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S/9120/Rev.l] SC

Last Peace Chance in Middle East

24
Session
Draft symbol S/9120/Rev.l]
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ~ United Kingdom ~ China ✓ France ✓

Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.1473 April 1, 1969

— Abstain (4)
✓ Yes (11)
Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote
The President
I call on the representative of Israel.
Mr. Tekoah (Israel)
The resolution adopted by the Security Council is one-sided. It is inequitable. It ignores basic established facts. It is therefore no contribution to ensuring tranquillity or to the advance of peace in the area. Arab terror organizations try to kill not only civilian Israelis, but also the cease-fire, and they underm:ine the prospects of peace in the Middle East. The identification of Arab Gover…
The President
I now call on the representative of Jordan. 103. The outgoing President, Ambassador Csatorday, deserves our respect and admiration. His wisdom, statesmanship, ability and impartiality were clearly manifested during the first phase of our deliberations. To him we offer our gratitude and respect. 104. We are grateful to the Council members for condemning in clear terms and in an unambiguous manne…
The President
I call upon the representative of Israel.
Mr. Tekoah (Israel)
It is odd to hear the representative of Jordan questioning the one-sidedness of a resolu-, tion that is one-sided. One-sidedness is determined by the contents of a resolution, not by the number of votes that support it. It is particularly odd for a representative of an Arab country to question the right to declare’this resolution one-sided, for there is an ancient Arab proverb, of which the repre…
The President
The representative of Jordan has the floor.
Mr. El-Farra (Jordan)
I was always under the impression that when Members join the United Nations they abide by the rule of the majority. I do not think that the whole Security Council is out of step but it is Mr.Teko&. I think that when Israel joined the United 116. Mr. Tekoah turned to another proverb. It will be recalled that when we presented our complaint, Mr. Tekoah told me that there was an Arab proverb saying…
The President
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