Israels FN-ambassadörs tal inför säkerhetsrådet

Jerusalem Post rapporterar om Israels FN-ambassadör Ron Prosors tal inför säkerhetsrådet.

Ron Prosor to UNSC: Direct talks essential to Mideast peace

“The choice before us is clear – and it has never been more critical to make the right choice for the future of the Middle East and all its inhabitants,” Prosor said. “It is time for this Council to stop ignoring the destructive forces that seek to keep the Middle East in the past, so that we can seize the promise of a brighter future.”

Prosor noted that both Iran and Syria proffer “a future of more extremism, greater violence and continued hate. Their vision will not liberate human beings, it will enslave them. It does not build, it destroys.”
Noting that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is but one element of the political dynamic operating in the Middle East, Prosor said that overall, “for generations, the Arab world has failed miserably to address the needs of its own people.”“Young people struggle without access to jobs and education. Women are denied basic rights. Free expression is repressed. Minorities are persecuted. Elections are a sham,” Prosor recounted. “And with their world in flames, Arab leaders continue to blame Israel and the West for all their problems. For years, it’s the only explanation that they have been able to offer to their own people.”
Prosor cited the Arab Spring as an indication that the Arab people want “real answers” to their problems rather than simple scapegoating.

Prosor decried Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in September, in which the Palestinian leader did not mention any Jewish tie to the land of Israel, as being inherently offensive and problematic.“He denied 4,000 years of Jewish history,” Prosor said. “It was not a small omission. It was not an oversight. The Palestinian leadership attempts to erase the connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.”

“Today the Palestinians are far from meeting the basic criteria for statehood, including the test of effective control,” Prosor said. “The President of the Palestinian Authority has zero authority in the Gaza Strip. Before flying 9,000 kilometers to New York to seek UN membership, President Abbas should have driven 50 kilometers to Gaza, where he has been unable to visit since 2007.”Prosor also referenced Hamas’s role in the Palestinian Authority as being inherently problematic: “In the same breath that they claim their state will be “peace-loving”, Palestinian leaders speak of their unity with Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization. Hamas and 'peace-loving?' There is no greater contradiction in terms.” “At this critical juncture, the Palestinians’ true friends will encourage them to put aside the false idol of unilateralism and get back to the hard work of direct negotiations,” Prosor said.

Prosor referenced the return of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit, and said that even the Arab world noticed the way Israel treated its citizens in comparison to the way the Arab world treats theirs.“On Twitter, one Syrian blogger, Soori Madsoos, wrote “Their government is prepared to pay the ultimate price for one citizen, while our government kills us like we are animals and our Arab neighbors say that it's an internal matter,” Prosor said. "

Geralförsamlingen debatterar FN:s mänskorättsråd

Israels FN-ambassadör kritiserade idag FN:s mänskorättsråd för deras ensidiga och negativa behandling av Israel.
På ett år har rådet antagit sju resolutioner som fördömer Israel och dessutom hållit en special session som riktade sig mot Israel.
Inget annat land har behandlats på ett liknande sätt.
"Vi kan alla bevittna hur ett FN-organ för de mänskliga rättigheterna angriper Israel på ett överdrivet och diskriminerande sätt...Vi kan bara se med misstro när rådet ignorerar brott mot de mänskliga rättigheterna världen över och i bästa fall med tystnad möter världens hänsynslösaste diktatorer men i värsta fall lovordar dem" sade biträdande FN ambassadör Daniel Carmon.
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Israels president talade i FN

Address by the President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, at the United Nations General Assembly24 September 2008

