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Title: Netanyahu Declares No Palestinian State if He’s Re-elected
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URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/w ... -campaign-settlement.html?_r=0
Published: Mar 16, 2015
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Post Date: 2015-03-16 20:15:13 by cranko
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Under pressure on the eve of a surprisingly close election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday doubled down on his appeal to right-wing voters, declaring definitively that if he was returned to office he would never establish a Palestinian state
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#3. To: cranko (#0)
That's not his call. UN181 set aside land for a Palestinian state, and UN 242 and UN338 called for Israel to get out of that Palestinian land. All of those resolutions were unanimous, meaning the U.S. approved them. Yet, Israel continues to spit in our face while accepting billions in aid.
UN181 set aside land for a Palestinian state, and UN 242 and UN338 called for Israel to get out of that Palestinian land. All of those resolutions were unanimous, meaning the U.S. approved them. It most certainly is his call. His country. Take your UN and shove it up your ass. The UN isn't the worlds leader. Maybe in your leftist delusion. Yes you're a leftist.
His country? Sure. Part of it is. But we're talking about the Palestinian part. That's not his. "The UN isn't the worlds leader." Israel also signed the 4th Geneva Convention. Article 49, sixth paragraph, of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV provides: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies" That means, "Get the f**k out of Palestinian land".
There is no occupied land. Not in the context you say. You can mouth off about a pali state all you want. But where is it? It isn't there. It will never exist. If you want it to exist you should go back to your people the Palestinians and help them fight. That is the only way your people will have a land. That is if you defeat the legitimate owners and steal it. But that isn't going to happen. You know it. That is why you sit on the sidelines instead of going to fight for your blood kindred.
#11. To: A K A Stone (#9)
Israel occupies the West Bank and East Jerusalem with troops, and has transferred civilians into that territory. "But where is it?" Read UN 181 which defines the land given to Israel and the land given to the Palestinians. It's under Part II, Boundaries. http://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/7F0AF2BD897689B785256C330061D253
Oh yes there is. http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/a_69_301.pdf A/69/301 General Assembly Distr.: General Original: English Sixty-ninth session Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. 14-59010 (E) 270814 __________ * A/69/150. A/69/301 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Summary The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono, submits his first report to the General Assembly. This short technical report is based on consultations held with the relevant States and other stakeholders in Geneva in June 2014 and outlines next steps towards the fulfilment of the mandates contained in Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/2 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. 2/7 14-59010 A/69/301 I. Introduction 1. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono, was appointed on 8 May 2014, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/2 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. He assumed his functions on 2 June 2014. He is the sixth Special Rapporteur to assume this mandate. 2. This short technical report is based on consultations held with the relevant States and other stakeholders in Geneva in June 2014. The Special Rapporteur intends to conduct a mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the earliest possible opportunity with a view to preparing his first substantive report, to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session, in March 2015. II. Mandate 3. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur is outlined in Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/2 and was renewed by Human Rights Council resolution 5/1. 4. Specifically, the Special Rapporteur is mandated to carry out the following activities: (a) To investigate Israel's violations of the principles and bases of international law, international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967; (b) To receive communications, to hear witnesses and to use such modalities of procedure as he may deem necessary for his mandate; (c) To report, with his conclusions and recommendations, to the Commission on Human Rights at its future sessions, until the end of the Israeli occupation of those territories. 5. The mandate of the Human Rights Council1 is therefore clearly to investigate and report on violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law allegedly committed by Israel, the occupying Power, in the context of its prolonged occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967. III. Cooperation 6. Israel has in the past extended full cooperation with the mandate holder. In 1993, the Special Rapporteur received an invitation from the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shimon Peres, to visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in 1994, as a result of which he carried out two visits during his term. On both occasions, he held meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations and of United Nations entities in the Occupied __________ 1 Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251, the Human Rights Council has assumed the role and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights relating to the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 14-59010 3/7 A/69/301 Palestinian Territory, as well as with victims and witnesses of alleged violations of human rights. He was granted complete freedom of movement during his missions, including access to an Israeli detention facility for the purpose of conducting unsupervised interviews with Palestinian detainees (see E/CN.4/1994/14 and E/CN.4/1995/19). 