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Statement of he father miguel dâ´escoto

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STATEMENT OF H.E. FATHER MIGUEL D´ESCOTO
BROCKMANN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINAN PEOPLE

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
24 NOVEMBER 2008

Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
Brothers and Sisters,

1. It is with mixed emotions that I join you today to observe the
International Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People at this event organized by the
Committee on the
Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. As you know,
Solidarity is a
concept that is central to my work as the Assembly President. I want to
thank the Committee
for its dedicated efforts to rally our solidarity with the Palestinian
people, pursuing the
mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly.

2. Today we recall that, 61 years ago this month, the General Assembly
adopted the historic
resolution 181, calling for the creation of a Jewish State and an Arab
State. The State of
Israel, founded a year later in 1948, now celebrates 60 years of its
existence. Shamefully,
there is still no Palestinian State to celebrate.

 

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What is happening to Gaza is big shame on the arabs

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[ 23/11/2008 – 09:12 PM ] 
 
DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Head of Hamas’s political bureau Khaled Mishaal has condemned Sunday the unexplainable Arab and international indifference to the suffering of the Palestinian citizens in Gaza, describing what is happening in Gaza as "big shame on the Arab Ummah".

Mishaal’s straight remarks were uttered as he spoke to participants in the international Arab conference for the Right of Return that was held in the Syrian capital Damascus, criticizing Egypt’s insistence to keep the Rafah crossing point sealed off despite the looming catastrophe in Gaza Strip.

"Don’t leave the sea to foreign sympathisers". All Arab states could send boats to Gaza", underlined Mishaal.

       

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House demolitions in the Palestine occupied territory

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AL-HAQ & COHRE Joint Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REF: 32.2008E
19 November 2008

Israeli occupation policies are the primary obstacle to realisation of the human right to adequate housing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

 This was the conclusion reached on 19 November 2008 following a two-day workshop presented by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) and Al-Haq in Ramallah. The workshop included participants from both international and local organisations interested in addressing the deteriorating housing situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

 

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Demascas international declaration right to return

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DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Participants in the International-Arab Forum on the Right to Return Monday underlined that the Palestinian right to return home comes in the core and essence of the Palestinian issue and a firm right to all Palestinian refugees.

"The right to return home is a natural and legitimate, single and collective right guaranteed by religions, conventions and international laws… it’s a firm and absolute right that no one or side has the right to abandon it," Damascus International Declaration on the right to return announced in a final statement, concluding two-day meetings.

The declaration showed support to the Palestinian people in their permanent assertion on commitment to their land, civilized heritage, Arab and Islamic identity and adherence to unity.

 

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