Below is the full text of Prosor's letter: (Jerusalem Post)
"Excellency,
If recent events offer any indication, the Security
Council will once again remain silent as Israel buries yet another
victim of Palestinian terrorism. Earlier today, a terrorist rammed his
vehicle onto two crowded Jerusalem train platforms, killing Jedan Assad
and injuring 14 others. Shortly after the attack Hamas claimed
responsibility, calling the perpetrator a ‘martyr’ and describing the
attack as ‘a heroic operation.’
This is the most recent example
of the violence that has come in the wake of inflammatory remarks made
by the Palestinian leadership. Two weeks ago, Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas called on Palestinians to prevent Jews from visiting the
Temple Mount using 'all means' necessary. In response to this blatantly
dangerous provocation, the Security Council did not utter a word.
Following
Abbas’s incitement, hundreds of Arabs rioted in Jerusalem, on 23
October a terrorist deliberately drove full speed onto a Jerusalem train
platform killing two people, and days later, Palestinian terrorist,
Moataz Hijazi, shot Rabbi Yehuda Glick. The Security Council continued
to remain silent.
As Rabbi Yehuda Glick lay in a coma, fighting
for his life, President Abbas saw fit to write a condolence letter to
the family of the would-be murderer. In the letter he describes Israeli
security forces as 'terrorists' and glorified Hijazi as a ‘martyr.’
President Abbas is sanctioning and celebrating murder and Israelis are
paying with their lives. Still nothing from the Security Council.
I
write to you today with the full expectation that the Council will
continue adhering to its vow of silence. Should the Council revise its
policy and deem it appropriate to condemn the Palestinians leadership’s
incitement and the violence that follows, I will be the first to commend
the Council for embracing sound judgment and upholding international
peace and security.
I should be grateful if you would have this
letter distributed as an official document of the Security Council. I
wish to inform you that an identical letter has been sent to H.E. Mr.
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Please accept,
Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Yours truly,
Ron Prosor
Ambassador
Permanent Representative"
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