of even more loss and suffering.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“We reiterate today that it is not too late for the Security Council to assert its rightful and proper role and to use its authority to address this issue through appropriate measures aimed at bringing an end to the grave breaches being committed, bringing an end to the hostilities and salvaging the prospects for reaching a peaceful settlement on the basis of international law, United Nations resolutions, the Quartet road map and the Arab peace initiative.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Moreover, as we stated last week before the Council during its important debate on strengthening international law (see S/PV.5474), the repeated inability of the Council to act with regard to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory has not only aggravated and prolonged the conflict, but has resulted in the questioning of the strength of international law and of the credibility of the Council in its fair implementation of international law.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Failure by the Council to take the measures required to bring a halt to this most recent Israeli aggression and a halt to the collective punishment and human rights violations being committed against the Palestinian people will surely only further bolster the occupying Power's impunity and perpetuate the cycle of violence reignited by Israel, worsening the humanitarian conditions and civilian suffering in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and taking us all even further away from the realization of the peace so desperately yearned for.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The Council should act by condemning this Israeli aggression and calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities and for compliance with the rules and provisions of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and calling also for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli occupying forces from within the Gaza Strip and for the release of the Palestinian officials being detained. The Security Council and other concerned parties within the international community must exert the necessary efforts to pressure all parties to move away from aggression and back towards the resumption of negotiations and the peace process.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Israel, the occupying Power, should reciprocate such serious efforts by abandoning the military option, which will lead to only more suffering and loss and will further destabilize the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and beyond, in the region as a whole, clearly making this a matter of international peace and security. It is now the duty of the Security Council, in accordance with its responsibilities under the United Nations Charter, to act in order to address the crisis situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Council cannot continue to remain passive in the face of such military aggression against a defenseless civilian population and the grave breaches of international humanitarian law that are being committed by Israel, the occupying Power.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Such efforts have been exerted simultaneously with the efforts exerted to secure agreement among all Palestinian parties for national unity and to promote calm. President Abbas continues to call for diplomacy to be given a chance in order to save many lives on the Palestinian side - and also on the Israeli side - and to save Palestinian civilian infrastructure from even further destruction and avert the further deterioration of this humanitarian tragedy being caused by the crimes of the occupying Power against the Palestinian people.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The continuation and the expected expansion of Israeli military aggression will surely pre- empt any such resumption, thus killing the prospects for negotiations between the two sides aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement, based on the two-State solution, and the occupying Power will thus achieve its objective of leaving no option except unilateralism. And yet, despite the relentless Israeli onslaught and the incessant crimes and State terror being committed against the Palestinian people, the Palestinian leadership continues to choose the diplomatic option. Under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian side is sparing no effort to resolve the issue of the Israel soldier taken prisoner, to make sure that he is treated in accordance with the rules of international humanitarian law and to secure his release unharmed.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Moreover, the direct targeting by Israel of senior Palestinian officials in such an operation is a clear indication that all of this is being done for political objectives: it is intended to sabotage the recent agreement achieved among Palestinian parties for reconciliation and unity, and is also intended not only to severely hamper the functioning of the Palestinian Authority, but ultimately to cause the complete collapse of the Authority as a whole, thus clearing the way for Israel to continue with its unlawful unilateral measures and plans, on the pretext of having "no partner for peace". Indeed, this recent Israeli military campaign was coincidentally launched on the eve of the agreement reached among Palestinian parties directly aimed at opening the door for a resumption of negotiations and the peace process.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Following the launch of this invasion on Wednesday, the Israeli occupying forces yesterday expanded their aggression into the West Bank, carrying out a series of raids and the kidnapping and detention of at least 64 Palestinians, the majority of them high- ranking, democratically elected officials, including eight cabinet ministers of the Palestinian Authority, 24 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and several mayors. Those officials, in addition to the more than 9,000 other Palestinians, including women and children, imprisoned in Israeli jails, are being held by the occupying Power in blatant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“In this regard, it should be noted that the International Committee of the Red Cross, among others, has today expressed its deep concern regarding Israel's military escalation in the Gaza Strip and has called upon Israel, in accordance with its obligations under international law, to allow for the delivery of urgent medical supplies to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip to alleviate this grave humanitarian crisis.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Hundreds of Palestinians, particularly from the Rafah area, have fled their homes in search of safety in a place where nowhere seems to be safe from Israel's military onslaught, which is expected to expand, as Israel has now deployed thousands more troops along the northern border of Gaza, threatening to invade Palestinian towns and refugee camps in the north. The Palestinian civilian population in the devastated and impoverished Gaza Strip is now under complete siege, as Israel has also sealed all border crossings, and - with the deprivation of electricity and clean water, including for hospitals, and intensifying shortages of food and medical supplies - the dire humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is being severely exacerbated.