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2009-06-29

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2010-10-18

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1. “When His Majesty King Abdullah 11 Bin Al-Hussein always recalls the centrality of the Palestine question and emphasizes its priority and primacy over the other issues in the region, we proceed from the complete conviction that achieving a two- State solution and a comprehensive peace is the only way to effectively and harmoniously resolve the other issues in the region, including manifestations of bigotry, extremism, terrorism and violence. Jordan regrets the Israeli Government's decision not to extend the moratorium on settlement activities in the occupied areas. That threatens to derail the whole negotiating process, contrary to the wishes and demands of the entire international community - to whose will Israel pays no heed.”

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2. “The Arab Peace Initiative, adopted in Beirut in 2002 and reaffirmed time and again at subsequent Arab summits, most recently at the Sirte summit in Libya this month, reveals the collective Arab and Islamic commitment to an equal, comprehensive, permanent and just peace. Unfortunately, that initiative has not received from successive Israeli Governments a response commensurate with its importance. Here I would like to reiterate my country's view of the gravity and enormity of the consequences and dimensions of the absence of peace and stability in the Middle East.”

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3. “Jordan welcomes the statement by United States President Barack Obama during the General Assembly's general debate last month (see A/65/PV.11) on the importance of achieving a two-State solution and the strenuous efforts to bring about successful negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the question of Palestine; no solution to the conflict can be effected without settling it via a two-State solution. The achievement of that solution and of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, in conformity with international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, is of vital interest to, and enjoys the support of, the entire world, not merely the States and peoples of our region.”

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4. “The parties must demonstrate their seriousness by adhering to peace. That requires halting all unilateral Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank - at the heart of which is East Jerusalem - including construction inside settlements, forced evacuation and deportation, confiscation of land and property, and policies of demolition of Christian and Muslim Palestinian homes and eviction of their occupants. It also includes all forms of archaeological excavations and digging tunnels under and around holy Christian and Muslim sites. Beyond their illegality and unlawfulness, such measures violate the rules of international law and international humanitarian law. With them Israel is blatantly flouting its obligations as the occupying Power while impeding United States and international efforts.”

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5. “Mr. Shawabkah (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): The Council's meeting comes at a time when American efforts are intensifying and are coupled with an international undertaking to find an environment conducive to the success of direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Those negotiations are conducted with a view to reaching a two-State solution establishing an independent Palestinian State based on the lines of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, to live in peace and security in a stable and secure region, side by side with all States and peoples of the region, including Israel. Jordan supports those efforts and calls on Israel to respond to them so that direct negotiations can be resumed and lead to a positive outcome that addresses all final status issues, including Jerusalem, refugees, security and borders.”

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6. “The recent Israeli 10-45934 aggression against the freedom flotilla is evidence of Israel's discriminatory and widely denounced approach to the values of humanitarian relief, which bring together humankind, regardless of religion, race, culture or civilization. We call for a guarantee that such denounced acts of aggression will not be repeated.”

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7. “Therein lies the real threat to the international peace and security provided for in the United Nations Charter. The notable economic and security achievements of the Palestinian Government in the Palestinian territories are threatened by Israel's continued policy of isolation, roadblocks, separation walls and closure. Hence, this policy and these practices must be stopped, and the Israeli blockade of Gaza must be ended immediately. Moreover, until the full and prompt lifting of its blockade in accordance with its legal obligations and in support of lofty humanitarian values, Israel must deal positively with international attempts to extend a helping hand to the Gaza Strip.”

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8. “In view of the uninterrupted historic role assumed by His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein and Jordan as custodian of sacred Christian and Islamic holy sites, I would like to acquaint the Council with the gravity of Israeli actions in Al-Quds, which are intended to create new realities on the ground and to eradicate religious monuments, in particular Christian and Islamic sites. This constitutes a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law, which obliges the occupying Power to preserve cultural, historic and religious sites and not to undermine or demolish them. The Council realizes that Israel's continuation of such actions offends the feelings of hundreds of millions of Christians and Muslims, not only in the region but all over the world.”

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9. “When His Hashemite Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein consistently affirms the centrality of the question of Palestine and its priority and precedence over all other questions in the region, he is proceeding from the firm conviction that the two-State solution and the peace process constitute the only approach that will enable us to effectively and efficiently address the region's other challenges and problems, including the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and manifestations of intolerance, extremism, terrorism and violence.”

