by democratic countries against palestine related resolution and palestine's legitimate rights serve peace and those who believe in the two-state solution, or do they rather serve and encourage extremists, and deepen their hatred and racism, make them believe that they are above the law to the point where they commit the burning of the palestinian family, a whole palestinian family in the town of duma in the west bank. claiming the lives of a child and his father and mother. what is left of the family is a four year old child, an orphan who teters between life and

death in hospital as a result of his burns. while he killers -- while the killers remain free and have not yet been arrested. where is justice? where is justice? where is democracy and the democratic state that claims democracy? this is not the first crime. before that, they burned alive then killed a palestinian child in jerusalem, and the child in gaza, and before them, thousands have been killed in gaza and the west bank. we still remember the massacre of 1948 and all other crimes. all of these are crimes that have remained without -- that have remained with impunity,

until when will israel remain above international law and accountability. due to time con saints i will not be able to discuss in detail how many violations are being committed against our people, how many oppressive laws have been issued by the israeli government. the latest of which is the formal instructions, governmental instructions given to fire live ammunition at and arrest and repression peaceful palestinian demonstrators. where do you see this happening? why is it happening? mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, we do not respond to the israeli occupation hatred and brutality with the same. instead we are working to spread the culture of peace and

coexistence between our people and in our region. we are anxious to witness the day when our people and all peoples in our region will enjoy peace, security, stability, and prosperity. this cannot be achieved with continued occupation, settlements, colonization, the wall, the burning of people, i say it again, the burning of people, places of worship and homes, the killing of youth, children and infants, the burning of crops, and the arrest and detention of people without charge or trial. how can a state claiming to be an oasis of democracy and claiming that its courts and security apparatus function according to the law, can such a state accept the so-called price

tag domes and other known terrorist organizations that terrorize and intimidate our people, their property, and holy sites? all under the sight of the israeli army and police, which will not deter or punish, but rather provide them with protection. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, is it not time to end this injustice? is it not time to stop the suffering? is it not time for the racist annexation wall to be dismantled? it is not time for the humiliating and degrading check points and barriers set up by these israeli occupying forces

in our land to be removed? is it not time for the israeli blockade imposed on the gaza strip to be lifted so that our people can move in freedom and dignity in their own homeland and outside? is it not time to end the racist, terrorist, colonial settlement of our land, which has destroyed a two-state solution? it is not time for the 6,000 palestinian prisoners to see the light of freedom and live among their families and communities? is it not time for the longest occupation in history -- >> -- 24/7, 365. we're living in a very different world, and terrorists have learned how to exploit that media in all kinds of ways.

we also need to exert pressure in support of peace. >> translator: -- despite [ inaudible ] we and until this moment have worked incessantly to build the foundations of our straight, its infrastructure, and sovereign institutions. we have made real progress on the ground by affirmed by several international bodies, especially the united nations, the world bank, and international monetary fund. we'll continue our work with the support of our brothers and friends in order to strengthen our state committed to international standards, the rule of law, and transparency as

a democratic and modern state of law. in this context, we highly value the efforts of the ahlc group, under norway's [ inaudible ] and urge donor countries to continue to support a better life for our people and our efforts to double up our state institutions. our exception is not directed against anyone, rather it is a measure in -- at safeguarding our rights, protecting our people, harmonizing the laws, and regulation of our country with international standards, and strengthening its international status and

identity. is this a mistake? in regard to the internal palestinian situation, we are determined to preserve the unity of our land and our people. we will not accept temporary solutions or a fragmented state. we will not allow this and we will not allow those who are seeking to do this to do it. we, brother, will seek to form a national unity government that functions according to the program of the palestine liberation organization, and to pursue -- and hold the [ inaudible ] actions. mr. president, palestine is the country of holiness and peace. it is the best place of christ. we must enjoy, and love peace,

and the [ inaudible ] ascension to heaven or [ inaudible ] this is palestine that is still looking for peace, and its people want to live in their homeland in security, safety, harmony, and good neighborliness with all peoples of the region. this is attested to by the humanitarian, [ inaudible ] spiritual contributes to humanity, all along from the start. just recently, specifically, on the 17th of may, 2015, two nuns from palestine, namely [ inaudible ] and [ inaudible ], were canonized as saints by his

