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Moubarak

lines on the record: 106
first: 1995-02-28
most recent: 1998-06-30
sittings or episodes: 10
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“We call upon the cosponsors of the peace process and the international community to continue to bring pressure to bear on Israel to implement the pledges and commitments it has entered into and to resume negotiations on both the Lebanese and Syrian tracks from the point where they stopped. The incomplete measures that have been taken within the peace process should not free Israel from the pressure of public opinion and of the international community and should not allow it to continue its massive settlement activities.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“This requires Israel to withdraw from the occupied Arab territories, including Jerusalem and the Golan, to the lines of 4 June 1967, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), as well as resolution 425 (1978), which calls for strict respect by Israel for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders. It also calls upon Israel to stop its military action against the territorial integrity of Lebanon immediately and to withdraw its troops from all Lebanese territory.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Time is not on the side of peace. There is a sense of foreboding, of an evil that might spill over and that may not be confined to the region. Respect for previous Security Council resolutions on Jerusalem must remain one of the main requisites for the achievement of peace in the Middle East. If the Council were to turn a blind eye to such Israeli actions, it would call into question the credibility of the Council's criteria and standards which the Council applies in dealing with various questions. Real peace is at hand, provided that we work for it on the bases that we all agreed together in Madrid. The most important of these are land for peace and the full implementation of international legitimacy.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We believe that it is the duty of the Council to work for the implementation of the provisions of the Charter and the resolutions that it has adopted in other regions of the world as well as in the Middle East on the basis of one and the same standard. We should not forget Security Council resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 271 (1969), 298 (1971) and 476 (1980), which all considered the legislative and administrative measures as well as other actions adopted by Israel in Jerusalem to be null and void. We call for a resolution that will clearly express the international community's rejection of and opposition to Israel's policy and its measures to annex the occupied territories or expand the settlements. We would like such a resolution to include specific measures to commit Israel to act in conformity with international legitimacy.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The Security Council, which is responsible for international peace and security, must adopt specific, concrete measures to stop the Israeli plan to expand the borders of Jerusalem and any other Israeli violations of international law and of Security Council resolutions. In issuing this call we are working honestly and sincerely for the future of peace in the region. Adopting a relaxed attitude towards Israeli leaders has brought only violence and destruction for Arabs and Israelis alike. Our position is in conformity with the previous resolutions of the Council and all resolutions of international legitimacy. It is also in conformity with the high precepts of international law, which remains the cornerstone of today's civilized world.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The most important of these is resolution 478 (1980), which determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular the recently "basic law" on Jerusalem, are null and void and must be rescinded forthwith. We hope that the Security Council will oppose the threats posed to Jerusalem by the Israeli Government's actions and violations of international law and by the blockade it has imposed on that Holy City, in addition to the demolition of houses, the confiscation of identity cards and the building of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The provisions of international law state that those territories, which were acquired by force, must be evacuated. The international community should never recognize that occupation. Those Arab territories, including East Jerusalem, are subject to the provisions of the Hague Convention of 1907 and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Therefore Israel, as the occupying Power, must not make any changes in these territories. The Security Council has adopted a long list of resolutions, all of which demand that Israel respect its commitments and obligations as the occupying Power.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“A peace that is a fait accompli imposed by force cannot survive, and is doomed to ignominious failure. Thirdly, the current problem is not an emergency; it is the result of basic Israeli mentality and policy. To deal with that problem we therefore need the international community, as represented by this Council, to take a clear position reaffirming to the Israeli Government its rejection of the annexation of the occupied Arab territories, including East Jerusalem, and its policy of settlement in other occupied Arab territories. East Jerusalem, like other towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, are territories that were seized by force by Israel in 1967. Occupation will not bestow any legitimacy with the passage of time.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Moreover, the Security Council has repeatedly declared that the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 applies to all the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, including Jerusalem. Given this context, we should like to affirm the following principles. First, we express our full solidarity with the Palestinian people, who refuse to submit to the occupation, no matter how powerful that occupation may be. Secondly, the settlement and expansionist measures, justified by the Israelis on the pretext of security, which has brought numerous Israeli Governments to power, have proved to be a failure. Those measures have led to an escalation of violence and an increase in tension between the Arabs and the Israelis. What peace can be established as long as occupation continues?”