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Security Council must act to end Israeli violations on Palestinians: Momen
DHAKA, Jan 24, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Masud Bin Momen said the Security Council (SC) should act
appropriately to bring an end to Israel’s aggressions on Palestinian
territory.
The international community with the SC at the forefront must act to
ensure accountability for all Israeli violations, in line with international
law to provide protection for the Palestinian people in the occupied
Palestinian territory, he said on behalf of the member states of OIC at an
open debate at the Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
The open debate on ‘the situation of Middle East, including the Palestine
question’ on Tuesday was convened by Dominican Republic, the security council
President for the current month, said a press release received here today.
“Israel’s assaults on Islamic and Christian holy places, notably Al-Aqsa
Mosque, have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis affecting Palestinians,
especially in Gaza, such actions cannot be seen as isolated from provocations
by Israel and others aimed at forcibly and unlawfully altering the legal
status of Jerusalem,” he said.
On behalf of OIC, Masud reiterated his call upon the UN Security Council to
recommend and consider positively the admission of the State of Palestine as
full-fledged member of the United Nations.
He also invited the states which have not yet recognized the State of
Palestine, to do so to promote the chances of peace and establish political
and legal measures to protect and support the two-state solution.
At the same time, the permanent representative also urged the international
community to come forward generously and responsibly to ensure more
predictable and sustained funding for UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) in support of the Palestine
refugees.
He also urged the UN Security Council to uphold its commitment and act
responsibly to revive hopes and opportunities for real progress on the
stalled peace process.
Meanwhile, at the opening of the debate, the special coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-
General Nickolay Mladenov briefed the council in which he cautioned “As 2019
begins, we should have no illusions about the dangerous dynamics of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which continue to unfold before our eyes.”
47 other member states also participated in the debate.
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