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Moubarak

lines on the record: 106
first: 1995-02-28
most recent: 1998-06-30
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-security-council

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“In this regard, I would like to recall that 24 hours ago the Council of the League of Arab States, at the level of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, adopted unanimously the same text at the end of its special meeting, which took place in Cairo. We would also like to express our gratitude to the President of the Security Council. We would like to thank you, Ambassador Somavia, for the friendly and responsible role you have been playing during all the proceedings of the Council. My Government and my delegation are very much aware of the positive role you have played, and I would like to thank you very sincerely for convening the Council in response to the Lebanese complaint.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“We knew that such an electoral campaign of the Israeli Government in Lebanon would end in such bloodshed. We would like to express our deep appreciation to the delegations of Indonesia, Guinea-Bissau and China, which backed the Arab draft resolution presented by the Egyptian delegation. This draft resolution embodies two very basic principles: the solidarity of the Arab world in respect of Lebanon and its constant position in favour of finding a solution to the endemic cycle of violence in my country, which is due in particular to Israel's non-implementation of resolution 425 (1978) of the Security Council.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“Further, it requests the Secretary-General to launch a massive plan of action to assist the Government of Lebanon to overcome the hardships resulting from the Israeli aggression, in order to allow the Lebanese Government to sustain its reconstruction efforts; and it considers that Lebanon is entitled to appropriate redress for the destruction it has suffered, while holding Israel responsible for adequate compensation for such destruction. We would like here to condemn the premeditated massacre perpetrated by Israel against displaced civilians sheltered in the Fijian headquarters, resulting in the deliberate massacre of 110 civilians, with 150 wounded. All of us have seen the savagery of Israel against the men, women and children of my country. This amounts to barbarity; it is in the best tradition of the distorted logic of Israel.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“That draft resolution represents the firm and constant position of Lebanon and the Arab world in particular, by calling upon Israel immediately to cease its military action against Lebanese territorial integrity, to withdraw forthwith its forces from all Lebanese territory and to fully implement all relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 425 (1978). The draft resolution also condemns strongly the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which has taken a high toll in civilian casualties and has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians and the massive destruction of Lebanon's infrastructure.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“My delegation would like, at the outset, to express its regrets and sympathy to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) command for the casualties suffered by the members of the Fijian battalion through the premeditated and clearly deliberate shelling of their headquarters today by the Israeli army. We regret sincerely that the Council did not meet immediately on Sunday, 14 April, on our request to put an end to the Israeli aggression against Lebanon. We deplore also that the Council did not act swiftly to put an end to the Israeli aggression and that it took many days to take action on the Arab draft resolution. We deplore the fact that the Arab draft resolution was not adopted.”
1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to present my delegation's request to the Security Council. We ask the Council: first, to order Israel to stop immediately its aggression against Lebanon and to withdraw all its reinforcements; secondly, to condemn the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its civilians, its economy, its infrastructure and its archaeological sites, in particular those internationally protected; thirdly, to force Israel to implement resolution 425 (1978); fourthly, to provide, in cooperation with the Secretary-General, a massive programme of assistance to Lebanon and its people to overcome the suffering and casualties resulting from the Israeli aggression; and fifthly, to remain seized of the matter so long as the Israelis do not abide by the order of the Council to halt their aggression, with a view to convening further meetings to take appropriate action.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“At this stage I would like to quote from the prophet Habakkuk in the Old Testament, who says: "For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee" (The Holy Bible, Habakkuk 2:17) The Israelis should let my people live by withdrawing from Lebanon. They will have to implement resolution 425 (1978). There is only one way for Israel: southward. International law has to be implemented. Israel's logic of terror is distorted. Its military might is its weakness, its stubbornness is blindness and its pretentions are pure imagination and dream. The peoples of the region will never accept Israeli expansionism. They should know that our right will never die. They have tried many times to impose their military might on us but have always failed; and they will fail again and again. Violence does not achieve anything.