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“All of this is the prelude to another campaign aimed at reducing the Arab and Palestinian population of Jerusalem. We have always warned that these policies and illegal measures to expand Jerusalem are extremely dangerous. The Israeli authorities are still holding to the new tunnel that was built under Al-Haram Al-Sharif, despite Security Council resolution 1073 (1996). The Security Council has so far adopted 16 resolutions on Jerusalem, and has repeatedly announced that all measures and arrangements adopted by Israel, the occupying Power, including those legislative and administrative arrangements that aim to change the legal status and demographic composition and character of the city, are null and void and without any legal validity.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Thus, once again and for the fourth time in two years, we return to the Security Council to focus our attention on Israel's illegal measures and practices in occupied East Jerusalem, aimed at consolidating its attempts to alter the legal status and demographic composition of that city. Last year the Israeli Government began building a new settlement that includes 6,500 housing units at Jebel Abu Ghneim. Today it is trying to expand the area of settlement. That is being done in the context of a series of similar measures taken by Israel, including its declared intention to build another settlement at Ras Al-Amud, within the original borders of East Jerusalem, in the wake of its demolition of buildings at Burj al-Laqlaq in order to establish yet another settlement in their place.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“This is a concrete step towards the illegal annexation of more occupied Palestinian land to the already illegally expanded Jerusalem municipality. With the convening of the Madrid Conference in 1991 and the establishment of the foundations and principles of the peace process, we had hoped that a new dawn had broken over the region in which just, lasting and permanent peace would prevail. But Israel's expansionist settler policy and confiscation of territories dealt a blow to these hopes, which the new Israeli Government has all but extinguished. It has openly reneged on the commitments on which the peace process is based, made settlement an integral part of its political priorities, and adopted new and dangerous measures to annex East Jerusalem.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“This city has a special status, the uniqueness of which is represented by the spiritual heritage of the followers of all three revealed religions and the deep religious feelings associated with it, particularly in the Arab and Islamic worlds. We have spoken on this topic in the Council on a number of occasions in recent years and we do so again today in the wake of the adoption by the Israeli Government, on 21 June 1998, of a programme announced by the Prime Minister, which aims at strengthening Israel's illegal hold on Jerusalem. The plan would expand the boundaries of Jerusalem and would extend the municipal authority so as to include some Jewish settlements in the West Bank, establishing a so- called "umbrella authority".”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): I am pleased to begin my statement today by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. The work of the Council has been conducted with efficiency and skill under your presidency. I am also pleased to extend to Ambassador Mahugu, the Permanent Representative of Kenya, our appreciation for his work last month. Today, the Security Council is again addressing a topic of great importance to the future of peace in the Middle East: the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in holy Jerusalem.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“In an interdependent world it makes no sense to hope for independent development in any region of the globe unless there is harmonious development on the great African continent. For our part, we vigorously support the historic priority to be accorded to Africa in order to allow it to achieve a future for its peoples that is commensurate with its rights, its ambitions, its responsibilities and its wisdom.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“These conclusions have indeed already been reached and reiterated at numerous international conferences at the regional level, in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in the Group of 77, in the Economic and Social Council and in the General Assembly. This fundamental debate today in the Security Council on the resurgence of Africa should not be a dead letter. Let us ensure that the dream becomes reality. It is no longer possible to avoid our obligations to Africa. Several decades have been lost through endless talk, when we know what the remedies are to solve the diverse problems facing Africa. The time is past when, as the Secretary- General says in paragraph 107 of his report, "the responsibility for producing change could be shifted on to other shoulders".”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The process must be continuous, and it is useless to resort to short-term or limited operations if they are not sustained through responsible assistance by the international community through all its various organs, in particular through massive financing and coordinated international action. In order to compensate for low savings it is essential to encourage investments, in particular through the Bretton Woods institutions. Let us not delude ourselves: economic recovery in Africa can take place only through the generous and courageous action of the international community. It is Africa's legitimate right and the duty of the entire international community. The competitive global trade environment must be adjusted if international cooperation is to be really meaningful.