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  1. “Zimbabwe reaffirms its solidarity with the Palestinian people and supports realization of their legitimate national aspirations and inalienable rights, including to self-determination and freedom in an independent State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side in peace and harmony with the State of Israel.”

    2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source

  2. “The deteriorating situation in the occupied territories makes it even more urgent to relaunch the political process, end the impasse and restore hopes for a two-State solution. We welcome the recent initiatives taken by the expanded Quartet to revive the peace process, and those by some members of the Security Council. The Council should shoulder its responsibilities and create conditions conducive to negotiations by engaging both parties to the conflict, and other international partners, in discussions on a time frame for commencing negotiations. We would like to underscore the importance of salvaging a two- State solution, based on the pre-1967 borders and the need for a just and comprehensive peace for Palestine.”

    2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source

  3. “The spiral of violence feeds into extremism and terrorism. The situation requires that the Security Council act decisively to put a halt to all such violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law. The Security Council shares the blame for the longest continuous occupation in modern history. No measures have been taken to stop the aggression against the Palestinian people, and that has emboldened the occupying Power to act with impunity in blatant violation of Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. The Council must protect the people in the occupied territories. In that regard, we look forward to the Secretary-General's report on ways to respond to President Abbas's request for international protection for the Palestinian people in accordance with international law and the relevant resolutions.”

    2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source

  4. “The recent tragic events are a stark reminder of the plight of the Palestinian people, owing to a systematic denial of their right to self-determination. We welcome the insistence of the President and other Council members that urgent steps must be taken to stop the violence. Furthermore, as some other delegations have pointed out, this is not a conflict between equal forces. The Council must therefore take appropriate measures to ensure the protection of Palestinian civilians. The current violent actions are a direct result of hopelessness and despair at the grim prospects for a two-State solution, which nonetheless offers the best prospects for peace. Israel's security cannot be guaranteed by using excessive force to inflict collective punishment on defenceless Palestinian civilians.”

    2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source

  5. “I would like to thank the Spanish presidency for convening this important open debate and for giving this issue the significance it deserves. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, for his insightful briefing, and the Ministers who participated in the debate for their constructive proposals. Zimbabwe aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We are seriously concerned about the acts of violence in and around the holy sites and by any attempt to change the status quo in East Jerusalem. Access to the Temple Mount and other holy sites must be preserved under the status quo arrangements.”

    2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source

  6. “We hope that recent breakthroughs in multilateral diplomacy will inspire and provide lessons that will contribute to the resolution of this long-standing conflict in the Middle East, and to other conflicts in that region as well. We also call on the international community to honour all pledges made towards the reconstruction of Gaza. Indeed, some Council members this morning gave us an indication of the magnitude of the gap between the pledges and their delivery. It is huge. May I conclude by reaffirming Zimbabwe's continued support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people. We look forward to Palestine's admission to its deserved status as a full Member of the United Nations, sovereign and equal with all other States.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  7. “We welcome current efforts in the Security Council by some members to negotiate a resolution that would pave the way for the withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian settlements within a given time frame. Endless open- ended negotiations without clear objectives have not served the interests of the Palestinian people. As a measure of goodwill, we call on the Security Council to prevail on Israel to halt settlement activities, remit revenues, whenever they are due, to the Palestinian Authority and to lift the blockade on Gaza. We listened attentively to the statements delivered by Council members this morning. All seem to be of the same mind 4 that the only sustainable way to end the conflict is a two-State solution, with Palestine and Israel coexisting in peace. Let us walk the talk.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  8. “Settlement activity is illegal under international law and prejudicial to a just peace. The illegal blockade continues, and the wall of shame remains in place 4 as do the various forms of persecution perpetrated against the Palestinian people, including the demolition of homes, illegal arrests under what is known as administrative detentions, and the forced displacement of Palestinians. Despite all those violations, the Security Council has not held Israel to account. The latest demonstration of the Security Council's paralysis was the failure to adopt a resolution on 30 December 2014 that would have set a timetable for Israel's withdrawal from Palestinian territory. The resolution, which provided a reasonable time frame for withdrawal, would have given the Palestinian people a ray of hope.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  9. “The Secretary- General's annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2015/409), released on 5 June 2015, indicates that 540 Palestinian children were killed and 2,955 were injured. The report concludes that: "The unprecedented and unacceptable scale of the impact on children raises grave concern about Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law, notably the principles of distinction, proportionality and in relation to the excessive use of force". Despite those findings, Israel has not been held accountable. Israel continues to approve the construction of illegal settlements despite unanimous condemnation of settlement activities by the international community. That is all in an effort to change the demographic character of the occupied territory.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  10. “The parameters for the resolution of the Palestinian question are known; they are enshrined in numerous United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the Oslo Accords, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet's Road Map for Peace. Despite those known parameters, violence against the Palestinian people continues in the occupied territories. According to the June 2015 report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry established by the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/49/52), the scale of devastation in Gaza in 2014 was unprecedented, with sufficient evidence pointing to serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, which, in some cases, amount to war crimes.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  11. “May I begin by conveying my delegation's appreciation to New Zealand for having convened this important open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his insightful contributions. Zimbabwe aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-aligned Movement. For the overwhelming majority of the international community, a two State-solution based on the pre-June 1967 borders is the only sustainable way of ending the longest occupation in modern history.”

