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Sabri Boukadoum

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2020-07-08
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2021-05-16
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  1. “In conclusion, current events have again shown the need for committed and prompt international action to resume the Middle East peace process by expanding and promoting the role of the international Quartet in order to bring about a real political prospect of ending the conflict on the basis of a just and lasting solution, leading to the establishment of an independent and contiguous Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, and also bring stability to the region on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, especially those adopted by this esteemed Council, and the Arab Peace Initiative.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  2. “We call upon all parties to employ all available diplomatic means to bring about a cessation of illegal Israeli policies and measures to ensure that matters do not deteriorate in the future. The Group of Arab States believes that a ceasefire is the first step; it must be followed up with genuine engagement by all parties, especially the Quartet. As such, the Group calls upon the members of the Quartet to step up and play their part to ensure that all parties act swiftly, especially the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in response to the demand of President Mahmoud Abbas to convene an international conference to revive the trajectory of peace.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  3. “Any attempt to erode the status quo will only complicate matters further. The Group of Arab States would like to draw attention to the important role played by the Jerusalem Committee, under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Morocco, in defending the Holy City and bolstering the steadfastness of the Palestinian people. It would also like to draw attention to the important work done by the Bayt Mal al-Quds Agency, a subsidiary of the Jerusalem Committee. The Group of Arab States believes that, as a first step, the Security Council must take practical measures to bring about a comprehensive ceasefire, including suspension of all military operations, as soon as possible. In this regard, we appreciate the work of the ministerial committee formed by the Council of the League of Arab States and the tireless efforts of Egypt and Jordan.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  4. “Accordingly, it calls upon the United Nations and specialized international organizations to assume their legal, historical and moral responsibilities and put an immediate end to Israeli aggression, provide international protection for the Palestinian people, uphold their right to freedom of worship and safeguard peace and security throughout the region and the world. We further stress the need to maintain the existing legal and historical status of Jerusalem and its Muslim and Christian holy sites, including the Aqsa Mosque. We affirm the importance of Hashemite custodianship over the Muslim and Christian holy sites and acknowledge that the Islamic Endowments and Aqsa Mosque Administration of Jordan is the only body authorized to administer the affairs of the Aqsa Mosque and the Haram al-Sharif.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  5. “Israeli strategy affects all aspects of Palestinian life and serves to increase the sense of frustration among the besieged and oppressed Palestinian people, especially the young, due to their miserable living conditions and lack of any prospect of a solution to the issue, which has remained stalled and in a state of unjustified inertia for years. The Group of Arab States condemns Israeli crimes and arbitrary measures, which represent a blatant violation of United Nations resolutions, international law and international humanitarian law.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  6. “The Group also condemns the excessive use of force against the blockaded Gaza Strip. It is essential to point out that any attempt to alter facts and turn them upside down by portraying the villain as victim will be futile and dismissed out of hand. The latest escalation is nothing but a direct result of the Israeli strategy of obstructing the road to peace and undermining the chances of establishing an independent and fully sovereign Palestinian State. The decision to prohibit the organization of general elections in Jerusalem and the daily attacks on Palestinians are perfect examples of this.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  7. “The violence inflicted on Palestinians in general and Jerusalemites in particular throughout the month of Ramadan has met with a deafening silence on the part of the international community, encouraging the occupation authority to press on with its settlement enterprise in disregard of international norms and laws. However, matters have taken a dangerous turn and the Middle East is on the point of being plunged into a new crisis that it can well do without. Here I should like to express vigorous condemnation on the part of the Group of Arab States of all the crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people in violation of their holy places — both Muslim and Christian — and their right to freedom of worship, which is guaranteed by all instruments and laws.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  8. “The Group of Arab States affirms once again that the Palestinian cause has been and continues to be our central issue and that the occupied city of East Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Palestine and an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied in 1967, precisely as affirmed by League of Arab States resolution 8660 on “Israeli aggression against the occupied city of Jerusalem and its people, including the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Shaykh Jarrah neighbourhood”, adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level on 11 May 2021.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  9. “These include brutal assaults aimed at evicting Palestinian residents from their homes and properties in Shaykh Jarrah and other city neighbourhoods and savage attacks on worshippers in the Aqsa Mosque, as well as the relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has claimed hundreds of lives, many of them women and children, and caused massive damage to infrastructure.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  10. “Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important meeting and to congratulate you on presiding over the Security Council for this month. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his intervention, as well as Mr. Tor Wennesland, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive briefing. We are meeting today at a time when Israeli crimes and attacks against Palestinian lives, holy sites and property are continuing in the occupied city of Jerusalem.”

