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  1. “I hope that the members of the Council will ask themselves whether, instead of engaging in a senseless debate initiated by the Arabs in a blatant misuse of the Security Council, they should direct their efforts to condemning incitement and calls to holy war; and whether they should call on the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, not to regard the United Nations as a substitute for direct talks and to fight terrorism unequivocally.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  2. “Israel has made all the necessary preparations for the resumption of these talks. These negotiations will be difficult and arduous, with all of the ups and downs associated with negotiations. We hope that the Palestinians will not rush to the United Nations if obstacles should arise. Instead, they should work directly with us to overcome these obstacles, making use of the nine joint committees that were established just for this purpose.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  3. “Nonetheless, the Palestinian leadership frequently calls for jihad against Israel and praises prominent terrorists, such as Yihye Ayash, the engineer. The Palestinian leadership recently threatened that if Palestinian demands are not met, this "will bring the region and its people back to violent confrontation and disasters, an outcome that will be the sole responsibility of the Government of Israel." The peace process is based on the resolution of differences by peaceful means and the renunciation of violence. Veiled threats of violence such as these undermine the foundations of the dialogue between the two sides. Moreover, as the September riots tragically demonstrated, the language of incitement rarely remains in the realm of words alone. The negotiations on the permanent status are scheduled to resume this month.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  4. “Let me quote some excerpts from his speech: "Jerusalem will not be liberated through negotiations, demonstrations or rallies, but rather through continuous jihad. We will continue on the path of jihad. We should not have mercy on our enemies. Our people have an obligation to chase them, whether they live in Tel Aviv or in Latin America. We will make Netanyahu curse the day he was born and hope that Jerusalem will be swallowed by the sea." This was said by a terrorist, a Hamas terrorist who was released only a few days ago by the Palestinian Authority. Furthermore, the Interim Agreement contains a specific provision which not only requires the Palestinian leadership to abstain from violence and hostile propaganda, but also obliges it to take legal measures to prevent any incitement from taking place under its jurisdiction.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  5. “A few days ago, Israeli security services warned of imminent terrorist attacks, saying that the release by the Palestinian Authority of several Hamas terrorists, including murderers involved in attacks on Israelis, together with various and sundry statements made by Palestinian exponents, were being interpreted by terrorist organizations as giving a green light for terrorist attacks on Israel. Palestinian officials made no effort to counter this interpretation. The Palestinian leadership therefore bears the overriding responsibility for today's tragedy. One of the Hamas terrorists released recently by the Palestinian Authority is Ibrahim Makdama, the chief of the Hamas organization's secret military wing. Today Makdama addressed a mass rally in Khan Yunis.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  6. “Not only has the Palestinian Council ceased to arrest individuals suspected of terrorist activity and ceased to take measures against the terrorist infrastructure, but it has continued to release members of terrorist groups, many of whom have been actively involved in the organization and perpetration of acts of terror. Today, at 1.30 pm. Israel time, at a cafe in the heart of Tel Aviv, a suicide bomber detonated a charge he was carrying, killing himself and the people in the immediate vicinity. Three women are dead as a result of this attack, in which more than 40 others, including children, were wounded. The terrorist organization Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  7. “To the contrary, the Palestinians have chosen to generate political pressure within and outside the region and to avoid the direct bilateral talks that are the very basis of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and the only hope for progress. The Interim Agreement obliges the Palestinians to act against all expressions of violence and terror. This obligation was restated and strengthened in the Note for the Record attached to the Hebron Protocol of 17 January 1997, by which the Palestinians undertook both to combat terrorist organizations and infrastructure and to apprehend, prosecute and punish terrorists. Notwithstanding these clear obligations, recent months have seen a marked decline in the extent of Palestinian activity directed against terrorists.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  8. “It is not as if the Palestinians have not committed any violations of our agreements. Whenever such violations have occurred, however, Israel has raised the issue directly with the Palestinians. Israel undertook to implement the first phase of the further redeployment process, to release all female Palestinian prisoners and to reopen negotiations on a range of issues, including safe passage, the airport and the Gaza port. In all these respects Israel has complied with its commitments. The Palestinians undertook to complete the process of revising the Palestinian charter, to fight terrorism, to prevent violence and to conduct Palestinian Council activities in areas of Palestinian jurisdiction - and not in Jerusalem. The Palestinian side has failed to demonstrate its intention or will to comply with every one of its commitments.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  9. “Furthermore, the convening of the Security Council, the General Assembly and other international forums in which, time and again, Israel was lambasted, unfortunately contributed to an atmosphere which was further interpreted by terrorist organizations as conducive to operations against Israel. In recent weeks, the Palestinians have been engaged in a concerted effort to bring international pressure to bear against Israel and to avoid addressing the outstanding issues through a mechanism established as part of the current peace process. However, the Palestinian attempts to politicize these issues and to generate international pressure can only damage the trust between the parties, be counterproductive and raise doubts over Palestinian readiness to negotiate in good faith.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  10. “On the day on which three Israeli women were murdered by Palestinian terrorists, and many more, including children and babies, were wounded, 13 members of the Security Council have raised their hands in support of a one-sided draft resolution which singles out Israel. We would like to thank the delegations that did not support the draft resolution. Today's debate, and the debates that preceded it in the Security Council and the General Assembly, hark back to the dark days before the Madrid Peace Conference, when the Arab countries were engaged in political warfare against my country and, time and again, would attempt to misuse the Security Council.”