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Unfortunately, Israel thinks that it is above international law, and, ironically, it is a person who received a Nobel Prize who is perpetrating this aggression against my country. It is the main responsibility of the Council immediately to stop the Israeli aggression. How long should Lebanon suffer to make Israel understand that violence does not solve anything? Israel can kill human beings, but it will never kill our rights. If Israel wants to pursue a distorted, violent logic it can do it. But it will not achieve anything. Israel will fail as usual. It should refer to the history of recent decades, which demonstrates that aggression against Lebanon ends in total failure. Israelis should not play politics in Lebanon because it has never been a good omen for their country or their politicians.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“My delegation said during the peace talks that Israel should not fool itself. Peace will prevail only with the implementation of instruments of international legality or peace will not prevail at all. It will be a reality when the rights of all parties are respected. It will succeed only if Israel abides by the Madrid equation of land for peace. Peace will be lasting only if it is just and comprehensive. The omens are not too promising, and time is running out. The process has been very badly damaged by this second blitz against Lebanon in three years. Every violent means has been used by Israel against Lebanon since 1968 when the Israeli air force destroyed the Lebanese civil fleet at Beirut International Airport. My country, which has been invaded twice, in 1978 and in 1982, has since been subjected to daily Israeli terror.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Furthermore, we asked for the release of all detainees from Israeli jails and from detention camps under Israeli control in south Lebanon. What is happening in Lebanon today is the result of a joint venture of Israeli terrorism and Israeli elections. Again and again my country is the first arena of Israeli terror. We have always said that security will never support peace, but that peace will support security. When we participated in the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991 we expected the implementation of resolutions 425 (1978), 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). After five long years none of those resolutions has been implemented. Israel wants peace and wants also to keep the land, water, Jerusalem, the settlements, and it refuses to solve the Palestinian refugee issue in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III).”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“My appeal to the Security Council in this fiftieth anniversary year of the United Nations is to act swiftly in putting an end to Israeli terror, to condemn this aggression and to force Israel to withdraw to the internationally recognized boundaries of Lebanon, in accordance with resolution 425 (1978). The Israeli aggression in Lebanon is seriously damaging the peace process. Everybody should realize that the Israeli aggression against Lebanon today is a process of destruction. Israel bears complete responsibility for the crimes committed in my country. My delegation made it clear on many occasions in the peace talks in Madrid and Washington that Israel has to comply by implementing fully resolution 425 (1978).”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Children are being slaughtered in ambulances, and elderly people, men and women in Lebanon are falling every minute for the sole purpose of helping the electoral ambitions of the Israeli Government. This is pure madness. What did the Israeli authorities achieve by launching a new, large-scale aggression against my country? Just new statistics of death and misery to add to their well-known record of killings. Since the peace process started in 1991 in Madrid, Israel has been launching raids of death and destruction against Lebanon. Why? Simply because it refuses to abide by international law and implement Security Council resolutions.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Lebanon will have no peace with Israel as long as Israel does not withdraw from south Lebanon, in implementation of resolution 425 (1978), and from the Golan Heights up to the 4 June 1967 line, in implementation of resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). It is high time Israel forgot once and for all its hopeless dreams in this regard. History has fully proved to Israel on many occasions the complete failure of this kind of futile thinking. Fifthly, if the purpose of the exercise is to confuse terrorism with resistance to foreign occupation, we say to Israel, "Don't waste your time". It is obvious to all that Lebanon's resistance is a sacred right. It is up to Israel to withdraw and to end the occupation, which is the cause of the resistance.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Secondly, if Israel thinks that the perpetuation of the so-called security zone is another solution, here Israel should know once again that it is wrong. The so-called security zone is a complete failure. It has not achieved security for Israel. Thirdly, if Israel thinks that it can keep the peace process intact by combining violence and diplomacy, again Israel should know that it is wrong. Israel can see clearly the deplorable results of its military actions on the peace process since 1991. Fourthly, if the purpose of the exercise is to force Lebanon to accept submission, this is again a futile hope.