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Yaacobi

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1992-12-18
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1996-04-18
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  1. “I do not wish to specify those attacks; I should like simply to mention that, since the signing of the Declaration of Principles on 13 September 1993, 33 Israelis have been killed in terrorist attacks by militants, in Israel and in the territories, and 213 have been wounded. Those acts were committed not only by individuals, but also by organized terrorist groups. Despite this, we never lost hope for peace; we never came to the conclusion that those acts were justifications to abandon the search for reconciliation between our peoples. Some Palestinian and Arab leaders have said that they want Israel to change its policies. This was also said here in the Security Council by the two previous speakers. Allow me to call attention to some relevant facts on this matter.”

    1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source

  2. “Difficulties will arise. Obstacles will have to be overcome. We were all reminded of this sad truth by the latest events. But the only way to put an end to the violence is through peace and reconciliation. There simply is no alternative. We all have a responsibility to the future not to walk away from the historic opportunity which stands before us. For that reason, it is imperative that all people, Arabs and Jews alike, act with the utmost restraint, despite the sorrow, the grief and the anger. Israelis, of all people, understand the pain of losing innocent lives. It is with this understanding that we call for restraint. We, the Israeli people, have faced decades of violence by fanatic Palestinians and others. We have mourned hundreds of Israelis killed in terrorist acts.”

    1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source

  3. “The Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Eliahu Bakshi Doron, said: "T am simply ashamed that a Jew carried out such a villainous and irresponsible act, and I am distressed that it is viewed as the act of a religious person." Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau said: "The attacker did not act in the name of the Jewish faith.... It is a desecration of God's name to connect faith to this incident." The fanatic individual - and I repeat, individual - who committed the violence sought not only to kill people, but also to kill the chances for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Extremists on both sides believe that they can derail the peace process by creating a vicious circle of violence and bloodshed. They are wrong. We believe that all sides know that we have passed the point of no return on our way to a new era of peace, security and cooperation.”

    1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source

  4. “In an appeal to Israelis and Palestinians alike, the President of the State of Israel, Ezer Weizman, has said: "At this difficult time, I call upon all the people of this land - leaders, clergy, Jews and Arabs, Christians and Muslims - to grieve together over every needless loss of life." Our Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, spoke by telephone with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. Prime Minister Rabin conveyed the sorrow of the Israeli Government and people to Chairman Arafat and to the Palestinian people. He said: "As an Israeli, I am ashamed of this deranged, brutal act." I join the Prime Minister in this sentiment, as do the overwhelming majority of Israelis. Both Chief Rabbis of Israel have condemned the massacre.”

    1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source

  5. “At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I have no doubt that your wealth of diplomatic experience and personal skills will be invaluable in your conduct of the affairs of the Council. I should also like to congratulate your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Karel Kovanda, on the very able manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council. Israel regrets and condemns the criminal murder of Palestinian worshippers in Hebron. We express our sincerest condolences to the families of those killed, and we wish all those wounded a speedy and complete recovery.”