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Colonialism has left a legacy of deep structural and humanitarian problems that have hindered the building of States and nations. Africa continues to feel those effects. The effects are still being felt in terms of economy, social rights and inter-African trade. Today it is recognized that it is essential to take swift, concrete measures at the first signs of crisis. There are indeed various means available, but we often lack the common will to contain a brewing crisis. Swift action is essential, and this applies also to humanitarian assistance, the corollary of conflicts. But over and above the concrete urgent measures that must be taken to prevent new conflicts, it is necessary to emphasize that a return to normality can occur only through rebuilding and development at the State, economic and human levels.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The Security Council, as well as the General Assembly and the other United Nations organs whose responsibilities include Africa, will have to stress more than ever their interaction if we wish Africa to overcome the conflicts and underdevelopment that continue to hinder its development and growth. It is clear that the Bretton Woods institutions will have to be closely linked to this great challenge of the beginning of the third millennium. Since 1970, more than 30 wars have ravaged Africa, especially internal conflicts, causing more than 8 million refugees and displaced persons. The causes have been diverse and now have given rise to critical self-examination at the global level. This is the beginning of wisdom.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“It is high time Africa was able to free itself from its debt burden in order to give special priority to social development, in particular through the restructuring of international assistance and the opening up of international markets. It is high time regional cooperation and integration was supported by harmonizing the international and bilateral initiatives now under way. It is high time the bloody conflicts in Africa were put to an end, in particular by limiting the proliferation of weapons. It is equally urgent to seriously address ways and means of preventing new conflicts by laying the foundations of sustained economic growth. The ills of the African continent are numerous and interdependent.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“The report has the merit of grappling with all aspects of the problem by analysing the sources of conflict both in terms of their historical context and in terms of internal and external factors. It also has the merit of getting down to an overall plan of action in order to act on potential conflict situations by establishing conditions of good governance through respect for human rights and the rule of law, as well as through responsibility in public administration through harmonized economic growth and the rigorous establishment of democracy. It is high time Africa was given the means to which it aspires in order to allow it to ensure for its peoples a harmonious sustainable development, both structurally and in crisis situations.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from French): Allow me first of all to sincerely congratulate you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you are guiding the debates of the Council this month. Allow me also to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Gambia, for the manner in which he conducted the Council's debates last month. We welcome the fact that the Council is getting down to the job of developing concerted international action to promote peace and security in Africa. Indeed, the situation in the great African continent remains a subject of deep concern requiring a global response. We welcome the Secretary-General's report on the causes of conflicts and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875Resumption1 (1998) · source
“We believe that the two Judgments of the International Court of Justice send a message embodying the international understanding of the law in this case. They should open the way to a peaceful settlement of the dispute. We hope that this new information will allow progress to be made and international justice to be done. The point is not for this or that political party to the dispute to win a victory; the point is to see to ensure the triumph of international law through the peaceful resolution of disputes.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Lebanon supports the positions of the League of Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Movement of Non- Aligned Countries and the Organization of the Islamic Conference in this regard. All these organizations have recommended the need to show restraint and allow justice to take its course in accordance with the provisions of international law. They have also recommended the need for the sanctions imposed on Libya to be re-examined, because that country has not been convicted of any wrongdoing. All of these organizations have recommended that justice be allowed to take its course in accordance with the norms of international law. They have also recognized the need for the sanctions imposed on Libya to be reexamined, because that country is not under sentence.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“We have always considered that sanctions are a measure of last resort for the Council, to be considered only when all peaceful means for settling a dispute have been exhausted. Sanctions harm an entire people, and they have repercussions on many different peoples because of their adverse consequences on third parties. During the discussions in various bodies of the United Nations, we have noted a burning desire on the part of the overwhelming majority of the members of the international community to treat sanctions as an exceptional measure resorted to only in extreme circumstances. As far as Libya is concerned, the problem is that of a dispute concerning the appropriate jurisdiction for trying the two suspects. If the political will exists, it is possible to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“If the State in question refuses to bend to these norms, appropriate measures can then be considered in accordance with international law so that justice is done. In this specific case, the Libyan Government has emphasized since the outset of the crisis that it is ready to cooperate so that justice is respected within the context of established legal norms, and it has proposed that the stipulations of the 1971 Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civilian Aviation be applied. Libya has even gone so far as to take its case to the International Court of Justice, in accordance with article 14 of the Montreal Convention. Thus, Libya has turned to the supreme judicial authority for a ruling on this legal dispute.