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The occupying forces have also bombed major water pipelines - making clean water even more scarce - and have destroyed three bridges in Gaza, severely undermining movement throughout the area. In addition, the occupying forces have been flying warplanes over civilian neighbourhoods throughout day and night, causing sonic booms intended to cause fear and panic among the population. They have bulldozed large tracts of agricultural land, bombed a soccer field and launched missile strikes against official Palestinian Government institutions, including the Ministry of Interior in Gaza.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Two days ago, on 28 June, Israel, the occupying Power, after amassing thousands of troops along the southern border of the Gaza Strip, near the Rafah area, launched a major air and ground military assault on the Gaza Strip, using warplanes, tank artillery, bombardment and shelling from naval units. That assault is threatening the lives of the defenceless Palestinian civilian population in the area, causing wanton destruction of civilian property and infrastructure and further destabilizing the fragile situation on the ground. Collectively punishing and terrorizing the Palestinian civilian population, the Israeli occupying forces have bombed and destroyed Gaza's only power station, leaving the majority of the population without electricity.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The scope and scale of the recent military assaults and the wanton destruction being carried out by the Israeli occupying forces in the Gaza Strip indicate that this flagrant military aggression against the Palestinian population under occupation was clearly premeditated and planned. Indeed, well prior to the capture of the Israeli soldier on 25 June from a military outpost on the Gaza border, Israel, the occupying Power, had issued a series of threats and declarations about its intention to launch a major invasion of the Gaza Strip and had begun to mobilize its troops. The soldier's capture became the spark, or the pretext, for the actual launching of the invasion.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“What we are witnessing today in the occupied Palestinian territory - the blatant military aggression by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people and their leadership, and the collective punishment of the entire Palestinian civilian population - is clearly rooted in the long history of Israel's brutalization, humiliation and dehumanization of the Palestinian people for the purpose of furthering Israel's malicious agenda against the occupied territory and its people, specifically including its insatiable desire to acquire land through its colonial settlement campaign and the construction of the wall.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“The list of flagrant violations and grave breaches of international law - war crimes - that have been and are being committed by Israel, the occupying Power, against the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is endless. The list of pretexts used by the occupying Power for its continuing systematic violations and crimes is endless as well -including, for example, having no partner for peace, so-called security concerns and, now, the capture of a soldier of the occupying forces. Yet such pretexts ring hollow when the situation is accurately examined.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“In the month of June alone, the excessive and indiscriminate use of force by the occupying Power against the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip has made death, mourning and grief a near-daily ritual, as it has resulted in the killing of several members of the same families, has left numerous children motherless and fatherless, has deprived mothers and fathers of their young children and babies and has maimed and wounded thousands of others. For the Palestinian people, the protection of their human lives - to which they are entitled under international law, just like all other civilians in situations of armed conflict - remains elusive, as the international community has remained passive about their plight, leaving them to continue suffering more loss, misery and hardship at the mercy of their occupier.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“2) For the Palestinian civilian population being held captive under Israel's belligerent military occupation, such a statement tragically and precisely describes the situation of that people over the 39 years since Israel occupied the Palestinian territory in 1967, up until today. The occupying Power has been systematically and egregiously violating international law, particularly the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to which it is bound. The images of the thousands of innocent and defenceless Palestinian civilians murdered by the Israeli occupying forces are indelibly etched in our memories, including those children, women and men killed in recent weeks by the barrage of Israeli missiles that have rained down on the Gaza Strip.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Just two days ago, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs addressed the Security Council and reaffirmed the responsibility of the international community, under the relevant rules and provisions of international law, to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In that regard, he stated that "There are too many times when we still do not come to the defence of civilian populations in need. When our response is weak, we appear to wash our hands of our humanitarian responsibilities to protect lives. The world is a safer place for most of us, but it is still a death trap for too many defenceless civilians - men, women and children. (S/PV.5476, p.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Moreover, that would reaffirm and reassert the important role that the Security Council should rightfully play in the search for a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and in the maintenance of peace and security in the Middle East. Our deepest hope is that the Council, in the light of this important debate and of the many significant issues it has brought to the forefront, will soon set an appropriate course of action to undertake its responsibilities vis-a-vis the question of Palestine, thus upholding and strengthening the rule of law and promoting peace and security for both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples as well as for the Middle East region as a whole, and beyond.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It is not too late, however, for the Security Council to use its authority to address this issue and to undertake the appropriate measures for bringing an end to Israel's violations and grave breaches and for salvaging the prospects of reaching a peaceful settlement. In conclusion, by undertaking such an effort, the Council would be actively fulfilling its Charter 06-4010] responsibilities on the basis of legal mechanisms in unison with the other organs of the United Nations, and would also be making a major contribution to strengthening an international order based on legal principles.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“246) Unfortunately, the Security Council has to date remained silent on the issue of the unlawful construction of the wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, has not acknowledged or utilized the ICJ's advisory opinion in that regard, and has not taken any action to bring an end to this illegal situation, which is destroying the territorial integrity and contiguity of the Palestinian territory, exacerbating the dire economic, social and humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian civilian population and seriously jeopardizing the prospects for the achievement of a peaceful settlement of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict based on a two-State solution, international law, United Nations resolutions and the Arab peace initiative.