7. Cooperation between Israel and subsequent mandate holders then ceased owing to the country's reservations concerning the mandate, although it continued to permit the Special Rapporteurs (with the exception of the fifth Special Rapporteur) to gain access to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.2 This lack of cooperation has been regrettable, given that the full cooperation and engagement of the Government of Israel would positively contribute to the effective, even-handed and impartial implementation of the mandate. The Palestinian authorities have consistently extended their full cooperation to the current mandate holder. 8. As a former journalist and diplomat, the Special Rapporteur recognizes that any narrative is composed of two elements: fact and interpretation. Information contained in second-hand or third-hand reports will necessarily be subject to interpretation and be influenced by the standpoint of the individual or organization, and it can never replace the testimonies and the information gathered from face-to-face meetings with individuals, civil society representatives and government representatives in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. 9. The credibility of the Special Rapporteur's reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly would also be enhanced by the ability of the mandate holder to duly and objectively reflect the official viewpoints and perspectives on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. The Special Rapporteur therefore considers meetings with official Israeli and Palestinian interlocutors to be an important element of any country visit. 10. The Special Rapporteur will formally request the Governments of Israel and of the State of Palestine to facilitate a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory before the end of 2014 with a view to preparing his first substantive report, to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session, in March 2015. 11. It is hoped that Israel will, in good faith, extend the same level of cooperation to the current Special Rapporteur as it did to the first and, more recently, to the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing in 2012 and to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in 2011, in the context of their respective visits to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (see A/HRC/22/46/Add.1, A/HRC/20/17/Add.2, E/CN.4/1994/14 and E/CN.4/1995/19). The Special Rapporteur counts on the facilitation of the Governments of Israel and the State of Palestine in this regard. 12. The Special Rapporteur also looks forward to receiving constructive responses from the Government of Israel to the conclusions and recommendations of his substantive reports to be submitted to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly during the course of his term as mandate holder. __________ 2 Israel deported the Special Rapporteur serving from 2008 to 2014 upon his arrival at Ben Gurion airport in December 2008, as he attempted to enter Israel on mission, and refused to engage in any contact with him thereafter (see A/HRC/25/67). 4/7 14-59010 A/69/301 IV. Consultations in Geneva 13. From 23 to 27 June 2014, the Special Rapporteur undertook a mission to Geneva for consultations with the States concerned. The primary purpose of the visit was to establish contacts and to discuss the implementation of the mandate with the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Office at Geneva. 14. The Special Rapporteur met the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel on 24 and 26 June respectively, and held open and frank discussions with both of them in a spirit of transparency and mutual trust. The meeting with the Permanent Representative of Israel was particularly noteworthy because the Government of Israel had previously ceased all contact with the Special Rapporteur's predecessor for six years. The Permanent Representative of Israel informed the Special Rapporteur of his country's reservations regarding both the one-sided wording and open-ended nature of the mandate, which according to Israel prescribed the violations to be investigated by the Special Rapporteur. The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine expressed his full support for the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his mandate. 15. The Special Rapporteur also met other relevant interlocutors, including the President of the Human Rights Council, the Deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, other staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and representatives of non-governmental organizations, in order to apprise himself of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to seek advice in relation to the effective fulfilment of the mandate. He also attended a discussion held under item 7 of the agenda of the twenty-sixth session of the Human Rights Coun cil, entitled "Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories", to observe the proceedings. 16. During the aforementioned meetings, the Special Rapporteur expressed a desire to engage in constructive dialogue and the intention to begin working through the established human rights mechanisms available to special procedures mandate holders, including by way of confidential communications, in order to raise awareness of issues of concern pertaining to the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The Special Rapporteur reiterated that his only interest was to offer an objective assessment of the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to make recommendations with a view to improving the situation of human rights for Palestinians presently living under continued Israeli military occupation. The Special Rapporteur noted that access to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory was an important starting point and expressed a strong interest in undertaking a country visit at the earliest opportunity. 17. A number of interlocutors informed the Special Rapporteur, during his consultations in Geneva, that Israel had conveyed assurances of its cooperation and engagement, including in terms of granting access to the mandate holder for a country visit. 