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10. “It would integrate Israel into the region, replacing its recourse to a citadel mentality, which does not bring about security, stability, peace, good-neighbourliness or cooperation. Hence, we affirm and underscore the importance of a holistic solution and of seeking as soon as possible 10-45934 to resume negotiations on the Lebanese and Syrian tracks from the point at which the previous negotiations stopped, within a frame of reference based on the established peace process terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative. Allow me on behalf of my country to emphasize the severity and gravity of the scope and implications of the absence of peace and security in the Middle East.”

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11. “That is because Israel's acceptance of the Arab Peace Initiative would guarantee the end of its occupation of all Syrian territories occupied since 1967 and the remaining Lebanese territories occupied in the same year and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, and because it would guarantee an agreed resolution of the issue of Palestine refugees in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) and would secure for Israel peace agreements with all Arab States and normal relations with 35 other Islamic States. Moreover, Israel's acceptance and implementation of the Initiative would put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict and guarantee the security of all States and peoples of the region, including Israel.”

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12. “Similarly, the Arab Peace Initiative - adopted in 2002 by the Council of the League of Arab States at the Beirut Summit and reaffirmed in all subsequent Arab summits, most recent of which was the Sirte summit, held last March, and also endorsed by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at the summit level and the ministerial level - reflects the depth of the Islamic and Arab commitment to an even-handed, comprehensive, permanent and just peace. Regrettably, that important initiative has not been received with commensurate acceptance or positive reaction by successive Israeli Governments. It is high time for Israel to respond positively to this balanced, committed and significant initiative, which would create a win- win situation for all parties.”

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13. “Needless to say, such actions, over and above being illegal and illegitimate, violate the norms of international law and international humanitarian law and constitute a flagrant breach by Israel of its 6 obligations as the occupying Power and of scores of resolutions of this Council and hundreds of resolutions of the General Assembly. These actions also hinder the United States and international efforts. The two-State solution is the only solution to the question of Palestine, which is at the core of the Arab- Israeli conflict. Attainment of such a solution and of comprehensive peace in the Middle East in accordance with established international terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative is of vital interest not only to the nations and peoples of our region but to the entire world. It also commands international unanimity.”

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14. “Such negotiations must be clearly time-bound and subject to strict criteria to monitor the fulfillment of obligations. All parties must evince their seriousness by matching actions with words. Any demonstration of a commitment to peace ipso facto requires a halt to all unilateral Israel actions in the occupied West Bank 4 the heart of which is East Jerusalem - including forced migration, deportation, the seizure of property and land, and the policy of demolishing the homes of Christian and Muslim Palestinians and evicting them. There also must be an immediate stop to all excavations and tunnels beneath and around the Christian and Islamic holy sites.”

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15. “The Council is meeting at a time of intensive United States efforts, with major international support, to create an environment conducive to the relaunching of direct negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel in order to achieve the two-State solution through the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the borders of 4 June 1967 and with East Jerusalem as its capital, coexisting in peace and security with the State of Israel and all other States of the region. We in Jordan support these efforts and call on Israel to respond positively to them by resuming direct negotiations as soon as possible from the point at which the previous negotiations stopped, and to address all final status questions, including Jerusalem, refugees, security and borders.”

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16. “Mr. Shawabkah (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Madam President, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Once again, the Council is meeting to take up the conflict in the Middle East and Israel's continued occupation of the Palestinian territories and of Arab territories in the Syrian Golan and South Lebanon.”

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17. “Today we repeat our call to seize the historic opportunity presented by the Arab Peace Initiative to put an end to conflict and establish a just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-State solution, to put an end to the occupation of all Syrian and Lebanese territory and to ensure peace and security for all the States and peoples of the region.”

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18. “Genuine, lasting peace for Israel will never come about until that country can become naturally integrated with its surroundings and can coexist peacefully with other countries of the region. The explicit collective commitment of the Arab and Islamic States, which constitute more than a third of the United Nations membership, to attaining such a peace is reflected in their support for the Arab Peace Initiative adopted at the 2002 Beirut summit. This is a key starting point for addressing all aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”

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19. “We call upon the international community, owing to its humanitarian and legal responsibility, to support our Palestinian brothers and sisters, to provide humanitarian assistance, to end their suffering and its consequences, to take immediate, effective action to ensure that Israel abides by resolution 1860 (2009), and to work to lift the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. We in Jordan will spare no effort in continuing to provide all forms of support for our Palestinian brothers and sisters and in making others aware of their profound suffering. Israel must know that it cannot depend on occupation, walls and military power indefinitely. It cannot be governed by a fortress mentality.”