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In this regard, it is imperative to recall that the Court, in paragraph E of the dispositif, also determined that "The United Nations, and especially the General Assembly and the Security Council, should consider what further action is required to bring to an end the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall and the associated regime, taking due account of the present Advisory Opinion". (A/59/4, para.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In its entirety, the advisory opinion constitutes a comprehensive and authoritative determination by the ICJ of the applicable rules and principles of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, and the specific legal obligations by which Israel, the occupying Power, is bound under international law. The Assembly appropriately followed up the Court's advisory opinion by acknowledging it, demanding that Israel comply with its legal obligations as mentioned in the opinion, and also calling upon all United Nations Member States to comply with their legal obligations.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In December 2003, the Assembly requested the ICJ to urgently render an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, "considering the rules and principles of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions" (General Assembly resolution ES-lO/Z4, the operative para.) It was on that clear basis of international law that the Court examined the situation and presented its findings in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“At the same time, we stress the importance of the role of the General Assembly, in accordance with the Charter, in the progressive development of international law, in conjunction with the role ascribed to the Security Council for that purpose. With regard to the question of Palestine, we believe that the Assembly's efforts have definitely contributed to the promotion and strengthening of international law, including, for example, by its use of the International Court of Justice.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In that regard, it is clearly in the interest of the international community to exert all efforts necessary for securing a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole, on the basis of international law and the resolutions of the United Nations. The Security Council, in accordance with its authority and responsibilities under the Charter, should play a leading role in that effort. We firmly believe in the authority and the ability of the Security Council to do so and in the legitimacy and rule of international law. It is our strongest hope that one day soon these efforts will become a reality and will ultimately allow for peace, justice and security to become a reality in our part of the world.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In the case of Palestine, the fostering of this culture of impunity by appeasement of the occupying Power or by ignoring its incessant violations against the civilian population under its occupation has not only aggravated the situation by failing to bring about an end to the violations, including an end to Israel's belligerent military occupation itself, but has also prolonged a conflict that has caused so much suffering, loss and hardship for the Palestinian people, as well as for the entire region, whose stability and security is under constant threat as a result of the ongoing occupation. Appropriate measures in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter should be taken to remedy the situation in the interest of upholding and strengthening the rule of international law and promoting peace and security in the world.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In a situation such as this - one in which violations and grave breaches of international law are being relentlessly committed and the perpetrators are not being held accountable and continue to defy the law with impunity - the unfortunate result is the weakening of international law, giving rise to accusations of double standards in the implementation of the law, and the undermining of the credibility of those institutions entrusted with implementing the law. The perpetuation of such situations is clearly harmful not only to those civilian populations subjected to such violations, but also to the international system itself.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“These have included, but not been limited to: military raids and attacks; excessive and indiscriminate use of force against civilians, including children and women; extrajudicial executions; wanton and deliberate destruction of property, including homes; confiscation of land; construction of colonial settlements and transfer of the occupying Power's civilians to the occupied territory; construction of a wall besieging and isolating civilians in walled enclaves; arrest, detention and imprisonment of thousands of civilians, including minors; and collective punishment of the entire civilian population, including by means of severe restrictions on freedom of movement.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In that regard, Israel's policies and practices against the Palestinian people under its occupation since 1967 and until the present have included not only systematic human rights violations, but acts constituting grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention under its article 147 - that is, war crimes.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“While, since 1967, the Security Council has adopted more than 40 resolutions specifically on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem - 27 of which, for example, reaffirm or recall the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949 - the Council has been unable to take the action necessary for implementation of those resolutions and thus for bringing about compliance by Israel, the occupying Power, with its obligations under international law, including humanitarian law and human rights law.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In terms of the question of Palestine specifically, the Council has exerted repeated efforts, through its debates and, more important, through the adoption of dozens of resolutions, to bring about respect for the relevant rules and principles of international law aimed at ultimately securing a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, for various reasons, including lack of follow-up and of implementation of its resolutions, and excessive use of the veto at critical junctures, the 06-4010] Council has regrettably been unable to effectively exert its authority with regard to this conflict.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The issue of strengthening international law and the maintenance of international peace and security is clearly of importance to the entire international community. It is an issue of particular concern to us, as the question of Palestine has consistently been on the Security Council's agenda since the inception of the United Nations and remains a question of which the Council is seized, for it tragically remains unresolved after the passage of several decades. As appropriately noted in the discussion paper, the Security Council has the authority to promote the peaceful settlement of disputes and to take steps to ensure compliance with international law.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source