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Lebanon has suffered greatly and continues to suffer daily from State-sponsored terrorism carried out by Israel on Lebanon's territory against its people. Hence our condemnation of terrorism in all its forms, including State- sponsored terrorism. Today we must ensure that claims are examined in the light of law. The dispute involving Libya has nothing to do with opposition to the principle of the primacy of law. Indeed, Libya has embraced this principle. Rather, this dispute has to do with procedural aspects which, as we have always maintained, could have been quickly settled had the necessary spirit of cooperation prevailed among the parties concerned. When there is uncertainty or doubt, an investigation must be carried out in accordance with the norms of international law.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your delegation's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I also wish to thank your predecessor, the representative of Gabon, who did a remarkable job of presiding over the Council last month. We associate ourselves with previous speakers in stressing the importance of this meeting to debate a very important issue; important because it affects the security and interests of an entire people and is linked to the principles of international law and justice, which are the underpinnings of the Charter. This issue also involves the suffering of the families of the innocent victims who lost their lives in the Lockerbie disaster.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“We would also, through this Council, call on all those who are actively involved to work seriously and take decisive and prompt measures to convince Israel to return to the agreements of Madrid as a frame of reference.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“Last, we would call on the two States sponsoring the peace process in the Middle East to play a key role by convincing Israel to postpone and cancel its decision to build settlements at Jabal Abu Ghneim, to reverse and definitively abandon these projects, to adopt measures to accelerate the peace process as a whole and to return to the point at which this process stopped, basing itself on the Madrid principles and on the principle of exchanging land for peace in keeping with resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978) Today, it is imperative that the two sponsors of the peace process act to ensure that peace is relaunched, in keeping with the principles agreed upon in Madrid, with the goal of achieving a just and lasting global peace in the region.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“The most important among them are those that call for land for peace and full implementation of the resolutions of international law demanding Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories, including Jerusalem and the Golan, to the lines of 4 June 1967, in keeping with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), as well as from Lebanon to the Security Council 37451h meeting Fifty-second year 5 March 1997 internationally recognized Lebanese borders, in keeping with resolution 425 (1978). The half-measures adopted in the context of the peace process do not exempt Israel from its responsibility or from the pressure of international public opinion and the views of the international community as a whole. The latter should not allow Israel to move forward with its vast occupation plans.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“Thirdly, the argument continually used by the Israelis in order to justify their expansionist and settlement measures and upon which the various Israeli Governments have based their actions no longer holds. These measures have led to violence and increased tension between Arabs and Israelis. How, indeed, can one establish peace under continued occupation? A fair accompli peace, imposed by force, is not viable and is destined to fail. True peace is within our reach, provided that it is founded on bases agreed upon by all. We established these bases and foundations in Madrid.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“Today, we call for a resolution clearly expressing the international community's rejection of and opposition to Israel's policies and measures aimed at annexing Jerusalem and expanding settlements, In this resolution, we must insist on specific measures that would lead Israel to respect international law. We also call for a clear-cut position that reflects the international community's commitment to seeking peace in conformity with the Madrid principles, particularly that of land for peace. We are called upon here to shoulder our historic responsibilities, because time is no longer on the side of peace. Events in the region threaten to cause everything to explode, both there and elsewhere.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“The indulgence hitherto shown the Israeli leaders has led to destruction and violence for the Arab and Israeli peoples alike. Our stance here is in keeping with all previous Security Council resolutions and with international law. It is also in keeping with the most noble concepts of international law, which still constitutes the basic pillar of today's civilized world. We believe that it is the duty of this Council to place on equal footing all the decisions that it has adopted to date and that it will adopt regarding the Middle East and other regions of the world. We will never forget Council resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 271 (1969), 298 (l971)_and 476 (1975), according to which all Israel's legislative and administrative measures and activities in Jerusalem are null and void as well as illegal.