holiness at the vatican in the presence of tens of thousands of faithful from around the globe. on that occasion the flag of palestine was raised at the vatican, which recognized the state of palestine as documented in the agreement signed between the holy see, and the state of palestine. it is our hope that to have not done so, we do that as soon as possible. we aspire to see the independent state of palestine taking its play at the united nations. and that it will contribute to the achievement of the economic, cultural and humanitarian progress of civilization, with positive effects on our people, the region, and the entire

world. it is from palestine and with palestine that peace will be achieved. [ applause ] >> those who would like to seek and promote peace -- i repeat, those who would like to seek and promote peace, and to fight terrorism, should start by resolving the question of palestine, that is the beginning or end of everything otherwise. i take this occasion to express on behalf of my people to our thanks to all of those who voted on the 10th of this month in favor of resolution that would enable us to today to raise the flag of palestine at the united nations headquarters. [ applause ]

>> today or the day, god willing, is not far when we will raise the flag of palestine in east jerusalem, the capitol of the state of palestine. [ applause ] >> i wish also to pay tribute to the recent decisions by the european parliaments that have clearly condemned israel's settlement activities and affirmed the right of the palestinian people to sovereignty and independence in their state, alongside the state of israel, which we recognize, while israel does not recognize our existence, and also established a commit tie on the relations with palestine. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, a number of european

countries and parliaments also affirmed the recognition of the state of palestine, thus reaffirming our natural right to independence. in this regard we would like to thank the kingdom of sweden for its courage and the recognition of the state of palestine. [ applause ] >> indeed everyone who says that they support the two-state solution, must recognize the two states, not just one. if you recognize the two-state solution, why not recognize the other state. today i call upon those countries that have not yet recognized the state of palestine to do so. we are fully comp -- confident

that they will do so. from [ inaudible ] at the united nations headquarters, and against the backdrop of religious holidays, i extend [ inaudible ] to the people of israel for peace based on justice, security, and stability for all. i also call on the security council and the general assembly to uphold their responsibilities before it is too late. i do sincerely hope that they would fulfill their responsibilities, before it is too late. you are all aware, that israel undermined the efforts made by the administration of president obama in the past years, and the effort s undertaken by secretary of state john kerry in reaching

agreements. the policies and practices of the israeli government and the position of its prime and cabinet members lead to clear conclusions; that is, they are working with all of their efforts in order to destroy the two-state solution that we are seeking on the basis of international legitimacy. there is no other explanation. we welcome the international and european efforts, including the french initiative calling for the formation of an international supportive group for the achievement of peace. the arab states in their recent summit, confirmed their support for a resolution by the security council that reaffirms that clear parameters for a peaceful solution in ak core dance with the two-state solution, and that

sets a time frame for ending the occupation. since it is no longer useful to waste time in negotiations just for the sake of negotiations. what is required is to mobilize international efforts and establish a further framework to oversee the end of the occupation in line with the international laws. until then, i repeat, until then, i call upon the united nations and particularly the secretary general of the united nations, the president of the general assembly, to provide international protection for the palestinian people in accordance with international humanitarian law. we are asking for your protection. we need your protection. we need international protection. we cannot maintain the status quo. we are being hit from all sides. [ inaudible ] are made against us from every corner.

we find no protector. the only result we have is the united nations. we suck mitted an application for this. please, please, please, we call upon you, we plead to you. we need your international protection. ladies and gentlemen, we have tried to bring pressure to bear on israel, to negotiate for the two-state solution? direct dialogues. we maintain contacts with the israel government as well through the united nations, the russian federation, the european union, and the united nations. however, the israeli government insisted on continuing its destruction of the two-state solution and on entrenching two regimes on the ground.

an apartheid regime that is currently in place and imposed on the state of palestine, and against the palestinian people on the one hand, and another regime of extensive privileges and protection to the israeli settlers on the other hand. on our occupied territory, the occupied territory has two systems, the apartheid system, and the other system that extends extensive privileges to the israeli settlers. is this possible? is this admissible? this is the question we pose to the united nations. the oslo -- transitional oslo agreement, and subsequenting a agreements signed with israel, [ inaudible ] that the agreements should be implemented

within a time frame of five years, sending in 1999. ending with what? with full independence for the state of palestine. but israel stopped the completion of the process of withdrawing its forces from areas classified as b and c, which represent -- these two areas more than 60% of the territory of the west bank, including eastern [ inaudible ]. instead israel intensified its settlement activities everywhere, and breached all agreements. i repeat, breached all signed according. since the speech of president obama in cairo, let me quote

here, the speech made by president obama in cairo in 2009, in we he called for the cessation of settlement activities. what was the israeli response? the israeli government increased settlement activities by at least 20% in the west bank and east jerusalem, thus violating its obligation not undertake any action unilaterally that would prejudge the solution. moreov moreover, the occupying power has repeatedly infringed on the areas defines as a, in which we have developed the institutions of our palestinian state. let me repeat, yes, israel has also violated these areas.