    1997-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3756 (1997) · source

  11. “Permanent-status negotiations will be resumed later this month, and issues such as the issue of Jerusalem will be discussed there. Let us support this mechanism and support these permanent-status negotiations. We trust that we and the Palestinians will reach agreement on all the outstanding issues between us. The Government of Israel wishes here to reaffirm its unwavering commitment to the peace process on all its tracks.”

    1997-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3747 (1997) · source

  12. “Now that the Security Council has decided not to take any action regarding the decision of the Government of Israel to begin construction in Har Homa and in 10 predominantly Arab neighbourhoods throughout Jerusalem, it is our hope that the sponsors of the proposed resolution will recognize that the Security Council is not the appropriate forum for discussions of outstanding issues between Israel and the Palestinians. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is founded upon direct, open and substantial dialogue between the sides. It is this dialogue which has brought about the historic progress already achieved. The adoption of unbalanced positions by outside parties can only damage this process. Mechanisms were created between Israel and the Palestinians to discuss all the issues between us.”

    1997-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3747 (1997) · source

  13. “' It is written in'the Book of Zechariah, "Thus saith the Lord: I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof." (The Holy Bible, Zechariah 8:3-5) Let us turn this prophecy into a reality.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  14. “In any event, the existing agreements do not accord the Palestinians any standing with regard to any actions taken in Jerusalem, and Israel is under no obligation to coordinate such actions with them or to consult with them. - Jerusalem is currently in the midst of an unprecedented surge of planning. and development, addressing the needs of all the city's residents. The Government of Israel is committed to the continued development and growth of Jerusalem for the benefit of all of its residents.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  15. “In agreeing that the issue of Jerusalem is to be part of the "permanent status negotiations, the parties recognized Jerusalem as a separate issue which does not constitute a part of the agreed arrangement for redeployment and transfer of authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Life'in Jerusalem, and all this entails, continues, with the status of the city remaining unchanged so long as no decision to the contrary is taken in the permanent status negotiations. . Therefore, the approval of building plans within Jerusalem, or the implementation of any construction Security Council 3745th meeting Fifty-second year 5 March 1997 work, does not constitute a change in the status of Jerusalem; neither does it create a situation which can adversely affect or influence the permanent status negotiations.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  16. “The most recent expression of this peace process was the Hebron protocol and the establishment of timetables for the resumption of negotiation of the permanent status and the further redeployment of Israel's defence forces in the West Bank. In the agreement between the two sides, Israel and the Palestinians agreed that the Palestinian autonomy authorities have no powers or responsibility in Jerusalem. Accordingly, their offices and institutions are to be located only in those areas in which the Palestinian autonomy enjoys territorial authority -- namely, outside Jerusalem. It was explicitly agreed that the authority of the Palestinian autonomy would extend over the West Bank and Gaza, to the exclusion of those issues to be, discussed in the permanent status negotiations, including Jerusalem.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  17. “The Chairman wrote that "the PLO commits itself to the Middle East peace process and to a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the two sides and declares that all outstanding issues relating to the permanent status will be resolved'through negotiations." This commitment is reiterated in both the Declaration of Principles of 13 September 1993 and the Interim Agreement of 28 September 1995, which refer issues under dispute to the appropriate mechanisms of coordination, cooperation and conciliation between the parties without the involvement of outside parties. Israel and the Palestinians are currently making progress in the process of negotiation and reconciliation. The peace process, based on the principle of reciprocity, has thus far succeeded in establishing a new modus vivendi between our two peoples.