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“Jerusalem is no longer under the sovereignty of the state of Palestine,” said Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the Unite Nations. “Jerusalem is occupied land. Who has the right to give this as a gift to one state or another? We came before you.”
The postponement of the Palestinian resolution is “nothing to celebrate right now,” and that the real “victory or a success will be when we have real negotiations and a peace treaty signed,” said Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
“The world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism should not be allowed to develop and test ballistic missiles,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon. “This common-sense standard must be restored by the international community.”
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat denied the report and said the resolution, introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, is being discussed and will be voted on once there’s a “formula that represents our positions.”
“Tunisia’s ambassador to the United Nations has been dismissed for purely professional reasons concerning his weak performance and lack of coordination with the ministry on important matters under discussion at the U.N.,” said the foreign ministry in a statement.
The newest draft, released ahead of Tuesday’s U.N. Security Council vote, no longer mentions the U.S. by name and uses less confrontational language than in the original • P.A. leader Abbas to hold a press conference with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
The senior adviser and presidential son-in-law said those who want a state “don’t call for days of rage and encourage their people to pursue violence if they’re not getting what they want.”
Senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner will present the U.S. administration’s peace plan to the U.N. Security Council in New York, just days before Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to visit the United Nations.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said “the Palestinians have to decide whether to continue down the path of rejection or to come to the negotiating table.”
Israeli and American representatives at the United Nations believe that the unveiling of the long-awaited initiative will spark resistance within various U.N. bodies, specifically the Security Council.
“After decades of having the same meeting about the Middle East and criticizing Israel, I call upon this forum to change the dialogue,” says Craft during U.N. Security Council session on the Middle East.
“May the anniversary of the unspeakable cruelty that humanity learned of 75 years ago serve as a summons to pause, be still and to remember,” he stated. “We need to do this lest we become indifferent.”