14-59010 5/7 A/69/301 V. Implementation and next steps 18. The intention of the Special Rapporteur in the present report is to provide an overview of the mandate, to address the issue of cooperation and to report briefly on the consultations with relevant stakeholders held in Geneva in June 2014. More time is needed to reflect upon the issues at hand and to gather adequate and credible firsthand information by way of a country visit before embarking on a substantive report. 19. Nevertheless, the Special Rapporteur is gravely concerned at the unfolding tragedy in the Gaza Strip. Since Israel launched military operation "Protective edge" during the night of 7 July 2014, the reported number of Palestinian civilians, including children, killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli airstrikes, tank and naval shelling on homes, hospitals and schools, including those run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and other civilian infrastructure has climbed rapidly with each passing day.3 The death toll has risen further since the ground offensive, which began on 17 July. 20. The destruction of several thousands of homes has affected families throughout Gaza.3 Hundreds of thousands of people have had to leave their homes to seek refuge in schools, government buildings, hospitals and the homes of relatives. The number of internally displaced persons hosted by UNRWA is reported to have already exceeded the equivalent figure during Israeli military operation "Cast lead" (27 December 2008-18 January 2009), which represented the deadliest escalation of violence recorded in Gaza since 1967. The gravity of the situation in the Gaza Strip is compounded by a shortage of fuel, electricity, water, medical supplies and other basic necessities for the civilian population. 21. The Special Rapporteur has received dozens of reports of alleged violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by Israel, based on the monitoring and documentation work of courageous human rights defenders in Gaza, who are working tirelessly and at great risk to their own safety to bring these terrible cases to the attention of the world. 22. In the light of the gravity of the situation, the Special Rapporteur undertook an exceptional mission to Geneva on 23 July to attend the twenty-first special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. At the session he delivered a statement on behalf of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures during which he urged that prompt, thorough, independent and effective investigations be conducted into all civilian deaths and injuries, as well as into the destruction of all civilian homes and vital infrastructure, caused by the Israeli military operation in Gaza, as well as by the rockets fired by Palestinian armed groups into Israel. 23. The Special Rapporteur has no illusions about the challenges ahead in the implementation of his mandate. Nevertheless, he will do his utmost to investigate and report on alleged Israeli violations impartially and objectively, with no __________ 3 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance, situation report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory of 7 August 2014. Available from www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_sitrep_07_08_2014_.pdf. 6/7 14-59010 A/69/301 preconceptions, on the basis of facts set against established international human rights law and international humanitarian law. 24. In future reports, the Special Rapporteur will present conclusions and recommendations that may shed light on alleged human rights violations suffered by victims in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. He hopes that his future reports will contribute to bringing some form of accountability for such violations and, ultimately, to preventing their reoccurrence. He is firmly of the view that lasting peace can be built only on the foundations of human rights and human dignity. 25. The Special Rapporteur takes note of Human Rights Council resolution S -21/1, adopted on 23 July 2014, and looks forward to unhindered access to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to full cooperation with the respective authorities in the context of the implementation of his mandate. 14-59010 7/7
[misterwhite #7] Israel also signed the 4th Geneva Convention. Article 49, sixth paragraph, of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV provides: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies" [A K A Stone #9] There is no occupied land. Not in the context you say. http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/4690652A351277438525634C006DCE10 S/RES/904 (1994) Resolution 904 The Security Council, Shocked by the appalling massacre committed against Palestinian worshippers in the Mosque of Ibrahim in Hebron, on 25 February 1994, during the holy month of Ramadan, Gravely concerned by the consequent Palestinian casualties in the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of the massacre, which underlines the need to provide protection and security for the Palestinian people, Determined to overcome the adverse impact of the massacre on the peace process currently under way, Noting with satisfaction the efforts undertaken to guarantee the smooth proceeding of the peace process and calling upon all concerned to continue their efforts to this end, Noting the condemnation of this massacre by the entire international community, Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, which affirmed the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 5/ to the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967, including Jerusalem, and the Israeli responsibilities thereunder, 1. Strongly condemns the massacre in Hebron and its aftermath which took the lives of more than 50 Palestinian civilians and injured several hundred others; 2. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to continue to take and implement measures, including, inter alia, confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by Israeli settlers; 3. Calls for measures to be taken to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians throughout the occupied territory, including, inter alia, a temporary international or foreign presence, which was provided for in the Declaration of Principles (S/26560), within the context of the ongoing peace process; 4. Requests the co-sponsors of the peace process, the United States of America and the Russian Federation, to continue their efforts to invigorate the peace process, and to undertake the necessary support for the implementation of the above-mentioned measures; 5. Reaffirms its support for the peace process currently under way, and calls for the implementation of the Declaration of Principles, signed by the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization on 13 September 1993 in Washington, D.C., without delay. Adopted as a whole without a Notes 1/ Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992. 2/ Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-ninth Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1994. 3/ Document S/1994/232, incorporated in the record of the 3340th meeting. 4/ Document S/1994/227, incorporated in the record of the 3340th meeting. 5/ Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973). 6/ Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1993, document S/26560, annex. 7/ The result of the voting on the second and sixth preambular paragraphs of the draft resolution S/1994/280 was as follows: 14 in favour, none against and 1 abstention (United States of America); all the other paragraphs were approved unanimously.
The following started in the Security Council and passed there unanimously but for the United States veto. The General Assembly took it up and passed what had been previously vetoed in the Security Council. http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/51/ares51-223.htm
Arafat was given the land for a Palestinian state along with other things and he just walked away from it all. They want this to go on forever cause they like the handouts they get from other dumbass countries all over the world. If they had accepted they would have actually went to work and formed their own government and country, and the handouts would have stopped. It's easier being leftwing sleazebags.
The term Palestinian Territory, Occupied was used at the UN until 2013. In 2013 it was changed to Palestinian State. http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-1_newsletter_vi-14_name_change_state_of_palestine.pdf Name change for State of Palestine and other minor corrections . . . PALESTINE, STATE OF / - - - - - http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/19 United Nations A/Res/67/19 Dist: General Sixty-seventh session Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 2012 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.28 and Add.1)] 67/19. Status of Palestine in the United Nations The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and stressing in this regard the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,1 by which it affirmed, inter alia, the duty of every State to promote, through joint and separate action, realization of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Stressing the importance of maintaining and strengthening international peace founded upon freedom, equality, justice and respect for fundamental human rights, Recalling its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, Reaffirming the principle, set out in the Charter, of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, Reaffirming also relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979, 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003 and 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008, Reaffirming further the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,2 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, including with regard to the matter of prisoners, Reaffirming its resolution 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974 and all relevant resolutions, including resolution 66/146 of 19 December 2011, reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine, Reaffirming also its resolutions 43/176 of 15 December 1988 and 66/17 of 30 November 2011 and all relevant resolutions regarding the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, which, inter alia, stress the need for the withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent State, a just resolution of the problem of the Palestine refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948 and the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Reaffirming further its resolution 66/18 of 30 November 2011 and all relevant resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, bearing in mind that the annexation of East Jerusalem is not recognized by the international community, and emphasizing the need for a way to be found through negotiations to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the capital of two States, Recalling the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004,3 Reaffirming its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004 affirming, inter alia, that the status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, remains one of military occupation and that, in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination and to sovereignty over their territory, Recalling its resolutions 3210 (XXIX) of 14 October 1974 and 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, by which, respectively, the Palestine Liberation Organization was invited to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly as the representative of the Palestinian people and was granted observer status, Recalling also its resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988, by which it, inter alia, acknowledged the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988 and decided that the designation “Palestine” should be used in place of the designation “Palestine Liberation Organization” in the United Nations system, without prejudice to the observer status and functions of the Palestine Liberation Organization within the United Nations system, Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine,4 Recalling its resolution 52/250 of 7 July 1998, by which additional rights and privileges were accorded to Palestine in its capacity as observer, Recalling also the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in