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  18. “During this time, it is upon the international community to exhibit restraint, understanding and trust in the determination of Israel and its neighbours to advance the peace process. Moreover, the international community must avoid damaging the sensitive negotiations by predetermining and prejudging their outcome. I regret that once again the Security Council sees fit to discuss issues of contention between Israel and the Palestinians. The very appeal by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the Security Council is inconsistent with its explicit agreement to settle all issues under dispute through negotiations. This commitment is outlined by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in his letter to the late Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, dated 9 September 1993.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  19. “Allow me to quote the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, who said, "We are as committed to the Arab residents of Jerusalem as we are to providing for the Jewish residents. They, too, need housing and we will build, adapting the building plans to the needs of both populations." Regrettably, some speakers fail to differentiate between the issue of Jerusalem and its neighbourhoods and the issue of settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Both of these issues are to be negotiated separately ~- I repeat, separately -- within the context of the permanent status negotiations. The coming years will be crucial ones for the Arab- Israeli peace process.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  20. “Seventy-five per cent of the land necessary for the Bar Homa project is owned by individual Jews. This project is an essential part of a comprehensive municipal plan to construct 20,000 new housing units for the city's Jewish residents and 8,500 for the city's Arab residents -- a ratio comparable to that of the Jewish and Arab populations in the city. Concurrent with the constructionof Har Home, infrastructure work designed to construct 3,000 housing units in 10 predominantly Arab neighbourhoods in the city will begin. This construction will take place in Beit Safafa, Arav a~Swakharra, Jebel Mukhbar, Silwan, Ras al-Amud, Abu Tor, A-Tor, Asaviya, Aswani and A-Sheikh. The purpose of this comprehensive project is to alleviate the shortage of housing for both Jewish and Arab residents of Jerusalem.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  21. “Jerusalem is a vibrant, vital city where 01d sits astride new and the modern and traditional worlds converge. Jerusalem, like any other modern city, has specific needs, such as development and modernization, and municipal services must be extended to all its citizens.' On 26 February this year, the Government of Israel unanimously approved construction in Her Homa and in Security Council 37451h meeting Fifty-second year 5 March 1997 10 predominantly Arab neighbourhoods throughout Jerusalem. The new neighbourhood of Har Home will eventually consist of 6,500 housing units, 2,500 of which will be built during the first stage of construction. The neighbourhood will be located in an unpopulated area in southern Jerusalem, within the city's municipal boundaries.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  22. “Jerusalem is a city comprising many different religious groups and has been a source of inspiration for Christians and Muslims around the world. I am a native of Jerusalem. I am of the generation that remembers the divided Jerusalem that existed prior to 1967. .I remember the walls, and I remember the barbed wire that divided my home city. Since 1967, I am proud to say, Jerusalem has been reunited; it is an open city where freedom of worship is extended to all faiths. Jerusalem today is Israel's largest city, home to 578,000 residents. Of these, 411,900, or 71.2 per cent, are Jewish and 166,900, or 28.2 per cent, are non-Jewish. Since 1984, Jerusalem's population has grown 30 per cent, and estimates show that by the year 2000, Jerusalem's population will be greater than 650,000.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source

  23. “At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on' your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I would also like to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Mahugu of Kenya, for the very able manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council. Jerusalem has been the capital of the State of Israel since its rebirth in 1948 and the seat of Jewish Government since King David established it as the centre of Jewish national life some 3,000 years ago. Jerusalem's centrality to Judaism transcends geographical boundaries. Three times a day, Jews at prayer around the world turn to face Jerusalem. For 3,000 years, the thoughts, hopes and prayers of the entire Jewish people have been focused on Jerusalem. Indeed, the Bible mentions the name Jerusalem 657 times.”

    1997-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745 (1997) · source