The Security Council met today to discuss the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) which demands Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
“I reiterate that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation of international law. In this respect.”
– Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process –
“The failure to implement Council resolution 2334 (2016) poses an existential question: can the Security Council enforce its own resolutions?”
– Helen Clark, Member of the Elders –
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