March 2002 by the Council of the League of Arab States,5 Reaffirming its commitment, in accordance with international law, to the two-State solution of an independent, sovereign, democratic, viable and contiguous State of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, Bearing in mind the mutual recognition of 9 September 1993 between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders, Commending the Palestinian National Authority’s 2009 plan for constructing the institutions of an independent Palestinian State within a two-year period, and welcoming the positive assessments in this regard about readiness for statehood by the World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund and as reflected in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Chair conclusions of April 2011 and subsequent Chair conclusions, which determined that the Palestinian Authority is above the threshold for a functioning State in key sectors studied, Recognizing that full membership is enjoyed by Palestine in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and the Group of Asia-Pacific States and that Palestine is also a full member of the League of Arab States, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Group of 77 and China, Recognizing also that, to date, 132 States Members of the United Nations have accorded recognition to the State of Palestine, Taking note of the 11 November 2011 report of the Security Council Committee on the Admission of New Members,6 Stressing the permanent responsibility of the United Nations towards the question of Palestine until it is satisfactorily resolved in all its aspects, Reaffirming the principle of universality of membership of the United Nations, 1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to independence in their State of Palestine on the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967; 2. Decides to accord to Palestine non-member observer State status in the United Nations, without prejudice to the acquired rights, privileges and role of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the United Nations as the representative of the Palestinian people, in accordance with the relevant resolutions and practice; 3. Expresses the hope that the Security Council will consider favourably the application submitted on 23 September 2011 by the State of Palestine for admission to full membership in the United Nations;7 4. Affirms its determination to contribute to the achievement of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the attainment of a peaceful settlement in the Middle East that ends the occupation that began in 1967 and fulfils the vision of two States: an independent, sovereign, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine living side by side in peace and security with Israel on the basis of the pre-1967 borders; 5. Expresses the urgent need for the resumption and acceleration of negotiations within the Middle East peace process based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid Conference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative5 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict8 for the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides that resolves all outstanding core issues, namely the Palestine refugees, Jerusalem, settlements, borders, security and water; 6. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self-determination, independence and freedom; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to implement the present resolution and to report to the General Assembly within three months on progress made in this regard. 44th plenary meeting __________ 1 Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. 3 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1. 4 See A/43/928, annex. 5 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221. 6 S/2011/705. 7 A/66/371-S/2011/592, annex I. 8 S/2003/529, annex.
This is like making believe that during the years that the U.S. did not officially recognize Red China that it did not exist. The State of Palestine has been officially recognized by 135 member nations of the UN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine he international recognition of the State of Palestine has been the objective of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence proclaimed the establishment of the State of Palestine on 15 November 1988 in Algiers, Algeria at an extraordinary session in exile of the Palestinian National Council. The declaration was promptly acknowledged by a range of countries, and by the end of the year the state was recognised by over 80 countries. In February 1989, at the United Nations Security Council, the PLO representative claimed recognition by 94 states. As part of an attempt to resolve the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and PLO in September 1993 established the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as a self-governing interim administration in the Palestinian territories. Israel does not recognise Palestine as a state and maintains de facto military control in all the territories. As of 30 October 2014, 135 (69.9%) of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised the State of Palestine. Many of the countries that do not recognise the State of Palestine nevertheless recognise the PLO as the "representative of the Palestinian people". On 29 November 2012, the UN General Assembly passed a motion changing Palestine's "entity" status to "non-member observer state" by a vote of 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions. Israel and a number of other countries do not recognise Palestine, taking the position that the establishment of this state can only be determined through direct negotiations between Israel and the PNA. The main issues currently obstructing an agreement are borders, security, water rights, the status of Jerusalem and freedom of access to religious sites, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion, and legalities concerning Palestinian refugees including their right of return. [snip]
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"if he was returned to office he would never establish a Palestinian state"
#4. To: misterwhite (#3)
That's not his call.