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20. “The Israeli settlements and their ongoing construction are an unbearable burden to the Palestinians, their movement and their development, and represent a genuine obstacle to international and regional efforts to relaunch the negotiations. They undermine the prospects for a peaceful solution and a future independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State. We call upon Israel to immediately and completely halt all such activities in the occupied 10-31422 Palestinian territories, first and foremost in East Jerusalem, including so-called natural growth. Achieving peace requires a radical change in the tragic status quo experienced by the Palestinians in the occupied territories, especially in the Gaza Strip.”

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21. “The international community must promptly hold Israel accountable for its actions and urge it to end violations that undermine the prospects for peace and impose a fait accompli. Jordan calls on the international community to see to it that no irresponsible measures are undertaken to undermine the potential for negotiations between the two parties. Jordan appreciates the clear positions recently enunciated by the international community, including the Quartet, which has emphasized the importance of Jerusalem and reiterated that East Jerusalem is an integral part of the territories occupied in 1967. It has also condemned the settlement activities there and in the other occupied Palestinian territories, all of which are blatant violations of international humanitarian law and of Israel's obligations under the Road Map.”

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22. “They contravene international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War, and relevant United Nations resolutions, including many adopted by this Council. They represent a grave violation of Israel's obligations and commitments as the occupying Power. For the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein, the desecration of the holy city is a red line that cannot be crossed. Jerusalem will remain a priority of our country and we will spare no effort to preserve it, to protect and maintain the Islamic and Christian holy sites, to safeguard the Arab nature and identity of the city, to end the Israeli occupation, and to support its steadfast people.”

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23. “Israel has pursued its provocative unilateral measures in occupied East Jerusalem, including excavation around and underneath sacred Islamic and Christian sites, in particular the Al-Haram Al-Sharif; the demolition of homes; the obstruction of the work of the Palestinian Endowment administration; the confiscation of lands; the expulsion of Arab residents; and ongoing attempts 10-31422 to create new realities on the ground, to change the demographic nature of occupied East Jerusalem, to obliterate the Arab, Islamic and Christian features of the city, and to alter the legal status of the city under Israeli occupation. Such practices are illegal, illegitimate and null and void, and must not continue.”

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24. “We have repeatedly warned against their consequences for international peace and security, especially considering the esteemed place held by Jerusalem in the minds and souls of hundreds of millions of Christians and Muslims throughout the world. We warn again today that the continuation of such illegal, illegitimate and condemned procedures in the occupied Palestinian territories in general, and in East Jerusalem in particular, and Israel's feverish attempts to Judaize these territories will drag the entire region into a situation it will be unable to control, posing a major threat to international peace and security, the maintenance of which is a principal function of this Council. The practices of the Israeli Government in the occupied Palestinian territories contradict the spirit of genuine peace and reflect no desire for peace.”

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25. “In that regard, Jordan highly appreciates the lead role of the United States and stresses the importance of its ongoing efforts and the efforts of the international Quartet, the European Union and all stakeholders to relaunch serious negotiations with clear timelines and benchmarks to measure progress towards the two-State solution in a regional context of comprehensive peace based on agreed principles of international legitimacy, in particular the Arab Peace Initiative. Jordan has repeatedly expressed its grave concern about and frank condemnation and rejection of all Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, with East Jerusalem at their heart.”

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26. “Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin A1 Hussein, is committed to continuing its work with all parties concerned to achieve regional peace and security on the basis of that solution, leading to the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State on Palestinian national territory, living side by side in peace and security with Israel, with its capital in East Jerusalem and on the basis of the borders of4 June 1967.”

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27. “That, in turn, would have negative repercussions on the security of the world as a whole. The only way to avert that bleak scenario and to reach a bright future lies in the intensification of international efforts in the coming months to achieve tangible progress towards the implementation of the 2 two-State solution - the only option for resolving the Palestinian question and confirmed again and again in the Security Council's resolutions.”

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28. “There is a great deal of stress and tension in our region because of the lack of real and concrete progress towards achieving the two-State solution and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. The severe tension in the Middle East may have alarming consequences if the Israeli Government continues to flout the international consensus in favour of the two-State solution and comprehensive peace based on agreed terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative; to defy the resolutions of international legitimacy; and to pursue its intensified and provocative unilateral practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, in particular in East Jerusalem. The perpetuation of the status quo would undermine the sincere efforts being made in that respect, fuel violence and drag the region and its people into chaos and conflict.”

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29. “Mr. Shawabkah (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I also wish to commend your predecessor for the prudent manner in which he conducted the work of the Council in March. I would also like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing. I should like to convey my condolences to the Government and people of China for today's earthquake. Jordan associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and of the Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.”

