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first: 1996-09-27
most recent: 1996-09-27
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“And so Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Arafat can, and ought to be able to, count on the support of the Security Council and the international community if they bring the violence of the last days and hours to an end and then engage with renewed determination and urgency in the work for lasting peace, to which both have committed themselves. The way forward is clear. It needs courage to take it. But the alternative is not one to contemplate.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“The fighting has made negotiating much more difficult, but it has also made it more necessary. The United Kingdom urges the leaders most closely concerned to make the leap of faith that is needed to snatch progress back from the jaws of such a setback. And this calls for statesmanship of a high order. It is a great challenge, but it is not an impossible one. Who can forget that in even more difficult circumstances in South Africa, Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk were able to rise to an even greater challenge?”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“And what is required is first of all, I would suggest, a moratorium on the opening up of the tunnel to tourism; secondly, a meeting between the two leaders, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Arafat, at which agreement can be reached on immediate steps to cease the fighting; thirdly, the earliest possible engagement to bring about the implementation of outstanding issues under the Interim Agreement, starting with Hebron - this would demonstrate by deeds and not just by words an unequivocal commitment to the peace process; and fourthly, as King Hussein has proposed, agreement to an international commission to work out ways of dealing with the sensitive questions that arise in Jerusalem on archaeological matters. The United Kingdom would be happy to participate. N 0 one can pretend these steps are easy.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“And the decision to open a tunnel in the Old City of Jerusalem, following on the earlier demolition of a Palestinian community centre, added the fuel that produced conflagration. But the incidents of the last few days are only symptoms of the wider deterioration of the peace process, which has now reached grave and serious proportions. Our priority must be to put out the blaze. Only then can we work to help the parties to engage seriously in real peace negotiations, which are the only way to avoid such outbursts in future. Urgent action is needed to deal both with the immediate problem and with the underlying deterioration in the peace process.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Mr. President, thank you for your welcome. It is a great honour to be present at this important debate. The fighting over the last two days between Palestinians and Israelis has shocked us all. The casualties suffered by both sides are very high. We have not seen violence on this scale since the Oslo agreements were reached and brought such hopes of peace. Sadly, violence was predictable. Despite progress in some important areas, fires of frustration have been smouldering because of the lack of progress on Hebron, the continuation of the closures, which Palestinians see as collective punishment and which carries a heavy economic penalty, and the moves to develop settlements.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source