Un Resolution 1515 To Back Roadmap...

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by Kristen Ess
November 21, 2003

More resolutions is not the solution," said Israel's deputy UN ambassador Aryeh Mekel. They must not be for Israel, considering its history of not honoring them. Since 1967 and the passing of Resolution 242, the UN has passed 130 resolutions against Israel, none of which have been honored.

The 15-member United Nations Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to support Resolution 1515, calling for the implementation of the Road Map. Israel has long spoken against UN intervention. Palestinians have been asking for it for years.

Bearing in mind Israel's general non-compliance, the Resolution includes, all its previous relevant resolutions, and highlights three resolutions: 242 from 1967, 338 from 1973, 1397 from 2002, and includes the Madrid principles.

Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov said that Russia officially submitted the draft to the UN on Wednesday and Russia's envoy to the UN, Sergei Lavrov, presented the draft to the Security Council. On a recent visit to Russia, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is against the Road Map.

The Americans told the Israelis in advance that the U.S. would vote with the Road Map resolution, but also said they would attempt to alter the proposal. This is a large reason why Palestinian people have little faith in international agreements. An already flawed document is diminished even further.

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