all the while, israel refuses to review the economic agreements that control the ability of the palestinian economy to develop and become independent, thus, it is determined to impose dominance on palestinian economy, similar to its military and security dominance. i repeat, economic, military, and security dominance, thus israel rejecting the right of the palestinian people to development and to exploit their natural resources, thus israel has destroyed the foundations upon which the political and security agreements are based, which have also been undermined by the measures taken by subsequent israeli governments that have negated the transition of recognizing our state, and thus perpetrated gross

violations. all of this has made the situation unsustainable. thus, and given all that -- given that background, here we declare that as long as israel refuses to commit to the agreement signed with us, which render us and a pro forma power without real powers, and as long as israel refuses to cease settlement activities, and release prisoners in accordance with our agreement with israel, israel has thus left us no choice than to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of those agreements, while israeli continuously violates

them. we therefore, declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these signed agreements with israel, and israel must assume fully all its responsibilities as an occupying power, because the status quo cannot continue, and the decisions of the palestinian central council last march are quite specific and binding. as long as israel is not committed to these signed agreements, and undermine all agreements, we for our part are not committed to those agreements, and israel must bear full responsibility for this development and this situation. [ applause ] >> this is a decision taken by the palestinian parliament and by declaring it right here and

now. our patience for long, long time has come to its end, and it seems that they are not listening to the truth, and israel should resume its role as an occupying power, and bear responsibilities under that concept. the state of palestine, based on 4th of june 1967 borders, with east jerusalem, is a state of occupation. exactly has many countries had the same status during the second world war. it is to be recalled that 137 states, i repeat 137 states, recognized our state. that is four times the number of states that recognized israel at

its foundation. i repeat 137 countries. and there is universal recognition of the right of our people. here i would like to recall resolution of 2012, which emphasized that -- which accorded to palestine, observer state status, we affirm that the executive committee of the palestine organize would be the interim government of the state [ inaudible ]. why given all of that israel does not recognize the state of palestine? i must reiterate, the current situation is unsustainable. and we shall start implementing

the declaration i have just announced by legal means. we shall not resort to violence. we shall resort to peaceful and legal means to implement that. either the palestinian national authority would be a transitional power, moving the palestinian people from under occupation to independence, or israel the occupying power must fully bear its responsibilities. at the same time and based on our commitment to international law, the state of palestine will continue its efforts to exceed to international conventions and organizations, all of them, all international organizations. this is our right to accede to all of them, because this would be fully in line with -- and

harmonizing our stat cuss with international law. and we will move forward through all available legal and peaceful means, including as a high-contrasting party to the geneva conventions of 1949, and also a state party to the rome statute of the international criminal court. yes, palestine is a member of the international criminal court. those who fear international law and international courts must cease from committing crimes. [ applause ] >> we do not like to go to the international criminal court,

but occupation forces us to do so, and we will seek support from all international organizations, including the international criminal court. mr. president, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, despite all of that, my hands remain outstretched to peace. i say to our neighbors, sons of the israeli people, sons and daughters of the israeli people, that peace is in your own interest, and in our own interest, and in the interest of your future generations, our future generations. [ inaudible ] is destructive. so be introvert is destructive. it is my sincere hope that you will consider the dangerous reality on the ground, and look to the future, and except for

the palestinian people, except for the palestinian people what you except for your yourself. then you will enjoy security, safety, peace, and stability. these values are the aspirations that we also seek to realize for our palestinian people. once again, i thank you for your kind attention, mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, may peace mercy and blessings of god be upon all of you. thank you. [ applause ] >> before the united nations general assembly, round of applause for the palestinian president abbas. rumors have been circulating about how what one of his team

described as a bomb shell speech to the united nations. as we go to james bayes, reading the speech, james, i have the speech here and then listening to him deliver it, it would appear to me that he is effectively ripping up the oslo agreement. we declare as long as israel refuses to commitment to the agreement signed with us, they leave us no choice but than to insist we will not remain the only ones, we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements. is oslo dead? >> reporter: it seems to be. some would say oslo has been dead for a long time. but he is making a very important statement here, those oslo according which gave the palestinians a measure of self rule, different amounts of rule in different parts of their