#7. To: A K A Stone (#4)
"It most certainly is his call. His country."
#9. To: misterwhite (#7)
Israel also signed the 4th Geneva Convention. Article 49, sixth paragraph, of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV provides: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies"
Replies to Comment # 9. "There is no occupied land"
#12. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite (#9)
There is no occupied land. Not in the context you say.
United Nations
11 August 2014
Item 69 (c) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights
situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives
#13. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite (#9)
United Nations
Security Council
18 March 1994
of March 18, 1994
vote at the 3341st meeting,
following a paragraph-by-paragraph vote 7/
#14. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite (#9)
United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/51/223
Distr. GENERAL
14 March 1997
ORIGINAL:
ENGLISH
Fifty-first session
Agenda items 33 and 35
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/51/L.68 and Add.1)]
51/223. Israeli settlement activities in the
occupied Palestinian territory, in
particular in occupied East Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Having considered the letters dated 21, 1/ 25 2/ and 27
3/ February 1997 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine on behalf of
the States members of the League of Arab States,
Expressing deep concern at the decision of the Government of
Israel to initiate new settlement activities in the Jebel Abu Ghneim
area in East Jerusalem,
Expressing concern about other recent measures that encourage or
facilitate new settlement activities,
Stressing that such settlements are illegal and a major obstacle
to peace,
Recalling its resolutions on Jerusalem and other relevant General
Assembly and Security Council resolutions,
Confirming that all legislative and administrative measures and
actions taken by Israel which purport to alter the status of
Jerusalem, including expropriation of land and properties thereon, are
invalid and cannot change that status,
Reaffirming its support for the Middle East peace process and all
its achievements, including the recent agreement on Hebron,
Concerned about the difficulties facing the Middle East peace
process, including the impact these have on the living conditions of
the Palestinian people, and urging the parties to fulfil their
obligations, including under the agreements already reached,
Having discussed the situation at its 91st, 92nd and 93rd plenary
meetings on 12 and 13 March 1997,
1. Calls upon the Israeli authorities to refrain from all
actions or measures, including settlement activities, which alter the
facts on the ground, pre-empting the final status negotiations, and
have negative implications for the Middle East peace process;
2. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide
scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in
Time of War of 12 August 1949, 4/ which is applicable to all the
territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
3. Calls upon all parties to continue, in the interests of
peace and security, their negotiations within the Middle East peace
process on its agreed basis and the timely implementation of the
agreements reached;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to bring to the attention of
the Government of Israel the provisions of the present resolution.
93rd plenary meeting
13 March 1997
Notes
1/ A/51/805-S/1997/149; see Official Records of the Security
Council, Fifty-second Year, Supplement for January, February and March
1997, document S/1997/149.
2/ A/51/808-S/1997/157; see Official Records of the Security
Council, Fifty-second Year, Supplement for January, February and March
1997, document S/1997/157.
3/ Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-second Year,
Supplement for January, February and March 1997, document S/1997/165.
4/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970 to 973.
#22. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite, cranko (#9)
You can mouth off about a pali state all you want. But where is it? It isn't there. It will never exist.
#31. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite (#9)
You can mouth off about a pali state all you want. But where is it? It isn't there. It will never exist.
ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER VI-14
Date: 2013-02-06
PALESTINE, ÉTAT DE
General Assembly
4 December 2012
Agenda item 37
29 November 2012
#33. To: A K A Stone, misterwhite (#9)
You can mouth off about a pali state all you want. But where is it? It isn't there. It will never exist.
International recognition of the State of Palestine
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