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“First, we are in full solidarity with the Palestinian people, who refuse to bend to occupation, under any occupying Power whatsoever. Secondly, the current problem has not come unannounced; it is the natural result of the current Israeli Govemment's ideology and policies. Consequently, in order to address this problem, it is necessary for the international community, as represented by this Council, to adopt a clear position. This position must make it clear to the Israeli Government that the international community rejects its attempts to annex occupied Arab territories, including East Jerusalem, as well as its settlement operations and activities in those territories. In calling for such a position, we wish it to be in the service of peace in the region.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“The Israeli authorities have also demolished the building belonging to the Burj al-Laqlaq association within the Old City, thus opening the way to the creation of new settlements in that building's place. All of this is a prelude to a gradual, progressive campaign of expelling Palestinian Arabs from Jerusalem. We have always warned that such Israeli policies and illegal expansionist measures in Jerusalem, are of an extremely serious nature. Jerusalem is a city of vital importance to the Arab, Muslim and Christian worlds, as well as to the international community and the three revealed religions. Similarly, the Israeli authorities continue to keep the tunnel under Haram al-Sharif open, despite Security Council resolution 1073 (1996). We would therefore reaffirm the following.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“This Government has taken serious new steps to annex East Jerusalem. For the third time in seven months, the Security Council is compelled to focus on Israel's illegal measures that have been adopted in regard to occupied East Jerusalem that seek'to enshrine policies aimed at changing the legal status of that city and its demographic composition. A few days ago, the Israeli authorities announced their decision to create a new settlement with 6,500 housing units in the southern part of East Jerusalem, particularly in Jabal Abu Ghneim. This is in the context of a series of similar Israeli measures, including the declaration of intent regarding the establishment of another settlement at Ras al-Amud, within the original municipal borders of East Jerusalem.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“Such acts also seriously endanger the peace process in general. After the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991 laid the foundation of the peace process, we had hoped to see a new dawn in our region in which a just and lasting peace could take root. The Arabs participated sincerely in this process, but Israel's persistent policy of establishing settlements, expanding and confiscating lands have dashed those hopes. Thenew Israeli Government has now dealt a virtually fatal blow to those hopes by declaring Security Council 3745th meeting Flay-second year 5 March 1997 explicitly its retreat from its obligations under the peace process. This Government makes settlement an integral part of its policy priorities and no longer wishes to resume the peaceful negotiations that had been taking place despite the obstacles.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): May I first congratulate you, Sit, on your accession to the presidency of the Council for this month, May I also pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Kenya, for his work as President of the Council last month. I would like to express our deep concern at the persistence with which Israel, as an occupying Power, is continuing to pursue illegal policies and measures in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Syrian Arab Golan. In particular, Israel persists in establishing settlements in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, the Hague Rules of 1907, the 24 resolutions of the Security Council regarding settlements and the resolutions of the General Assembly on this matter.”
1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source
“This resolution should require Israel to comply with the international rule of law. We should also adopt a clear-cut position that reflects the determination of the international community to continue with the peace process on the basis of the Madrid principles, especially the principle of land for peace. The Security Council is called upon to shoulder its historic responsibilities because time is short and is not working in favour of peace. What is happening in the region does not threaten only the people of the region. We would also like to urge through the Council, all the parties involved to act in a serious-minded manner and to take steps to convince Israel to return to the Madrid principles.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Violence is continuing every day in southern Lebanon because of Israeli occupation and dozens of people are being killed in Palestine today. We urge the sponsors of the peace process to pursue it in accordance with the principles approved in Madrid with a View to achieving a just, global and lasting peace in the region. Fifthly, the Security Council must shoulder its responsibility to preserve peace in the region. We are asking for the Council to adopt a resolution and to follow up on its implementation. If this Council does not adopt such a resolution, it will be forced to meet again very soon because the violence will continue. We are asking for a resolution that clearly expresses the international community' s condemnation and opposition to Israeli policy, to the annexation of Al-Quds and to the expansion of settlements.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Fourthly, we call on both States that sponsored the Middle East peace process to play their roles, not only in calming things down in the occupied Palestinian territories and convincing Israel to close the tunnel, but also in revitalizing the peace process and resuming it at the point at which it stopped and in accordance with the Madrid principles and the principle of "land for peace", pursuant to Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978). What is happening in the Palestinian occupied territories is only one link in a large chain of continued violence in our region. It is not enough to calm spirits. Dozens of civilians were killed in southern Lebanon during Israeli bombings aimed against one of the United Nations posts and which caused the death of hundreds of people.