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“1) and "Calls upon Israel immediately to cease its military action against Lebanese territorial integrity and withdraw forthwith its forces from all Lebanese territory" (ibid., para. 2) Instead of complying with resolution 425 (1978), Israel has carved out the so-caIIed security zone in south Lebanon and the Western Bekaa, perpetuating its occupation of Lebanon. At this stage, I would like to sum up some of Israel's erroneous expectations and conclusions in launching the new large-scale bombardments against Lebanon. First, if Israel thinks that violence is the solution it should know that violence will serve for nothing; it will only add misery, suffering and destruction. The whole history of Israel since 1948 has been full of this distorted logic.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“What we have in south Lebanon is foreign occupation, and the Lebanese are within their legitimate rights in defending themselves against occupation, human rights abuses and displacement. This principle was reaffirmed time and again in the solemn declarations of Heads of State and Government at the Commemorative Meeting on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of our Organization. What is happening in Lebanon today is resistance against foreign occupation. Israeli occupation of Lebanon is terrorism. Since 1978 Israel has refused to comply with resolution 425 (1978), which "Calls for strict respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries" (resolution 425 (1978), para.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“In 1978 the Security Council deployed thousands of United Nations soldiers, in accordance with resolution 425 (1978), for the purpose of confirming the withdrawal of Israeli forces, restoring peace and security and re-establishing the effective authority of the Lebanese Government in the area. Since then, the Council has remained seized of this question, and to this day Israel refuses to comply with that resolution. It has been a pattern that any resistance to Israeli aggression is immediately labelled an act of terrorism. Let me reiterate once again Lebanon's constant position on this point: while Lebanon stresses its firm condemnation of all forms of terrorism, it firmly supports the legitimate right of peoples to resist foreign occupation.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Beirut's suburbs are the target of the Israeli air force and another power station was hit at BsaIeem village, north- east of Beirut. Israeli threats and intimidations are intensifying. The sea blockade is being strongly maintained. Before coming to the Security Council, I received two further pieces of information. First, the Israeli air force bombarded the largest electrical plant in Lebanon, at Jiye. Secondly, 484 Israeli air raids took place today alone. The total number of persons displaced to date is 800,000. The Israeli military actions against Lebanon are acts of aggression. This aggression constitutes a grave threat to international peace and security and a breach of the United Nations Charter, international law and Security Council resolutions.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The following towns were bombarded: Tyre, Hinniye, Al Azziye, Al Klayleh, Siddiqeen and Bourg A1 Shemaleh. Israel also raided the Palestinian refugee camp of A1 Baddawi in northern Lebanon and Israeli forces prevented the flow of south- bound traffic on the Beirut-Sidon line, citing any violation as a provocation for direct shelling. The resulting casualties were 5 dead and 30 injured, and the number of displaced persons reached more than 600,000. Today, Monday, 15 April, Israeli reinforcements entered Lebanon. A systematic bombardment of Tyre and its internationally protected archaeological sites is taking place at a rate of 100 shells per minute. Bombardments are continuing on all the towns and villages cited above.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Israeli shelling hit a Lebanese ambulance in A1 Mansouri, in the area of Tyre, killing four children, and hit a house in the town of Souhmor in the western Bekaa, killing a whole family of five. More Israeli warnings have been issued to vacate the area of Nabatiye and the western Bekaa. The casualty results of that day were 12 civilians dead and 30 injured, and the number of displaced from the south reached 200,000 more Lebanese citizens. On Sunday, 14 April, Israel continued to bombard all the Lebanese regions from air, land and sea. Israeli warplanes shelled the southern part of Beirut: Beer-Abd, Haret Hreik and Ghobeyri. Furthermore, Israeli warplanes shelled the electrical power station in Jamhour, in East Beirut. More warnings were issued by Israel to evacuate Tyre and all surrounding villages.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“On Saturday, 13 April, massive Israeli bombardments continued at the rate of 40 mortar shells per minute falling on many villages in the south and the western Bekaa: Hinniye, Al Klayleh, Schaytiyeh, Al Kneisseh, Qana, Siddiqeen, Baraachit, Chakra, A1 Souyaneh, Nabatiye, Tyre, Majdal Selem, Zibqeen, Harrouf, Jibcheet, A1 Mansouri, Yater, A1 Doueir, A1 Kfour, Toumaat Nihaa, A1 Bazouriye, Ibaa, Ain Qana, Habouch, Kfar Remman, Zibdeen, Maydoun, Ain al Tineh and Beer aI Salassel. Israeli helicopters continued their raids on the south and the Bekaa, attacking Jebal al Boutoum, Al Klayleh, Majdal Selem, Tibneen, A1 Souyaneh, A1 Remadiyah, Siddiqeen, Kfra, Baraachit, Kherbet Selem, A1 Bazouriya, Hariss, Chakra and Mahrounah.