We would like to reiterate our thanks to the members of the Security Council for their prompt response to our invitation and the invitation of the Arab Group to consider the seriously deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. We would also like to reiterat…
Very briefly, I wish to make one additional comment to be included in the records of our meeting.
We convey our official condolences to the Governments of Turkey and Switzerland on the deaths of two members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron. Our condolences also go out to the famili…
The Council is convened today on a High Holy Day, and we do indeed thank you, Mr. President, for your response in convening this meeting to consider the current grave situation. We would also like to thank Secretary- General Kofi Annan for his presence here today, as well as for his constant efforts…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the Council this month. I thank you for your work, and I am grateful to the Permanent Representative of Jamaica, Ambassador Patricia Durrant, for her leadership last month.
The Government of Ariel Sharon announced last Wednesd…
I must acknowledge that I do not understand the procedural aspect that was followed after the vote. This is an issue that could be looked into at a later stage.
I must also confess that I do not understand what the representative of Israel said regarding the results of the vote, except that the tra…
The observer delegation of Palestine is pleased with the outcome of voting on the draft resolution discussed today. We are deeply grateful to the General Assembly for this clear stance towards the Holy City of Jerusalem and rejection of the actions taken by Israel. No delegation voted against that r…
Members of the United Nations agreed in the Charter to confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. They also agreed that the Council should submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its considerat…
During the past few sessions of the General Assembly, Palestine did not actively participate in the debate on terrorism. We did not because we believed that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was nearing a solution, with all that that necessarily implies in terms of redefining many relevant issues. We…
I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President. We also wish to express our happiness at seeing you preside over the Council during this month, and we wish you every success. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of China for his successful presidency in the previous month.
The…
Our thanks, Mr. President, go to you and to the Secretary- General. We welcome the Secretary-General’s tireless efforts to strengthen the role of the United Nations in the prevention of armed conflict and in the maintenance of international peace and security.
In our view, the prevention of armed c…
For the record, the statement just made by the representative of Israel was, in our opinion, not a point of order. It was thus a violation of the rules of procedure.
The representative of Israel has spoken of the Palestinian position as being hostile to Jewish religious sites. This only goes to show the low level to which his statement descended, because we are proud to say that our history was characterized by tolerance of and coexistence in the holy places eve…
I am taking the floor in exercise of the right of reply, and I do so as a Palestinian national.
The Arab Group has for some time now attempted to express its just and equitable viewpoint in a concise fashion without clashing with the other side. We have done so because of our sense of responsibilit…
As Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, I am speaking on behalf of the members of that Group. Let me begin by saying how pleased I am that the General Assembly is considering the extremely important question of the protection of religious sites. In that connection, we thank the delegations of …
The Security Council arrived at a negative result today because one of its permanent members used the right of the veto. This means that the Council was prevented from carrying out its duties to preserve international peace and security in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. This is t…
I would like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We express our pleasure at seeing you once again at the helm of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine, a very friendly country.
I would also like to take this opportun…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and I extend my gratitude to your predecessor.
Regrettably, the draft resolution was not adopted. In our view, this is a sad day for the Security Council.
First of all, we would like to extend our…
I should like to express our profound gratitude to all the member States that supported the resolutions adopted here today by vast majorities, with only a couple of votes against, under the items on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East. Of course, we extend our particular t…
I felt fully satisfied when the Israeli representative began his statement by welcoming the statement of the Permanent Representative of Cameroon. I considered this the beginning of a balanced statement that could contribute to progress. Regrettably, that positive introduction, with which I fully ag…
The Permanent Observer of Palestine has asked for the floor once again because he wishes to express dismay with regard to the second statement made by the representative of Israel. During our debates at the United Nations — including those in the Security Council — we have always tried to avoid ment…