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Over 60 years have passed since the United Nations General Assembly voted on the historic resolution that would have put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Resolution 181 called for the establishment of a Jewish and an Arab state. Its title was: "Plan of Partition with Economic Union". It envisioned two states for two peoples, each fulfilling a distinct national aspiration.
The Jewish people adopted the resolution and established the State of Israel. The Arabs rejected it and led to war. What happened in the ensuing years is much different from the resolution’s original intent. While much has changed, the ironies of history summon similar circumstances today.
Today, again, we are the middle of the lake. There is no sense in rowing back. Continuing forward will show how near we are to the shore of peace.
Mr. President,
A year prior to Israel’s declaration of statehood, its first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, called me, a young man from a kibbutz, to serve in our national defense. Since then, I participated in Israel's dynamic realities: the building of security, striving for peace. So, I need no book to learn the history. I witnessed its miraculous unfolding. We went through seven wars. All have paid heavily. Tears still flow down the faces of bereaving mothers.
Remembrance Days fill the air with silent prayers of widowed families who lost young boys and girls in battle. They are, today, at the same age, but lifeless. Israel turned military victories to a peace process, knowing that the cost of life renders imperfect peace superior to perfect victories.
We have also achieved two peace agreements. The first with the largest Arab country, Egypt. The second with the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan. All the land, water, and natural resources that fell in our hands through war, were repatriated after peace was signed. Our countries can now offer remedies to other disputed areas.
But for peace, the call in our region is to repair the damaged environment and wounded land leading to poverty.
If we shall not overcome the desert, the thirst, the pollution - they will overcome us. Joint ventures can meet this call. Nature does not carry a national passport.
With the Palestinians, we negotiate full peace. Both parties agreed to building a Palestinian state side by side with Israel, living in peace, security and respect. We tried to conclude the negotiations this year. It will take longer. But, I believe it can be accomplished within the next year. We agreed to progress in spite of possible changes that may take place in the leadership.
Gaps have been narrowed through negotiations. Particularly the territorial ones. But, peace is not just a matter of territorial compromise. Rogue politics reject peace even where territorial dispute was resolved.
In Lebanon, we implemented resolution 425. Yet Hizbullah paralyzed the country and cut the road to peace.
From Gaza, we withdrew completely and dismantled our settlements. Hamas responded with a bloody takeover and turned the strip into a basis of rocket fire.
These militants carry no positive alternative - but the agonies of Job.
They added kidnapping to bombings, bringing strife for innocent families. From this important stage, I call for the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. The son of Aviva and Noam. A peace-loving family. This honored assembly should make his release top of its agenda. Holding a hostage in Gaza determines its isolation and further deterioration.
Mr. President,
At the center of this violence and fanaticism stands Iran. It built a danger to the entire world. Its quest for religious hegemony and regional dominance divides the Middle East and holds back chances for peace, while undermining human rights.
Iranian support for Hizbullah divided Lebanon. Its support for Hamas split the Palestinians and postpones the establishment of the Palestinian State.
Yesterday, on this very stage, the Iranian leader renewed the darkest anti-Semitic libel - the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. An attempt to bring to life one of the ugliest plots of history. Their despicable denial of the Holocaust is a mockery of indisputable evidence, a cynical offense to survivors of the horror. Contradictory to the resolutions adopted by this assembly.
Iran continues to develop enriched uranium and long range missiles. They introduce a religion of fear, opposing the call of the lord in respect of life.
The Iranian people are not our enemies. Their fanatic leadership is their problem and the world's concern. Their leader is a danger to his people, the region and the world.
He is a disgrace to the ancient Iranian people. He is a disgrace to the values of Islam. He is a disgrace to this very house, the United Nations, its basic principles and values. His appearance here is already shame.
The Jewish people have known, throughout history, to stand firm at the face of evil.
Alongside the enlightened humanity we shall know to enable good and freedom to prevail.
Tehran combines long-range missiles and short-range minds. It is pregnant with tragedies. The General Assembly and the Security Council bear responsibility to prevent agonies before they take place.
Israel has shown that democracies can defend themselves. We do not intend to change. Terrorism did not solve a single problem. It never has, and never will.
They will make the world ungovernable. If small groups of violent killers are allowed to threaten innocent masses, the world will be without order or security. A hopeless battleground. The free world must unite to combat it.
Israel, on its part, shall continue to seek peace. We suggest immediate peace with Lebanon.
Israeli prime ministers indicated to Syria that for peace, we are ready to explore a comprehensive compromise. In order to gain trust, and save time, we have suggested face-to-face meetings with President Assad: "Follow the successful example set by President Sadat and King Hussein." We still await an answer.
I know there is a growing concern that peace is far away. My life-long experience provides me with a different point of view. True, I have seen stagnation and regression in our journey. But, today, I can identify a road leading to the right direction.
In addition to the peace agreements, a series of summits took place - Madrid, Oslo, Wye, Camp David, Sharm and Annapolis. Their accumulated sum encourages a clear direction. In fact, Israelis and Arabs are marching towards peace.
After a long internal debate, Israel accepted the two-state solution. The Arabs replaced the three "nos" of Khartoum (no peace, no negotiation, no recognition) with a peace initiative, inaugurated by King Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al Saud. I call upon the king to further his initiative; it may become an invitation for comprehensive peace, one to convert battlegrounds to common grounds.
I invite, respectfully, all leaders to come and discuss peace in Jerusalem, which is holy all of us. Where we all pray to the same lord, as offspring of the same father. Israel shall gladly accept an Arab invitation at a designated venue where a meaningful dialogue may take place.
Mr. President,
We are facing a serious economic crisis. Maybe it has happened because we are rich and light with funds and poor and heavy with ideas. While we live in an era where science, not land, is the basis of economy.
Science does not stop at borders. Is not disturbed by distance. Wisdom is not conquerable by armies. Knowledge diminishes discrimination because it operates through good will and transcends race, nationality and gender.
The global dangers unite and divide us at the same time. The dangers are the deterioration of environment. The shortage of water. The lack of renewable energy. The spread of terrorism and the increased poverty.
Divisions of the free world will increase them. Unity offers the potential of alternatives. It will direct global investments to new areas and demanding challenges like health, security, education and environment.
The future is not in the hands of oil or gold. Intellectual assets, new inventions and superior education hold the key to our future. In our region, border areas can become open economic zones. Enabling free movement of people, commodities and ideas. They may encourage tourism and build High Tech incubators. They will cultivate advanced agriculture.
Economic zones will provide a million jobs and produce billions of cubic meters of desalinated water. We started to do so. The first steps are promising.
The 21st century calls for pioneers. It is an opportunity to provide our children with peace and knowledge. Strength and friendship. It is their right. It is our moral obligation.
Mr. President,
The Jewish people are celebrating a new year. I would like to end with a quote from Rabbi Nachman of Breslav:
"May it be thy will to remove war and bloodshed from the world and perpetuate the wonders and greatness of peace. All the inhabitants of the world shall recognize and know the truth: that we have not been placed on this earth to wage war and not for hatred or bloodshed. "
"יהי רצון מלפניך ה' אלוהינו וה' אבותינו, שתבטל מלחמות ושפיכות דמים מן העולם, ותמשיך שלום גדול ונפלא בעולם. רק יכירו וידעו כל יושבי תבל את האמת לאמיתה אשר לא באנו לזה העולם בשביל ריב ומחלוקת ולא בשביל שנאה ושפיכות דמים. "
Amen. Shana Tova.Thank you, Mr. President