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“These villages are Klayleh, Khirbet Selem, Jibcheet, Nabatiye, Yater, Mansouri, Hinniye, Bazoulliya, Zibqeen, JebaI al Boutoum, Majdal Zoun, Siddiqeen, Aiteet, Majdal Selem, Chakra, Kabrikha, Touleen, A1 Ghandouriye, Al Sultaniye, Beer al Salassel, Jmeijmeh, Safad al Bateekh, Zaoutar al Gharbiye, Zaoutar al Sharqiye, Yohmor, Tibneen, Shouqeen, Kaaqayiat al Jiser, Kfar Reman, Arabsaleem, Aita al Jebel, Kafra, Mayfadoun, Adcheet and Kfarsseer. The casualty results of that day were 6 civilians dead, 22 injured and 50,000 newly displaced from the south.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“On Friday, 12 April, Israeli artillery shelled many villages in the south and the western Bekaa: Nabatiye, Mansouri, Hiniye, Yater, Hariss, Baraachit, Chakra, Mayfadoun, Souyaneh, Kfar Remen, Habboush, Arabsalim, Kfar Melki, Touleen, Sohmor, Yohmor, Zillaya, Libbaya, Machghara, Tibneen, Jmeijmeh, Hatcheet, Kfarsseer and Kfar Tebneet. Furthermore, Israeli helicopters raided the southern and the western Bekaa, bombarding Shouqeen, Nabatiye, Maalliye, Tyre and Sarba, and Israeli forces shelled the southern part of Beirut: Haret Hreik, Beer Hassan, Tariq aI Matar and Hay al Solom. The sea blockade is still in effect, and the Israelis warned the Lebanese to evacuate their homes in 40 southern towns and villages, causing a massive migration towards Saida, Tyre and Beirut.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The sea blockade imposed on all Lebanese coasts is being firmly maintained and artillery shelling on many villages in the south and the western Bekaa - Tyre, Nabatiye, Schhour, Zibqeen, Yater, Al Qlayle, Mlita, Dirdghaya, Mayfadoun, Jibcheet, Khirbit Selem, Shouqeen, Majdal Selem, Zibdeen and Al Hiniye - continues unabated. Furthermore, Israeli rockets hit a civilian car in the town of Jiye, killing all the occupants. The casualty results of that day were 5 citizens dead, among them a soldier in the Lebanese army, and 25 civilians injured.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The outcome of this aggression since it started is as follows. On Wednesday, 10 April, the entire southern Lebanese coast was subjected to an intensive sea blockade. Israeli artillery heavily shelled most of the villages in the south and the western Bekaa. The Israeli air force violated Lebanese airspace by conducting extensive military bombardments over most of Lebanon's regions. On Thursday, 11 April, Israel raided the civilian sections of the southern part of Beirut, targeting the A1 Sahel hospital and a Syrian army barracks near Beirut airport. Moreover, it carried out other raids on many villages in the south: Mlita, Ain Bousouar and Jibaa.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Israeli military forces are bombarding, by air, sea and land, an area extending from the south to the north of Lebanon, causing the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians. This new cycle of violence must not be viewed apart from the overall situation in the south and the western Bekaa. It is not a question of who launched this or that rocket first. It is the result of the occupation by Israel, in flagrant violation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978). Furthermore, this new cycle of large-scale violence has been triggered on purpose by the Israelis to serve the electoral ambitions of the Israeli Government. This is completely insane. Israel is still engaged in its deadly assault against Lebanon. The number of casualties is constantly increasing and the destruction of property is devastating.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“I am here today to ask you, members of the Council, to take swift action to stop this Israeli madness. Contrary to the claims of Israeli officials and those who are backing them, the current escalation is a result of persistent Israeli attacks and bombardments deep in Lebanese territory, killing men, women and children. This is a violation of the so-called understanding of July 1993 and hence attracts reaction from the Lebanese resistance. The records of the Security Council are replete with my constant correspondence reporting to the Council a long chain of misery inflicted by Israel against Lebanon. Israeli military activities are escalating at an alarming rate.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Once again, Lebanon is pleading before you, members of the Security Council, to take action to stop the Israeli military aggression against my country, its people, its territorial integrity, its independence and its sovereignty. Military aggression is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, international law and pertinent Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 425 (1978), and the Armistice Agreement of 1949 between Lebanon and Israel. For five days now, Lebanon has been subjected to continued Israeli aggression by land, sea and air. Israel is killing and injuring Lebanese civilians, and at this time there is an exceedingly large number of displaced persons from South Lebanon and surrounding areas. This situation cannot be tolerated.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“It is my duty to mention in my statement the situation in Lebanon because we see a common Israeli pattern in the occupied Palestinian territories and in Lebanon. However, I shall reserve the details pertaining to the situation in Lebanon for the meeting in which the Security Council considers the question of Lebanon.