    2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source

  12. “SADC urges the Security Council to honour its Charter obligations by acting resolutely to end the suffering of the Palestinian people and ending the decades-long injustice at the hands of the occupying Power. SADC reaffirms its unflinching support and long- standing solidarity with the Palestinian people in the quest to realize their inalienable rights and legitimate national aspirations for freedom, justice, dignity and peace. We wish to conclude by expressing our support for the initiative by the Russian Federation to convene a meeting of all parties to the Syrian conflict. We hope that the dialogue will contribute to finding a solution to that conflict.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  13. “The occupying Power also continues to escalate settlement construction, in violation of various United Nations resolutions, including those adopted by the Council. SADC condemns the occupying Power's flagrant, systematic violations of international law in the occupied territory. We reiterate our call to the Security Council to play a more active role to encourage the resumption of peace talks. SADC supports negotiations towards a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East leading to the restoration of the Palestinian people's legitimate right to establish an independent State coexisting peacefully with the State of Israel. The recent wave of motions by numerous European Parliaments to recognize the Palestinian State is affirmation that international consensus demands an end to the occupation of Palestinian land.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  14. “A draft resolution delineating a time frame to end Israeli occupation would have restored hope to the Palestinian people that their oppression would soon come to an end. The recent accession by the State of Palestine to several international conventions and treaties, including the Rome Statute, is a testimony of the Palestinian leadership's commitment to international law. It is regrettable that the Security Council is failing to meaningfully contribute to a peaceful solution in the Middle East even as the situation continues to deteriorate and threaten the stability of the region and global peace and security. Israel, the occupying Power, undermines all peace efforts supported by some within the Council, under the guise of the right to self-defense.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  15. “The result of the recent voting on the draft resolution on the independence of Palestine (S/2014/9l6) demonstrated that members of the Security Council are divided on the need for the Council to shoulder its responsibilities despite apparent consensus within the Council itself and overwhelming international consensus that the status quo is not sustainable. The draft resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the occupied territories by 2017 was in line with the United Nations proposal on the two-State solution based on the pre-l967 borders. Despite Security Council consensus on the matter and declarations around the globe calling for an end to the 47-year Israeli military occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people, the Security Council remains paralysed and unable to act to ease their suffering.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  16. “SADC aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. SADC wishes to take this opportunity to reaffirm and support the Palestinian people's legitimate national aspirations and inalienable rights, including to self- determination and freedom, in their independent State of Palestine based on the two-State solution. It is regrettable that the Security Council has once again let down the Palestinian people by failing to uphold its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations during the voting on Palestine on 30 December 2014 (see S/PV.7354).”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source

  17. “I have the honour to speak on behalf of members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). As this is the first time we take the floor during your presidency of the Security Council, Sir, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on assuming the presidency for the month of January. I also thank you for convening this open debate at a critical time for the Palestinian people. May I also take this opportunity to congratualte the new members of the Council on their assuming membership of this organ. I welcome the constructive ideas they have offered for finding a resolution to the long-standing Palestinian question. I would also like to express gratitude to Assistant Secretary General ad interim Jens Toyberg-Frandzen for his insightful briefing.”

    2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source