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Full Text: President of the UN General Assembly's Remarks On Day Of Solidarity With The Palestinians :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Mr. Chairman, President Abbas, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,</p><p>It is a great privilege to participate in the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on this historic date. </p><p>This is an emotional occasion for me personally, because of my ancestors' legacy. Yugoslavia is with us no more, but we are with you and proudly so. Mr. President, it is truly an honor to have you here with us.</p></div></div></div>
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Full Text: Speech By Israeli Ambassador To The UN Ron Prosor On Palestine's Status At The U.N. :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Mr. President,</p><p>Today I stand before you tall and proud because I represent the world's one and only Jewish state. A state built in the Jewish people's ancient homeland, with its eternal capital Jerusalem as its beating heart.</p><p>We are a nation with deep roots in the past and bright hopes for the future. We are a nation that values idealism, but acts with pragmatism. Israel is a nation that never hesitates to defend itself, but will always extend its hand for peace.</p><p>Peace is a central value of Israeli society. The bible calls on us:</p><p> בקש שלום ורדפהו</p></div></div></div>
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Full Text: French UN Ambassador's Explanation Of Vote On The Status Of Palestine At The UN :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President, Ministers, Ambassadors, Dear Colleagues,</p><p>By voting today to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state within this organization, France has voted for the two-State solution – two States for two peoples, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within secure and internationally recognized borders; a solution it advocated before the rest of the international community came on board; a solution that is now jeopardized by the deadlock in the peace process.</p></div></div></div>
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Full Text: U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice's Explanation Of No Vote On Status Of Palestine At UN :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Thank you, Mr. President.</p><p>For decades, the United States has worked to help achieve a comprehensive end to the long and tragic Arab-Israeli conflict. We have always been clear that only through direct negotiations between the parties can the Palestinians and Israelis achieve the peace that both deserve: two states for two peoples, with a sovereign, viable and independent Palestine living side by side in peace and security with a Jewish and democratic Israel.</p></div></div></div>
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Full Text: U.K. Ambassador's Explanation of Abstaining From Vote On Palestine's Status At UN :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Mr Vice President,</p><p>The United Kingdom is gravely concerned about the dangerous impasse in the peace process over the last two years. We believe that the window to a two-state solution is rapidly closing.</p><p>Our central objective is to achieve a return to credible negotiations in order to secure a two state solution. This is the guiding principle that determined how we voted on the resolution today.</p></div></div></div>
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