Those against
the result of the vote is as follows.
12 votes in favour, one vote against,
two abstentions.
The draft resolution has not been adopted owing to the
negative vote of a permanent member of the Council.
Our Palestinian people,
wherever they are,
want life.
They cling on to life
just like the other peoples.
On behalf of my country,
Algeria,
on behalf of the Arab Group,
on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,
on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement
and on behalf of countless other peace loving countries,
I stand before the highest organ,
entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security
to introduce the draft resolution
on the admission of the State
of Palestine to the United Nations.
I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote.
Will those in favour favour of the draft resolution contained
in document
S/2024/312 please raise their hand?
Those against
thank you abstentions?
The draft resolution has not been adopted owing to I'm
sorry.
The result of the vote is as follows.
12 votes in favour, one vote against,
two abstentions.
The draft resolution has not been adopted owing to the
negative votes of a permanent member of the Council.
The
United States has worked vigorously and with determination
to support Palestinian statehood in the context of a comprehensive
peace agreement
that would permanently resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
Since the attacks of October 7th,
President Biden has been clear
that sustainable peace in the region can only be achieved
through a two state solution,
with Israel's security guaranteed.
There is no other path that guarantees Israel's security
and future as a democratic Jewish state.
There is no other path
that guarantees Palestinians can live in peace and with dignity
in a state of their own.
And there is no other path
that leads to regional integration between Israel
and all its Arab neighbors,
including Saudi Arabia.
We also have long been clear
that premature actions here in New York,
even with the best intentions,
will not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people.
As members of the Security Council,
we have a special responsibility
to ensure that our actions further the cause of international
peace and security and are consistent
with the requirements of the UN Charter.
As reflected in the report of the admission committee,
there was not unanimity among committee members
as to whether the applicant met the criteria for membership
as set forth in Article Four of the UN Charter,
for example.
There are unresolved questions as to whether the applicant meets
the criteria
to be considered a state.
We have long called on the Palestinian Authority to undertake
necessary reforms
to help establish the attributes of readiness for statehood and
note that Hamas,
a terrorist organization, is currently exerting power and influence in
Gaza,
an integral part of the state
envisioned in this resolution.
For these reasons, the United States voted no
on this Security Council resolution.
Again, the United States continues to strongly support A2 State
Solution.
This vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood,
but instead is an acknowledgement
that it will only come from direct negotiations between the
parties.
Madam President,
the Palestinian people have borne more than they can handle.
They have suffered all forms of torture at the hands
of the Israeli occupier.
It has become clear now,
more than any time before,
that this glorious people
have not and will not forfeit the right to their
land.
Despite the gravity of the suffering,
of the tragedy, of the destruction
of displacement, our Palestinian people have never lost their humanity.
Our Palestinian people now are searching for the remnants of
life
and they will not find
a people who have a stronger desire to live an
ordinary life,
like our people in Gaza,
Gaza of pride, Gaza of glory.
Our Palestinian people,
wherever they are,
want life.
They cling on to life
just like the other peoples
on this planet. The Palestinians are a people who aspire
to freedom,
to a dignified life,
to a peaceful existence.
The people of Palestine will not disappear.
The people of Palestine will not be buried.
The Palestinian people have never been unnecessary.
You either do us justice
or you do it justice.
We love life to live in freedom and dignity
in our national homeland.
We will not disappear.
Either you
deal with us with fairness
and give us our rights,
or give us our rights.
I wish to begin by thanking the United States,
and particularly President Biden, for standing up for truth and
morality in the face of hypocrisy and politics.
Colleagues, I sat here mere hours ago describing why this
resolution is destructive.
I explained how the Palestinian Authority does not meet even
the basic criteria that they have no authority over their
territory and that the Palestinian Authority is a terror supporting
entity.
How can you say seriously that the Palestinians are peace
loving?
How the Palestinians are paying terrorists,
paying them to slaughter us.
None of their leaders condemns terrorism,
nor the October 7th massacre.
They call Hamas their brothers.
The Palestinian representative called Hamas his brothers after the massacre
and they don't even recognize Israel's right to exist as
a Jewish state.
You won't find even 1 Palestinian leader who would tell
you that he recognizes Israel's right to exist as a
Jewish state
peace loving. Indeed,
Hamas wasn't mentioned here today,
and it's not a coincidence because the Palestinian representative here
does not represent Hamas.
He does not represent at least half of the Palestinian
people.
Yet, regardless of the Palestinians failure to meet the necessary
criteria for UN membership,
most of you sadly decided to reward Palestinian terror with
Palestinian state.
It's very sad because your vote will only embolden Palestinian
rejectionism even more and make peace
almost impossible.
Please remember this the next time the Palestinians reject another
peace plan or refuse to even come to the negotiating
table.
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