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“Such operations, added to Israel's continuing operations against inhabitants of the Palestinian occupied territories, threaten international peace and security and all possible foundations of peace in the future. They lead only to further hatred, violence and tension among the peoples of the region. This has been going on for decades. It has not and will not lead to a solution; it will only lead to tragedy for all. Such policies are in flagrant violation of human rights, international law and the United Nations Charter. They are a clear challenge to civilized society, and they show that Israel continues to disregard the United Nations and the collective security system. They also confirm that the rulers of Tel Aviv do not have any respect for the Security Council and behave as if they were above the law.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“We recently witnessed the bombing of an ambulance, killing four children. If those children had happened to be Israeli, one wonders what the reaction of the world would have been, and especially that of some permanent members of the Security Council. We have seen the bombardment of homes by the Israeli Air Force. One such raid totally demolished a home, bringing it down on the heads of its inhabitants, and an entire family met its death. The bombardment has also been striking civilian infrastructure, such as electrical plants. The Israeli operations in Lebanon have led to the deaths of more than 50 civilians and dozens have been wounded. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, as have hospitals and houses of worship.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“We have seen television pictures, however brief or limited, showing the terrible condition of civilians. Now the picture is completed by the scenes of hundreds of thousands of innocent Lebanese citizens facing continuing bombardment and forcible displacement. Statistics from yesterday and today show that more than 300,000 citizens, in response to threats, warnings and Israeli bombardments, have had to leave their homes and their Villages. Most of the villages in the south and the western Bekaa stand empty. Israel has made threats against the civilians living in Tyre, on the coast - a city of 300,000 people. There are genuine fears of another collective exodus. Israel continues to blockade the entire Lebanese coast and to bombard the coastal roads, usually aiming at civilian vehicles and ambulances.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“Such measures, which come on top of the total closure of the territory, have included the demolition of civilian homes after the forcible eviction of their inhabitants. Israel claims that those homes belonged to families of those who perpetrated suicide acts in Israel or those who sympathize with them. Such punitive measures go against all modern civilized norms. We wonder what law, what logic, what moral values can justify such punishments. We believe that nowhere in the world, with the exception of Israel, can such punishment be imposed. Israel has also practised policies of the annexing land, the expanding settlements and restricting the economic and human activities of the inhabitants. We have all heard about children and other innocent civilians who have met their death because they did not have enough medicine or medical care.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“They believe that the cordon and the closure constitute a declaration of war against the Palestinian people. The Israeli Prime Minister, a Nobel Prize winner, decided to take off the garment of peace and put on his boxing gloves. He honestly declared that he would not accept peace at the expense of security in his country. He wanted to send a message to the Israeli electorate to convince it that peace would come only on the terms it desired. If the others accept, fine; if they refuse, the alternative is the Israeli military machine. And we are wondering if such logic can serve the cause of peace? For a few weeks now, Israeli forces have been engaging in collective punishment against Palestinian inhabitants inside the occupied Palestinian territories.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“Violence has spread from the occupied Palestinian territories to southern Lebanon to the western Bekaa; indeed, to the suburbs of Beirut. The number of civilian casualties is rising, and instead of meeting to hail the results of the Madrid process and the return to the path of true peace, the Security Council is here because the drums of war are beating again - the drums of the Israeli military machine bombarding from land, sea and air, destroying dozens of Lebanese villages and towns, causing dozens of civilian casualties and displacing thousands of women and children. We see the Palestinians protesting against the Israeli policy of siege, the security cordon imposed on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the reoccupation of regions from which Israeli forces had withdrawn.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“We stressed that peace entrenches security; not the contrary. We said that a genuine peace is a peace that, based on the resolutions of international legitimacy, would respect the legitimate rights of all the peoples of the region, including the Palestinian people, a people which has suffered for many long years. They have suffered occupation, repression, dispersal; they have sought to establish their homeland, a homeland that would give them the identity necessary to join the international community, to practice and enjoy their natural human rights and to have civilized interaction with others. Today we witness the fruits of partial measures. Despair generates violence; violence attracts violence; and here we are once again in a vicious circle of Violence.