    2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source

  11. “The Libyans, and only them, will define the outline with no more interference, no more arms flows and no more mercenaries. This is not yet the case today at this very moment as we are speaking with resolve. The solution that we want to promote and that seems to be accepted by all Libyans, despite their differences, will definitely preserve in the future the legitimate interests of all stakeholders currently involved in Libya. It is our shared responsibility to make that day a reality — the choice for a peaceful tomorrow clearly depends on the Libyans, but also us all — and to stop the “cynical absurdity” that Heiko Maas has so rightfully pinpointed. It is up to us to send a message of hope to the Libyan people.”

    2020-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/686 (2020) · source

  12. “We support the Berlin conclusions, and we will steadfastly participate in all the tracks of the follow-up, with the hope that all sides, not only the Libyans, will truly engage. Let me add that we hope that the Secretary-General will finally announce the designation of a Special Representative. With our support and that of the international community and the neighbouring States, it will be a very easy step and a good signal for a long-awaited restart. Let me add that our country will work within the international framework. We should not forget the efforts of the African Union and the projected inter-Libyan conference to help all Libyans, tribes and regions inclusively decide the future that awaits them and the outcome that they will freely choose, as well as their institutions and their decision-making processes.”

    2020-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/686 (2020) · source

  13. “No one should ignore the fact that our deep-rooted family ties, our common history and our common future naturally impose our stand. The Algerian approach, overwhelmingly called for and accepted by all Libyans, is based on the following elements: an immediate ceasefire, de-escalation in all areas, including the issues of energy and the allocation of sources of wealth that must be distributed to all Libyans, and, lastly, help to assemble the representatives of Libya around a table of negotiations. There is no solution but a political one — that means no military solution — and there will be no political solution if the external forces continue to meddle in Libya through total disrespect of the arms embargo that the Council has established.”

    2020-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/686 (2020) · source

  14. “We support all sincere efforts based on the goals of peace, cohesion and reconstruction. From the very start, Algeria has lent its unwavering support to the Berlin Conference outcomes, which were confirmed by resolution 2510 (2020). We have ourselves engaged in helping the Libyans to unravel the complexity of the situation into which they were immersed, sometimes and somehow not by their choice. Let me state it as clearly as possible — Algeria is in no position to let Libya go towards an uncharted future. Libya is part of us, and we will not leave this part of us to suffer or allow it to sink in human-provoked tumultuous waters. The security of all neighbouring States, including Algeria, depends on the peace, security and territorial integrity of Libya.”

    2020-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/686 (2020) · source

  15. “I thank Germany for its true initiative. For nine years now, Libya has been entangled in a crisis that is having a high toll on the Libyans first, but also on the international community, mainly the neighbouring countries, among them Algeria. The time has come to root out the causes of the unending and unacceptable situation. It is needless to turn to the reasons that brought about the crisis; rather, we need to work, preferably together, on operational and practical solutions that are based on a ceasefire, the free will of the Libyans and international legality. We have the instrument, multiple Security Council resolutions, the conclusions of the Berlin Conference, the commitment of the neighbouring countries and the declared willingness of both the Libyan parties and international stakeholders.”

    2020-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/686 (2020) · source