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“These bases, set out together in Madrid - first and foremost the exchange of "land for peace" and the implementation of international legitimacy - reaffirm the need for Israel to return Arab occupied territories, including Jerusalem and the Golan up to the line of June 1967, pursuant to resolution 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), and for it to withdraw beyond Lebanon' 5 internationally recognized borders, pursuant to resolution 425 (1978). We in Lebanon reaffirm that we shall never agree to any proposal, new or old, that threatens our national policy. Lebanon will continue to reject any attempts to exclude other Arabs, especially Syria. Meaningless slogans calling for peace and meetings should not allow Israel to continue its settlement policies without the criticism of international public opinion.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Thirdly, the pretext of security put forward by Israelis to justify their settlement and expansionist measures, which underlay the events that just took place, has proven misguided, since those steps have led to an escalation of violence and a worsening of tensions. What peace can exist under continued occupation? Faits accomplis imposed by force are not viable and are doomed to failure. True peace is at hand if we act on the bases we all agreed upon.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Our position is in accordance with Security Council and all international resolutions, as well as with the principles of international law, which remains the very basis of the civilized world today. We believe that the Council is duty-bound to act to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the Charter and resolutions it has adopted in the past, in accordance with one standard and as it has done in other areas of the world. Resolutions 242 (1967), 267 (1969), 271 (1969), 298 (1971) and 476 (1980) have all declared null and void Israel's administrative and legislative measures and its attempts to annex Jerusalem.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Strengthened by this conviction, we would like to state the following. First, we are in full solidarity with the Palestinian people. What is happening today confirms once again that this people rejects occupation, no matter the occupation force. Secondly, the current problem is not a chance development; it is the result of Israeli policies and the Israeli mentality. Consequently, in order to face these problems, we must adopt a position in the international community, as represented by this Council, clearly reaffirming to Israeli leaders that we reject attempts to annex East Jerusalem as well as colonization or settlement activities in other occupied Arab territories. In asking for this, we are in fact serving future peace in the region: Showing indulgence to the Israel leaders could result in violence against Israelis and Arabs alike.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Indeed, the new Israeli Government dealt a nearly fatal blow to these hopes when it expressly declared that it was reneging on the commitments underlying the peace process, resumed the settlement process, refused to resume peaceful negotiations that had continued despite all obstacles, and took measures to annex East Jerusalem. The opening of the tunnel under the Al-Aqsa Mosque threatens not only the security of the Mosque itself, but also international peace and security in the region and in the world. We have repeated on several occasions that the Holy City of Jerusalem is crucial to the peace and security of the region because of its religious, emotional and historical significance and its importance to Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and Christians of all ages throughout the world.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“We were not surprised by this Israeli escalation: on several occasions we have warned that the leaders of Israel are not interested in peace, that their expansionist aims in various guises - such as security - stand above all other Israeli interests. They wish to impose new principles incompatible with the peace process that began in Madrid. We had hoped, during the holding of the Madrid Conference in 1991 and the development of the principles and foundations of the peace process, to see a new era in our region in which a just, lasting and comprehensive peace would prevail. The Arab parties took part in this process in good faith, but Israel's relentless colonialist aims and its policy of expansion and seizure of territories have dashed these hopes.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): I wish on behalf of my delegation to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I wish also to pay tribute to the efforts of your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Germany, as President of the Council last month. We wish to express our appreciation of the fact that members of the Security Council promptly consented to hold this meeting to consider the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The events of recent days, which have left scores of dead and wounded, undoubtedly constitute a grave turning point in the situation in the region.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source
“We would also like to express our gratitude to those friendly delegations which have cooperated constantly with us in trying to bring about the success of the Arab draft resolution. Finally, allow me to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to the Arab Group, which has played a most important, constant and helpful role in fully backing the Lebanese position in the Council. We would like to reaffirm again that the only way to end the violence in Lebanon is through the full implementation of resolution 425 (1978). It is up to the Council to shoulder its responsibilities. This is our constant position, and we believe that the Security Council will act accordingly by implementing that resolution and putting an end to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, which is the cause of the violence taking place today in Lebanon.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source