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“We had always been among those who sincerely hoped that one day we would all celebrate a just, lasting and comprehensive peace; the day when we would all stand together to applaud a bright future for all our children. However, we sadly warned not only that any partial measure would be doomed, but that its failure would have serious repercussions for the future of peace because it would lead to the frustration of public opinion and the entrenchment of the language of despair, which usually turns into acts of violence and tragedies for civilians. On that basis we stated the need to continue these endeavours on the basis and principles to which we all agreed in Madrid. We considered that it would be necessary for Israelis to stop dreaming of an Eretz Israel, and to stop believing that security could come before peace.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): I am delighted, Sir, to express our pleasure at seeing you presiding over the Security Council this month. We are fully aware of your wisdom and your broad knowledge, as well as of your country's commitment to the cause of peace. We are therefore convinced that you will lead the Council very effectively. The Security Council is once again considering a situation that some in the international community had believed was on the road to settlement. A sector of public opinion applauded the scenes on their television screens - the scenes of celebration that accompanied the signing of preliminary agreements between some parties to the conflict.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652 (1996) · source
“The lack of measures and effective action on the part of the Security Council to end Israel's acts of aggression and the suffering of the people will destroy any hope of a just and lasting peace and will merely help the situation to deteriorate further and prolong the suffering of the people of the region. The people of Lebanon are looking to the Council to see if the international law promised to us by the new world order will apply to Israel or not and to see whether an exception will be made for Israel in the framework of the application of international law.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“In certain parts of the south and western Beka'a, Lebanese citizens are suffering daily from the bombing of their cities and villages as Israel continues to refuse to implement resolution 425 (1978). Hundreds of Lebanese are detained arbitrarily and spend years in Israeli jails in what has been called the "security belt" and in Israel itself. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not allowed to visit the prisoners and there is a complete failure to implement the resolutions taken in this respect by the Commission on Human Rights. Likewise, the Israeli navy is continuing to enforce a blockade and preventing fishing vessels from leaving the coast. Despite these actions, there is no effective response aimed at ending such flagrant acts of aggression.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The international community must not forget that Israeli settlements are illegitimate, unlawful and an obstacle to the peace process. These settlements are a time bomb and pose a grave danger not only to the peace process but also to the stability of the region as a whole. The problem in Jerusalem at the moment is not circumstantial. We are all familiar with what has caused it. It is high time that international law was respected and that international resolutions on this issue were implemented. The indulgence shown towards Israel must end in view of its defiance and its negative approach to finding a solution, even in the framework of the peace process that begin in Madrid in 1991. In this context, Lebanon continues to suffer under Israeli occupation.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The proof of this can be seen in Israel's recent actions and its continued occupation of the Arab territories it first seized in 1967. To those who consider the question from a purely materialistic standpoint, I would say that Jerusalem is one matter on which there can be no compromise in terms of land because Jerusalem is central to the Arab world and the Palestinian cause. We will never accept any measure that violates the Holy City or that affects individuals and land. The Israelis are harassing Palestinians to try and force them to leave the city, which if they did, would alter the demographic and social structure of the Holy City of Jerusalem. We emphasize the fact that excavation work is endangering the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy places of Christians and Muslims in the city of Jerusalem.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“Fifth, the Security Council must condemn Israeli practices and policies aimed at annexing Arab territories, including the Holy City of Jerusalem. Similarly, Israel must end any arbitrary actions which threaten the peace process and peace and security in the region and the world at large. The responsibility of the Security Council as regards the maintenance of peace is not confined to the adoption of resolutions; these resolutions should also be implemented. On many occasions, we have warned against a failure by the Council to honour its obligations. This would lead Israel to believe that it could shirk its responsibilities as a Member of this Organization and that it could continue its policies and acts of aggression with impunity.