    1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source

  6. “I am here as an accuser of those who so cruelly target the innocent to further their fanatical goals. I am here as an accuser of those who are trying, at any price and in any way possible, to murder the prospects for peace. It is time for this Council to cease condemning the victims of terrorism. The enemies of peace are uSing terrorism to try to divert us all ' away from the path towards peace. We must not allow them to succeed. There is simply too much at stake for the future of all of us.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  7. “Such a great mistake would serve to reconfirm the remark of Ambassador Abba Eban that the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. On 17 December 1992, the White House issued a statement, and I fully concur with its assertion: "Peace between Israel and its neighbours has never been more achievable. A way has been created whereby the people of the Middle East can escape the wars that have too often defined the region's history. Making peace a reality through these negotiations is the only way to frustrate those who would sabotage the peace process by violence." I have not come here today to sit as a defendant in the dock. Rather, I am here on behalf of the people of Israel as an accuser of the forces of terrorism, who seek to harm the moral foundations of civilized society.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  8. “In parallel to the peacemaking, the Government is determined to fight terror in all its forms, and will strike at those who harm the citizens of Israel and the peacemaking." We remain firm in our hope that the current set of negotiations will yield fruitful results, and we call upon our neighbours to continue with the negotiations. The Palestinians may now make yet another great mistake by choosing to desert the negotiations. They made a historic mistake, from their point of (C) view, in 1948 when they rejected the partition plan. They made another mistake when they rejected the Camp David Accords. And now they may give in to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, sacrificing their future in the process.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  9. “Israel remains fully committed to the quest for peace, We shall not withdraw from the peace talks in Washington, D.C. We shall not allow Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others to undermine the peacemaking process. At a special Knesset session on 15 December 1992, Prime Minister Rabin stated: "We have only one course, and it is a dual one: a search for peace and an uncompromising war on terrorism. Despite the pain, we continue to cling to the pursuit of peace." In an announcement issued on 17 December 1992, Israel declared: "The Government has determined that it is fully committed to making peace, and it is its intention to continue the negotiations being currently held in Washington, The Government views peace as the central objective of its policies.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  10. “Israel has issued temporary removal orders against hundreds of members of the terrorist organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including their political and military leaders. After carefully examining the relevant legal issues for 14 hours, the Supreme Court of Israel allowed the temporary-removal measures to proceed. While Nissim Toledano and other Jewish and Palestinian victims of the terrorists have no ability to appeal or protest, the terrorists themselves are being granted such a right through authorized committees of appeals. I believe that the majority of the people in the Middle East ~ Arabs, Jews and others - are hoping to depart from the path of conflict and violence and are seeking to shape a new relationship and a better future for the peoples of the region, based upon reconciliation and peace.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  11. “Such acts of murder and extremism cannot be allowed to go unpunished, for this only creates more violence and encourages further extremism and fanaticism. Israel did not give in when terrorists took Israeli students hostage at Maalot. Israel did not give in when terrorists took hostages at the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv. Israel did not give in when terrorists took hostages to Entebbe, Uganda. And Israel shall not give in to the terrorists of Islamic Jihad and Hamas, who have murdered innocent people and kidnapped Israelis, and who want to kidnap the peace process from the peoples of the Middle East. Therefore, Israel has decided to remove, for a period of time that will not extend beyond two years, members of terrorist organizations whose actions endanger the lives of people, or who incite others to such actions.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  12. “No Government in the world would stand by idly in the face of persistent terrorist attacks against its citizens, and neither shall we. The right of self-defence is the natural right of any nation and State. We are determined to fight the forces of terrorism and to defend ourselves. Today the spokesman of the Israel Defence Forces announced that a member of the Islamic Jihad had been arrested in the past few days for plotting to kill Faisal Husseini, a prominent Palestinian leader. The terrorist had planned to kill him at a public event in Jerusalem in order to undermine the peace negotiations. Since December 1987 at least 809 Palestinians have been murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the territories.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  13. “Surely the members of the Council are aware of the legitimate actions taken recently by other Governments in the region in the face of violence and threats by Islamic fundamentalist terrorist groups directed against the people and authorities in those States. The members of the Council are certainly aware as well of the threats against other Governments from fanatical groups of Islamic fundamentalists. Ignoring the serious threats posed by extremist groups can only endanger the stability of the Middle East and the prospects for reconciliation. The Government of Israel, headed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will take whatever steps it deems necessary in order to protect the people of Israel, We cannot allow terrorist groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad to murder with impunity.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  14. “In an interview with Stern magazine published on 14 February 1991, Sheikh Tamimi said, "All Jews must be killed. They have in their long history only brought misfortune to mankind". Sheikh Tamimi may not be obligated to acknowledge that the Bible was given to the world by the Jewish people, or that Moses, Freud, Kafka and Einstein were all Jews. Hamas and Islamic Jihad have engaged in operations which have included gunfire attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers, the murder of suspected Palestinian collaborators, kidnappings and hostage-takings. And yet, despite the violent attacks against Israelis, despite the hateful and anti-Semitic rhetoric, some States members of this Council are aiming to condemn Israel for protecting its citizens and for taking measures in self-defence.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  15. “The covenant of Hamas, which was published in August 1988, states that "The liberation of Palestine in its entirety, from the sea to the river, is the most lofty of strategic goals", Among the methods which Hamas advocates as a means of achieving that goal are the murder of Jews and the burning of their property. In another leaflet, which was distributed in October 1990, Hamas declared that "every Jew is a settler and it is our obligation to kill him." In a speech broadcast on Jordanian television on 27 November 1990 the leader of Islamic Jihad, Sheikh Assad Tamimi said, "The destiny of the Jews is to be slaughtered by us ... We have taken it upon ourselves to do our duty to society and torture them, because torture is the destiny of the Jews".”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  16. “Indifferent to the blood they shed and the pain they cause, terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad continue to wreak havoc. The shrill polemics of the terrorists leave no doubt as to their intentions. In a leaflet issued on 23 September 1991, Hamas declared its unyielding opposition to the very notion of a Middle East peace conference and called for "a serious and effective move at all levels to foil the capitulation conference", The Hamas leaflet also resorted to crude anti-Semitism when it declared, "All the Arab and Islamic peoples and movements must proceed immediately to perform their desired and expected role in the decisive, fateful battle against Jews, the enemies of God and humanity". Hamas rejects the very existence of Israel, and calls for its destruction.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  17. “On 15 December 1992, the body of hostage Sergeant-Major Nissim Toledano was found on the Jerusalem-Jericho highway. Members of Hamas had kidnapped him in his home town of Lod, and then strangled him and stabbed him to death. Those acts of barbarism were committed by those who are opposed to the peace talks. They are but further links in the chain of Hamas terror. May I ask who condemned those murders? Who raised his voice in this Chamber or in any other place? Islamic Jihad has a long and extensive record of terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians. On 22 February 1992, a terrorist armed with 4 kitchen knife stabbed an Israeli to death and wounded three others. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. On 21 October 1990, an Islamic Jihad terrorist murdered three Israelis in a neighbourhood of Jerusalem.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  18. “Since 1 March 1992, the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas has carried out 30 terrorist attacks against Israelis, which have left 11 dead and 9 wounded. On 24 May 1992, a Hamas terrorist attacked an Israeli teenager, Helena Rapp, and stabbed her to death. Three days later, on 27 May 1992, a scholar and teacher, Shimon Biran, was attacked by a Hamas terrorist who stabbed him and killed him. More recently, on 7 December 1992, Lieutenant Hagai Amit, Sergeant-Major Yehuda Zamir and Sergeant-Major Shalom Tzabari were killed by Hamas terrorists. A few hours later, two dozen members of Hamas paraded through Gaza city, proudly proclaiming Hamas responsibility for the attack. On 12 December 1992, Hamas terrorists in a moving vehicle opened fire on a jeep, killing the driver, Yuval Tutanji, and injuring two other soldiers.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source

  19. “At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I have no doubt that your wealth of diplomatic experience and your personal skills will be invaluable in conducting the affairs of the Council. I would also like to congratulate your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Andre Erdos, for the very able manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council, The enemies of peace are on the war path. Discouraged and dismayed by the bilateral negotiations between Israel and its Arab neighbours, terrorist organizations such as the Islamic Jihad and Hamas have been mounting a relentless campaign of intimidation and bloodshed. Their goal is very simple: to kill Israelis and others, and to kill the peace process.”

    1992-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3151 (1992) · source