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30. “Jordan would also like to stress the need for the effective and full implementation of the provisions of resolution 1353 (2001) and the note by the President of the Council dated 14 January 2002 (S/2002/56) in a manner that will lead to the optimal use of these mechanisms and deepen the relationship with troop- contributing countries. Jordan is of the view that it is necessary to hold consultations with troop-contributing 09-3860] countries at every stage of peacekeeping operations, including at their request and especially before the Council renews the mandate of these operations. In conclusion, permit me to express, on behalf of the Government and people of Jordan, our gratitude and to pay homage to the peacekeepers who fell as martyrs while discharging their duties.”

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31. “In particular, Jordan stresses the need to foster the relationship between the elements that plan United Nations peacekeeping operations and determine their mandates and administration, on the one hand, and those that implement the mandates, on the other. Troop- contributing countries must participate early and fully in all aspects and stages of United Nations peacekeeping operations so as to contribute their expertise and experience, which can help the Council to adopt appropriate and effective resolutions in due course.”

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32. “Jordan's role in enhancing its relationship with the Security Council is not confined to our interest in taking every opportunity to present our viewpoint on matters relating to peacekeeping operations. Our role extends to activities carried out in the framework of the Small Five's call for reform of the modus operandi of the Security Council from various perspectives, most important among which is the relationship between the Council and troop-contributing countries. In this connection, Jordan would like to emphasize the need for the Group to continue to present its recommendations to the Council and the larger membership, which we hope will be seriously discussed. Jordan would also like to emphasize the significance of practical procedures in enhancing the relationship between the members of the Council and troop-contributing countries.”

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33. “The role of regional groups will be pivotal at such a moment, particularly in the light of the momentum of initiatives and the concurrent multiplicity of positions and viewpoints. All groups can combine all of these positions in one framework that emphasizes collective interests and at the same time ensure respect for the rights of all States. Consequently, it may be appropriate to promote confidence among the various parties by coordinating diverse initiatives in a transparent manner and falling back on the mandates and tasks of all peacekeeping mechanisms. New initiatives must be presented to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and the General Assembly committees peacekeeping mandates, while new contacts must be promoted with regional groups.”

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34. “That has had a positive impact on relations between troop-contributing countries and has prompted them to continue their contacts with the Council. The success of efforts to develop and support United Nations peacekeeping operations requires fostering confidence among the various regional groups, on the one hand, and between the regional groups and the Security Council, on the other. The multiplication of initiatives may lead to fatigue among States and groups if they are not involved therein and if no real results are achieved. This may lead to separation and hardening of positions due to a weakening of tripartite cooperation and an absence of communication channels between the main parties responsible for peacekeeping operations.”

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35. “Members of the Council have contributed to developing that relationship by calling for this meeting. That opportunity, which is long overdue, provides a chance for the Council to expand and deepen that relationship by involving troop- contributing countries in upcoming initiatives and by inviting them to participate in the meetings and consultations to address peacekeeping concerns. In that regard, it may be worthwhile to make use of Japan's recent experience. Thankfully, that delegation has helped to enhance interaction between the Security Council and troop-contributing countries by holding joint meetings in the context of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and by following up on the results of those meetings and informing States about them.”

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36. “That has resulted in significant developments with regard to the nature of peacekeeping operations, mission concepts and planning and the mechanisms for mission management and implementation. By necessity, those major transformations require new ways for the international community to respond effectively. Although recent responses and initiatives in the area of peacekeeping, whether within or outside the Security Council, have been steps in the right direction, their success in achieving the desired objectives continues to depend primarily upon partnerships among the various parties involved, in particular the Security Council, troop- contributing countries, donor States and the Secretariat. Today we have a new opportunity to promote the relationship between the Council and troop- contributing countries.”

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37. “Jordan associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the brotherly delegation of Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The year 2009 marks two decades of Jordan's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, which began as a result of a royal decree. Our participation, which continues to this day, has made Jordan one of the top troop and police contributors. The current scope of Jordan's partnership in peacekeeping operations is a reflection of our declared principled position with regard to the Organization and its noble objectives in the maintenance of international peace and security. There has been a radical transformation in the international security environment in the course of the past two decades.”

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38. “Mr. Shawabkah (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to express our gratitude and appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your initiative to hold this important meeting, as well as for your wise and able guidance of the deliberations of the Security Council. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation. My delegation would also like to thank Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Ms. Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, for their comprehensive briefings and consultations with various States to inform them of the latest developments pertaining to the preparation of the New Horizon document.”

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