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“In its resolutions 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 271 (1969), 298 (1971) and 476 (1980), the Security Council has made it clear that legislative and administrative measures taken by Israel with a view to confiscating land and property and modifying the legal status of Jerusalem are null and void. In resolution 478 (1980), it also emphasized that it did not recognize what has been called the "basic law" on Jerusalem and called on States that had established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw them from the Holy City. Third, Israeli settlements are unlawful according to the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. Fourth, Israel must respect its international commitments with regard to the peace process and the Holy City of Jerusalem.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“First, the Holy City of Jerusalem is of vital importance given the religious, emotional and cultural values of civilization it has represented for Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and Christians throughout the world and over the ages. Second, we also wish to emphasize the importance of the question of Jerusalem to the peace process and of the implementation of the United Nations resolutions that prohibit a change in the status of the city of Jerusalem, which is an integral part of the Arab territories that have been occupied since 1967. In this respect, a number of resolutions have been adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly that confirm this reality.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The Government of Israel has decided to confiscate 53 hectares in east Jerusalem in order to build new settlements there. It seems that these confiscation measures were preceded by similar measures and will be followed by others unless this situation is brought to an end. Israel's confiscation of these Arab lands constitutes a danger to the peace process and dispels confidence in Israel's commitment to the negotiations. This is all the more so since it runs counter to the principles on the basis of which the peace conference was held in Madrid. At this delicate point in history, Israel must decide once and for all whether it wishes to respect the basis and inviolable principles of established international law. For this reason, we wish to emphasize the following areas of concern.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon) (interpretation from Arabic): I am delighted to say how pleased we are to see you, Sir, as President of the Council for this month. We are aware of how committed France is to the cause of peace in the Middle East and we know that the work of the Council will be well directed thanks to your wisdom and experience. I also wish to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, for the exemplary way in which he conducted the proceedings of the Council for the month of April. In spite of its participation in the peace process in the Middle East, Israel is continuing its expansionist policies and its policy of procrastination. Contrary to all legality and the law it continues to defy the resolutions of the United Nations and its Charter.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The continuation of the Israeli settlement policy in the Palestinian territories and the explosive situation in southern Lebanon confirm the presence of a major threat to the peace process. We hope to see the Security Council play a decisive role by taking the necessary measures to put an end to Israel's settlement policy, and to the intransigent Israeli measures aimed against Lebanon so that the peace process can be resumed and all Members of the United Nations can reaffirm their commitment to international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of the Madrid Conference.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The continuation of these violations of Lebanese territorial integrity is part of an Israeli practice aimed at imposing Israeli hegemony over its neighbours and at totally rejecting resolution 425 (1978), which demanded that Israel withdraw to its internationally recognized boundaries. This resolution has not yet been implemented. The Israeli rejection of this resolution on various pretexts has led to a situation in southern Lebanon that was tense then and continues to be so now. Citizens in the occupied areas suffer under constant daily bombardment and as a result of types of activity that are becoming characteristic of Israeli practices in the countries of the region, and will never lead to the peaceful coexistence to which the peoples of the region aspire.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“For two weeks now, Israel has been imposing a sea blockade against the ports of Tyre, Sarafund, Sidon and Al- Darnour and is terrorizing citizens, particularly fishermen, who have been deprived of their sole source of income. Israeli sea patrols operate daily in Lebanese ports and Israel is engaged in continuing aggression against the region also through the use of heavy weapons and air power. Such acts of aggression have caused a great deal of damage and claimed a great number of innocent victims among civilians, as well as causing considerable economic damage.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source